Example sentences of "and [vb pp] by the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt depressed and frightened by the time the shop closed and she was able to go home . |
| 2 | The three horses on the highway had been caught and tethered by the time Michael came back through the trees , leading the roan . |
| 3 | I was climbing up all these stairs to the office and thought by the time I get to her , I 'll be too puffed to dance properly . |
| 4 | She was there to answer when Cleopatra asked her who she was laughing at , and gone by the time she was supposed to say , ‘ Heigho ! |
| 5 | The doctor had been and gone by the time Maxim reached the little cottage on the hillside above Caswell 's father-in-law 's garage . |