Example sentences of "been [verb] [prep] [art] time [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bell to announce the visiting hour had already been rung by the time they reached the hospital , and , after walking along corridors in the company of numerous people who carried flowers and parcels , they found themselves in a ward filled with beds and patients . |
| 2 | If the following questions have not been answered by the time you start your new job , make sure you have the answers as quickly as possible . |
| 3 | The Duchess had been shot at the time she herself was captured . |
| 4 | We had been told at the time he had been in trouble before . |
| 5 | If Kujau is telling the truth and has found the location , the treasure should have been recovered by the time you read this . |
| 6 | The group has started to buy land again , and some of the recent purchases have , for the first time in four years , achieved margins above what had been estimated at the time they were bought . |
| 7 | Had the tax been implemented at the time it would have noticeably increased the number of tax exiles who were leaving the country , for never mind pop-stars and sportsmen , it would have been even worth the while of middle management to seek a place in the ex-colonial countries , or to learn a new tongue for residence in a foreign land , simply in order to achieve some savings and improve his family life and provide for dependants . |
| 8 | Playful biting is usual in young puppies , but this trait should have been lost by the time they are about four-and-a-half months old . |
| 9 | The special edition of the journal had long since been published by the time I got the material out of Iraq . ) |