Example sentences of "but by [art] time she " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had saved enough to buy a length of material in the market , but by the time she had enough money from her wages to pay a dressmaker , the summer would be over . |
| 2 | It would have been better for her to have an abortion , but by the time she told her mother it was too late , so she kept the baby . |
| 3 | She thought that the spasm of pain would be followed by vomiting , as it often was , but by the time she reached her bedroom it had passed . |
| 4 | Walking forward , face scarlet , legs turned to jelly and arms stiff and awkward , she felt like a marionette , but by the time she had shown the third model , ‘ Wicked Lady ’ , she had begun almost to enjoy herself . |
| 5 | She could hear a tiny voice somewhere , talking and pausing , as if somebody 's radio was interfering with the music , but by the time she left the room it had stopped . |
| 6 | Fred 's trousers were still around his ankles and his movement was hurting her , but by the time she had managed to free one of her legs from beneath him he had finished . |
| 7 | I do n't think the female journalist would have gone if she 'd known , but by the time she realised it was too late . |
| 8 | A quick glance through the window showed his car still parked outside , but by the time she had showered and breakfasted she saw that a mechanic was at work on it , and half an hour later her doorbell rang . |
| 9 | She re-read the previous page , but by the time she 'd got to the bottom again it made as little sense as it had the first time . |
| 10 | She scurried around the corner into Barley Hill , but by the time she reached number 52 her hair was glistening with raindrops . |
| 11 | She said goodbye to him but by the time she had entered the hotel , Lubor was already far from her thoughts . |