Example sentences of "by [adj] time she had " in BNC.
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1 | By that time she had become vitally conscious of the pressure of his hand on her shoulder . |
2 | But by that time she had married a car-worker from Cowley , was four months ' pregnant , and was eventually to become the mother of four lovely children — three girls and one boy . |
3 | By this time she had been away from her native Russia scarcely a dozen years . |
4 | By this time she had decided that I was utterly irresponsible ( in spite of my record toast-making ) , and she said that I should wear warmer clothes . |
5 | By this time she had become friendly with Geoffrey of Gorham [ q.v. ] , abbot of St Albans , who persuaded her to make her monastic profession before Alexander [ q.v. ] , bishop of Lincoln . |
6 | Lowell , hearing her voice through the bedroom window , dressed hastily and splashed his face with cold water , but by this time she had gone . |