Example sentences of "by [adj] [noun] [pers pn] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By that reckoning I can certainly count myself a ‘ real climber ’ . |
| 2 | No , since there was but one way in , by that way he must go . |
| 3 | All too often , we are called to see foals which have been ill for 24 hours or more and by that stage they can be very sick indeed . |
| 4 | They 'll find themselves chartered to carry pig-iron and cheap tin trays , just like everybody else ; and by that time they 'll be down in the South Seas loading rainbows and moonbeams . |
| 5 | ‘ But because when we join up it will be on the back of a full weekend 's fixtures of FA Cup matches — and by that time they will have played 15 games for their clubs — I 've just asked them to keep a little compartment in their minds about England . |
| 6 | ‘ Unfortunately , by that time they could be HIV positive . |
| 7 | On the dates that you 've anticipated if Mr comes back by that time we 'll be able to absorb the post , but it 's likely that he may move on from this , because it 's a fairly substantial move up . |
| 8 | Well by that time we 'll be into caravans wo n't we ? |
| 9 | By that time we should have sorted out this business of the poison pen letter and you 'll be able to get back to a normal life again . ’ |
| 10 | By that time we should have about I would say at least another ten thousand pounds in that account of yours . |
| 11 | And by that time she would be safely in Boston . |
| 12 | By that time she should be at school , and nursery when she 's three . |
| 13 | By that time he could have arranged to be called away . |
| 14 | Do n't worry , Billy , I wo n't stay more than a few hours and by that time I 'll know one way or the other . |
| 15 | By that time I 'll be upstairs . ’ |
| 16 | Given the chance , I suppose I 'd take the Flying Carrot to Bombay again , though by that time I 'd have taken parachute lessons . |
| 17 | A.H.Q. expected to detect these transports east of Malta at extreme range and by that time I could spare some Marylands while still meeting the P.R . |
| 18 | By that time it would have been halfway to low water and too late to dispose of the body in the old sewage outfall that night . |
| 19 | By that time it may be too late to get into the market place with the product . |
| 20 | It takes at least three years to put into effect any major alteration in a course , and by that time you will have left college , we hope , with a completed degree . |
| 21 | Do you really think that by that time you will … ‘ |
| 22 | By that time you will be in retirement in Florida . ’ |
| 23 | Of course , by that evening I could n't think of anything else and it set up a pattern of repetition which I followed once I went back to London . |
| 24 | By sensible delegation you can motivate others and encourage a greater willingness to accept change . |
| 25 | Traditionally , city centres always included food shops and they complement stores of other kinds ; if they are presently deterred by high rates it might be worthwhile for the Council to offer them concessions ; the benefits to the public and the city would surely outweigh the loss of revenue . |
| 26 | Made the more appealing , perhaps , by alcohol and half-light , she was nonetheless beautiful , her elfin face crossed by a touching sadness , her brow furrowed by some longing she could not define . |
| 27 | So by some means we must devise solutions that produce at least what we have at present ; that is to say , the £27,000 million which the Inland Revenue collected by direct taxation . |
| 28 | By some means they would discover all the people who were likely to have called at Wyvis Hall in the capacity of tradesmen or service operatives : dustmen , meter readers , gardeners , antique dealers , perhaps — why not ? — the coypu man . |
| 29 | They say they come from Earth , and that they were transported here by some means they can not understand . ’ |
| 30 | Somehow he managed to make it fun , the way he made so many things fun , and , now he was either dead or else taken over by some force I could not even begin to understand , there was nothing whatsoever to keep me in the Church . |