Example sentences of "but by [art] time they [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wore the crown while they sat in the sunshine , eating the cake , but by the time they went home it was already wilting a little . |
| 2 | But by the time they got to Maidstone that morning , Neil realised that his passenger was unlikely ever again to face any kind of questioning . |
| 3 | But by the time they got to the beach , the ship was already out to sea . |
| 4 | Velleius Paterculus and the Latin source of the first books of Appian 's Civil War ( for which Emilio Gabba suggested the name of Asinius Pollio ) came nearer to an Italian version of Roman political history , but by the time they wrote the imperialism of the Republic had turned into the bureaucratic Empire of the Caesars : what these historians said could no longer bear fruit . |
| 5 | He ran across the road and heard the French shout as they saw him , but by the time they had pulled their triggers , he was already in the shelter of the tall trees . |
| 6 | They went to Laos , Cambodia , but by the time they had arrived in Katmandu Sharp had decided to head on to London . |
| 7 | Police saw him go into a flat in West London but by the time they entered he 'd gone . |
| 8 | There were many other primitives to come but by the time they arrived I knew it was just an attempt to revive attention . |
| 9 | When this attack came , Jack called an ambulance , but by the time they arrived Dad had come round and was violently opposed to going into hospital . |
| 10 | The journey home was slow because of the laden trailer being hauled behind them , but by the time they arrived she had herself under control . |
| 11 | Thoroughly alarmed by now , Control pondered what to do , but by the time they phoned Colwyn Bay No 1 box , the train was already standing at the platform , and started to move off . |