Example sentences of "by this time they " in BNC.
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1 | By this time they were starting to review the situation steadily , forecasting the Duke of Atholl 's likely moves , wording formal requests for warrants to meet in larger groups , arguing furiously over the likelihood of being able to get weapons from the armouries at Atholl or Taymouth Castle . |
2 | By this time they had left the classroom and were walking down one of the long , high-ceilinged corridors of the Faculty building . |
3 | By this time they are approaching the borders of the Promised Land , and minds have turned to plans for invasion . |
4 | By this time they were taking species such as the blue , sei and sperm that are found in the deeper oceans , and were whaling as far afield as the Antarctic and Atlantic oceans . |
5 | By this time they are more able to fend for themselves , and have a better chance of survival . |
6 | By this time they felt accepted into the local community , and part of it . |
7 | By this time they had resuscitated him . |
8 | I think by this time they must be dreading the thought of another signal from the Ariadne . |
9 | By this time they were several miles from Humberside and , the climb completed , they loosened the formation and Spencer scanner the cockpit . |
10 | By this time they were living in America , in Palm Beach , ‘ really because Garth wanted to ’ . |
11 | By this time they might have gained a portfolio They might well have got hooked . |
12 | By this time they had purchased a building which had been I think a a bank or a savings bank or something at Street in Porthmadog . |
13 | By this time they had been chucked out of the garden of course . |
14 | By this time they had reached the office and as David caught sight of the man sitting beside Rachel 's desk he said , ‘ Is this the patient ? ’ |