Example sentences of "to [noun sg] by [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sky had darkened to violet by the time Mortimer had formed up his troops for the march out of town , and a star-speckled dome was overhead when the column of fifty Marines , plus Benny , Ace and Petion marched out of Port-au-Prince at a slight jog . |
| 2 | He said Alex had already led the girls to safety by the time he arrived to rescue Michael , who had slept through the ordeal . |
| 3 | It was close to midnight by the time Patrick reached the house in Mayfair . |
| 4 | James had gone to bed by the time he arrived , but the travel-stained messenger was admitted and graciously allowed to convey the news . |
| 5 | She had gone to bed by the time Bridget returned from her trip to the theatre the night before . |
| 6 | Because you 'll be gone to coffee by the time I get back I suspect . |
| 7 | You be gone to coffee by the time I get back . |
| 8 | HITCHCOCK HAD primed his shock/suspense tactics to perfection by the time he came to make Psycho . |