Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [prep] this time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the nuclear industry had by this time received yet a further green light . |
| 2 | Exceptional Photoplays labelled it as ‘ an uncompromising film ’ and was quite sure it gave proof that ‘ motion picture art has by this time attained its majority ’ . |
| 3 | Goebbels 's propaganda had by this time in any case lost practically all credibility . |
| 4 | The Principal had by this time become almost as fluorescent as the neon sign outside his academy , and we eyeballed one another in a spirit entirely lacking in camaraderie . |
| 5 | As it happened , my father had around this time come to the end of his distinguished service at Loughborough House with the death of his employer , Mr John Silvers , and had been at something of a loss for work and accommodation . |
| 6 | The science of astronomy had by this time totally undermined the old Ptolemaic system . |
| 7 | The carving had by this time become careless and clumsy . |
| 8 | The papacy had by this time lost most of its former immense temporal power . |
| 9 | Her Black Sea fleet had by this time been destroyed , the allies had landed not only in the Crimea but also at Nikolaev to the west and Novorossiisk to the east , and the Turks retained a position at Sukhumi which gave them the chance of counter-attacking in the direction of Tiflis . |