Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] by [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet the facade of high fashion was highly developed by the time of his death ; there were over three miles of carriage road along the cliff top and a promenade at the foot for the elegant and aspiring to see and be seen during the height of Brighton 's mild winter and spring seasons . |
| 2 | To put it at its highest , I was in no more than so-so shape by the time I reached Caduta 's . |
| 3 | I 'm sure the demand for the venue will have greatly increased by the time we return . |
| 4 | To get the sledge ready you anchor it firmly ; this is vital because once you have attached your first dog he will start to tow and the whole shooting match will be long gone by the time you get back with your second dog . |
| 5 | My men called her something else when they started going down with the ‘ clap ’ , but she was long gone by the time they found out . ’ |
| 6 | She had hoped she 'd be long gone by the time he had finished his swim , but already he was nearly back at shore , and the filmy dress was sticking awkwardly to her still damp skin . |
| 7 | It 's no good just using simple words to describe each step in that argument , if the whole argument gets so convoluted by the time you finish the listener thought , ‘ Well , I understood the bits , but I did n't understand the whole . ’ |
| 8 | The advent of commercial and domestic freezing equipment means that what we eat is no longer limited by the time of year — although whether you consider the flavour of food which has been deep frozen for any length of time to be as good is another matter . |
| 9 | This bull did irreparable harm to the Catholic cause in England ; coming too late to assist the Northern rising , which had already collapsed by the time it was issued , in the long term it equated Catholicism closely with treason and made the recusant community the object of deepening fear and suspicion . |
| 10 | Unfortunately the damage was already done by the time Richard was fully recovered , and in spite of his commendable efforts to rescue what was left of the business he had built from his own sweat , it was far too late . |
| 11 | The company had been well placed to take advantage of the 1960s consumer boom , and was already prospering by the time Horsley joined the Board in 1963 , at the age of twenty-nine . |
| 12 | Roirbak was physically shaking by the time he 'd broken the connection with Jahsaxa . |
| 13 | In photographs I 'm already scowling by the time I 'm two : in an Argyle Street photographer 's studio , clutching a rubber doll , dressed in a tailored coat with a velvet collar and an enormous bow in my hair ; or paddling with my parents in the sea , somewhere off the coast of Ireland . |
| 14 | The Whigs , as a political force , had been largely destroyed by the time of James 's accession , and were in no position to mount an effective challenge to his rule . |
| 15 | The telephone was already ringing by the time Folly returned to the flat , and she had almost picked it up before realising that the only person likely to be ringing her was Luke . |
| 16 | The subjects of Nietzsche 's two public lectures were already chosen by the time of his letter to Ritschl , as we can see from a letter to a friend in late September . |
| 17 | Going back slowly , a little at a time , it became evident that Sylvia 's fear of being closed in had originated very early indeed ; it was already established by the time she was one year old . |
| 18 | There is a real possibility that the newcomer is not only exhausted but possibly wounded by the time he has won the harem . |
| 19 | Well they were suitable and cheaper they were too blooming cheap for the they were usually condemned by the time we got them . |
| 20 | Oh they 're just beginning to be I always feel by the time they 're eight weeks |
| 21 | Sleep is the only cure for such turbulence , but it 's difficult to achieve , and Mick was hardly rested by the time it was his turn to lead in the dampness of the new morning . |
| 22 | While it was vital to be well turned out , the young gallant should beware of imitating those fops who spent their time building huge and elaborate turbans : men like Mirza Abu Said , a great amir under Shah Jehan , who was so fastidious in the construction of his head-wraps that the Imperial Durbar had usually finished by the time he had finished tying it all together . |
| 23 | I could hardly breathe by the time I got there ; my chest felt as if it was bursting and my throat was clenched tight and my legs were quivering again . |
| 24 | The message was bluntly stated by the Times Educational Supplement : ‘ In these columns we have repeatedly declared that the new franchise and the new education are supplementary things . |
| 25 | She bought a few bits and pieces from the post office and was feeling thoroughly deflated by the time she got back to the house . |
| 26 | The fortress at Silves has a courtyard that was lined and pinned and partly excavated by the time we arrived in the pouring rain to look at it . |
| 27 | The wealth and power he clearly possesses by the time he is reunited with his brother would have been regarded by the writer and the first hearers of the story as clear signs of God 's blessing . |
| 28 | Well I 'll be practically gone by the time you get back , I mean |
| 29 | Her nerves were very nearly shredded by the time they ordered coffee . |
| 30 | The PR lady had thankfully disappeared by the time we reached the Wigmore Street entrance to St Christopher 's Place , which was probably just as well . |