Example sentences of "but by [adj] time [pers pn] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | A week later he was dead , but by that time they had both been shipped off to England . |
| 2 | But by that time she had married a car-worker from Cowley , was four months ' pregnant , and was eventually to become the mother of four lovely children — three girls and one boy . |
| 3 | Speelman had to give up his queen to avoid being mated , but by that time he had so many pieces for it that he was still able to draw comfortably . |
| 4 | Lowell , hearing her voice through the bedroom window , dressed hastily and splashed his face with cold water , but by this time she had gone . |
| 5 | There was other stuff in similar vein but by this time I had my hand on the Yale latch and was opening the door . |
| 6 | Indeed , I did not deserve so kind a one , but by this time you have received my last . |
| 7 | At the time of its merger with Powick , in the closing stages of the rundown of the latter hospital , the fusing of specialisms was seen to offer many advantages , but by this time it had already been decided to resettle residents in permanent community hostels . |