Example sentences of "in [art] [noun sg] by [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , it 's too late in the conversation by this time to start saying ‘ Hello ’ . |
| 2 | There was a new baby in the house by this time . |
| 3 | There should n't be anyone in the garden by that time . ’ |
| 4 | He had the prior stiffly erect and somewhat pale in the face by this time , though the manner of the questioning was altogether reverent and grave , even deprecating . |
| 5 | There were only a few people left in the dining-room by that time , two elderly men earnestly swapping fishing stories over their brandy , a young couple holding hands fondly under the table , and a solitary ancient in a leather-elbowed tweed jacket , reading the evening paper . |
| 6 | They had their points in the bag by half time . |