Example sentences of "but by [adv] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But by now the American work was going well and President Roosevelt decided that future exchanges with Britain should be kept to a minimum . |
| 2 | But by now the basic point is clear . |
| 3 | But by then the Soviet Union no longer had any faith in the sincerity of a government which it believed had encouraged Fascism for many years . |
| 4 | But by then the political tide had shifted firmly against it . |
| 5 | But by then the military phase of the Emergency was nearly over , and apart from the odd border patrol , the Masai were given no further opportunity to distinguish themselves in battle . |
| 6 | — and finished the scene , but by then the outraged governess had flounced out of the room . |