Example sentences of "and by [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was six months before their debut album was in the shops and by that time public interest in them had waned . |
| 2 | In many companies the normal management accounting system will only pick up a currency exposure when the sales entry has been made and by that time adverse currency fluctuations could have eroded or wiped out the profit margin . |
| 3 | The job search took him seven years , and by that time he was ripe for retirement . |
| 4 | Honoured by the Southern League , Harry was awarded a Benefit by the Palace in season 1914–15 , but whether this was ever taken up is uncertain because the designated game against Croydon Common could not be played on its original date , and by that time Harry was away in the services , where he was killed in action during the 1st World War . |
| 5 | And by that time , astronomers could monitor such minuscule changes ( less than one per cent ) — either directly with new radiation detectors on board orbiting satellites , or indirectly from the ground by analysing particular lines in the Sun 's spectrum . |
| 6 | And by that time , if Cyprus is still divided , then I shall be too . |
| 7 | The financial year runs from April 1 , and by that time , departments must have arrived at an estimate of their needs . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The sunburn redness may not reveal itself until later in the day and by that time , the damage will be done and could ruin the rest of your stay . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | I mean , I was one of those kids who never even saw a mirror until I was about thirteen , and by that time it was too late . |
| 13 | It took the Belgians six hours to rush to the defence of the Red Cross compound and by that time the fighting was over . |
| 14 | And by that time the tale was told . |
| 15 | She was discharged from hospital within a week and by that time , could carry out the majority of her normal activities . |
| 16 | The next day they charged Barry Moxton with the murder of his wife Mary and there was a picture on the front pages of him being led away with a blanket over his head and another of a policeman coming out of his mother 's house with a plastic bag that was said to contain his bloodstained and half-burned clothing , and a day or so after that Uncle Titch turned up in South Wales with his horse and cart where he said he 'd gone after a merry-go-round and did n't know what all the fuss was about , did n't know about any murder , did n't read the papers and was generally believed , at least by the people on the estate , because it was typical of Uncle Titch , and by that time the Queerfella who was queerer than any of them knew had made a full confession and it was all over bar the shouting and the trial , when he pleaded guilty and was sent down for life and everyone said he should have been hanged and pretended it had never once crossed their minds that it was Uncle Titch that done it . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | And by that time she would be safely in Boston . |
| 19 | Viktor was twelve when the war ended and by that time he had forgotten how to cry . |
| 20 | When steel began to supersede iron in the 1880s he developed the Brymbo ironworks into the largest steelworks in north Wales , and by that time he had also acquired a number of important collieries and other industrial concerns . |
| 21 | It is true that the ballet de cour exercised great influence on French opera when it emerged very much later , but French opera remained French and by that time Italian opera was well on the way to becoming European . |
| 22 | Jancey was sleeping , but Darius is a bright-eyed little blighter , and by that time there 's others in this block up and about too . |
| 23 | And by that time I was due to return to my work in Turkey . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | He accepted however that once this case was over the real hunt for more suitable accommodation would begin and by that time , at least , there could be the introduction of such a carer . |
| 26 | Not until after the general election of 1935 was the Labour Party able to take a decisive stand in parliament , and by that time foreign rather than domestic policy had become the main consideration of the political parties . |
| 27 | From the comfort of the stand , it still felt very close , even at 14-0 , but not one scoring chance was missed until late in the second half and by that time the game was over . |
| 28 | And by that time you 're a bit tired and you think |
| 29 | I think she undoubtedly added to the intrigue erm and difficulties of her court , erm one example , she was always getting people that she approved of , getting them plum jobs , and one example was one of the governors of Oxford , the most unpopular , one Sir Arthur Aston , who was so unpopular that he got attacked on the street , and then had to have a body guard paid for the city council , and then was curvetting on his horse in front of some ladies , and fell off and broke his leg so badly that he had to have it amputated , so from then on he had a wooden leg , erm that meant he had to stop being governor , and later on in the war , a countryman was coming into Oxford , and asked the sentinel ‘ who was governor still ’ , and by that time a friend of prince Rupert 's Sir William Leg was governor , and the answer was ‘ one Leg ’ , and the countryman 's reply was ‘ pox on him , is he governor still ? ’ . |
| 30 | No , I can only think , I think there was one game where he was available , but , he was a sort of a late availability and by that time we already had |