Example sentences of "be [vb pp] by [art] time [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The news might well be outdated by the time it reached the curia , messengers and even legates might be seized , as Cardinal Leo was by King Imre of Hungary , and the curial instructions might well be outdated when they reached their target . |
| 2 | It 'll all be forgotten by the time we do go back to town . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm pretty fit and I do like cycling but I expect I 'll be shattered by the time I get to the end . |
| 4 | ‘ The gates of the city will be closed by the time we arrive , and wo n't be opened until morning . |
| 5 | Penelope thought it wiser not to point out that the Stores would certainly be closed by the time she got there , but felt she had done enough in showing her which bus to take . |
| 6 | ‘ I wo n't even be washed by the time you come down . ’ |
| 7 | I certainly would n't coach it so I think you would be creased by the time you got there in two days . |
| 8 | MEANWHILE , back at the ranch , Michael Murray , a banker , Ian MacLaurin , chairman of Tesco , the TCCB accountant , Brian Downin , the promotional and marketing man , and three others , including one isolated first-class cricketer , have been looking at the structure of the first-class game and the counties ' verdict will be known by the time you read this . |
| 9 | ‘ I expect you to be gone by the time I get back . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ You said you 'd be gone by the time I got up . ’ |
| 11 | I 'll be gone by the time you wake up in the morning . |