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Sentence Examples One family had raised a brood of chicks in mid-July, and they had already grown quite a bit by this time. This was fortunate for him since, by this time, he held firm pacifist views. I went up to Church Road to retrieve my wife's car but by this time the battery had gone flat due to having the lights having been left on. A pair of dubious eyes are cast my way, but by this time I'm ready with the excuse. But then by this time last year the roses were still flowering, and the strawberries were still fruiting. If I was in Indian jails I would have by this time earned much remission, could have sent more letters home, got visits. She had by this time assumed the name of Carol Jones and was living in Soho with her widowed mother. After her examination, but by this time armed with remorse and guilt, I asked for the meaning of the multiple burn scars on her skin. If she goes ahead and marries him, we all know they'll be divorced by this time next year. While in his early days he had enjoyed some support among his own Ovimbundu people, by this time he was reduced to naked coercion. But by this time shopkeepers and fellow street sellers had gathered around, so the group left. Thus, by this time, her taste for the historicism of the beaux arts school and the arts of eighteenth-century France was well established. I was by this time living in Cambridge, having won a scholarship to the university, and stayed with her only during my vacations. Annual beds should be filled out by this time with little if any space between plants. The sun had long since faded by this time and the sky was growing darker by the minute. Remarkably he could speak five languages by this time, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, French and German. He ran over uttering an unrepeatable expletive on the way as he recognised my predicament, which by this time was serious. Since another company had by this time registered the name Rajah for their product, the brand was named Kajah. He reached for Nat again, who by this time had had it and was sick and tired of the crazy loon. As Brendan was leaving the church, and by this time definitely pushing his luck, he spoke to the priest who had officiated at the service. Show More Sentences But by this time the groundfish stocks were so depleted that many factory trawlers had already moved on to strip-mine elsewhere. The normal bustling activity of the place had subsided to a murmur by this time of night. The Himyarites had by this time formed an alliance with the Persians and defeated the Ethiopian invaders. He had by this time changed quite a bit from the lanky, pale-faced boy he used to be. And those predicting total economic mayhem may still be forced to eat humble pie by this time next year if economic growth starts to pick up. Far from being bored with the work by this time, they all seem to revel in it, creating the comedy through their characters' utter seriousness. Already in his mid forties by this time, his editorial and advertising photography broke with conventions of fashion imagery in radical ways. Pepper spray and projectile weapons seem to be par for the course by this time in our city. Sweat was dripping down our faces by this time, but we had to keep our smiles planted on our face and an ease and grace in our movements. The La Malouine was nearest and proceeded to attempt to pick up the crew that by this time were in their rubber dinghy. However by this time he did want to study mathematics further and so he registered as an external student at the Saratov Pedagogic Institute. Hundreds of people and dozens of vehicles had arrived at the Dome by this time. Despite the substantial contributions he had made to topology by this time, Brouwer chose to give his inaugural professorial lecture on intuitionism and formalism. Indeed, by this time I'd gone off his work in a big way, largely because of his sonnets, which I thought were atrocious and boring, somewhat catchpenny. Returning, she bent again and stacked records on a small phonograph, then sat down on the bed next to Bob, who was holding a smoking joint by this time. Ken pulled up in front of what looked like a dingy old hotel, but by this time even though I'd been sleeping in the car I knew that any bed would do me fine. It was traditional by this time that only this German king could also be crowned Holy Roman Emperor, though this could be done only by the pope or a papal legate. No attempts were made to solve the problems of spanning large distances by the use of the arch, vault or dome, which were by this time common in other parts of the world. The United defence thronged into the middle for some reason, allowed Wright to send a ball back to Mitchell who was by this time trotting, unaccompanied, into the box. The trial had started on the Monday and by this time there was a flurry of black-cloaked ushers briskly walking through the building, desperately looking for a policeman. Show More Sentences Varghese, who by this time knew that he was going to be killed, asked Ramachandran to give a signal before being shot to enable him shout inquilab zindabad. The other goon has been taken care of by this time by Alexias so Eavan and Lambeth bear down on the sheriff, Lambeth breathes fire at her and she backs off swearing. Officials in the Department of Public Enterprise believe the first private bus operators will be providing services in Dublin by this time next year. Lincoln, who by this time had been brought back into politics by Kansas-Nebraska, became one of the trenchant critics of Douglas's theory of popular sovereignty. All rajas were selected from the Kayeli tribal nobles, who had by this time proved their loyalty to the Dutch. Diego de Almagro sent an embassy to the Inca, but they mistrusted all of the Spaniards by this time. Unfortunately, by this time, they had run out of cash and were forced to sell to pay the survey and daunting legal fees. Most of the almanac-makers had gone over to Copernicanism by this time, but it made no difference to their prognosticatory activities. My inclinations for the sea were by this time worne out, or I might now have gratify'd them. The plant, by this time tightly rootbound, is carefully tapped out of its cup and buried about half way up its stem in this mound of loose dirt. In 1910, he returned to Korea, which had by this time been annexed by Japan. He was in Arizona by this time, a little town just north of Prescott. In 830, Wiglaf regained independence for Mercia, but by this time Wessex was clearly the dominant power in England. Both the king and the Black Prince were by this time incapacitated by illness, leaving Gaunt in virtual control of government. Most of the traffic on the canals by this time was in coal delivered to waterside factories which had no other convenient access. In April 1986, the BAe EAP was rolled out at BAe Warton, by this time also partially funded by MBB, BAe and Aeritalia. Crick had by this time become a highly influential theoretical molecular biologist. He also wrote several poems in praise of Cromwell, who was by this time Lord Protector of England. Although in grave health by this time, he read A Christmas Carol and The Trial from Pickwick. Britain had by this time banned the slave trade and was seeking to induce other countries to do likewise. Show More Sentences It was by this time the mirkest of the gloaming, for they had purposely tarried on the journey that they might enter Edinburgh at dusk. However, by this time, he had also witnessed the failures of his parents' relationships as well as those of some of his friends. Benson, formerly a greatly loved master at Eton, and by this time a don at Magdalene College. However, Winehouse had already recorded a number of songs and signed a publishing deal with EMI by this time. Besides, by this time her desire for a divorce had become obsessive, taking precedence over all other matters. In 1738 Wade reviewed the six Independent Highland Companies who by this time were known officially as Am Freiceadan Dubh or Black Watch. If they had not been lost by this time, they certainly went astray during the French Revolution when the Scots College was under threat. Nonetheless by this time news of a new advancing tribe known as the Cimbri had reached Rome and in the emergency Marius was again chosen consul. This is evidence that by this time a sense of common interest was emerging among the provinces of the Netherlands. While earlier times had seen larger and taller longships in service, by this time the authorities had also gone over to other types of ships for warfare. But by this time I was totally untogether and the events of the day had really caught up with me and I could not seem to sing the chorus and do my percussion in time. Well, by this time I was most down to the foot of the island. A little ripply, cool breeze begun to blow, and that was as good as saying the night was about done. Although they did not know it, by this time Huskisson was already dead. Over the course of the fourth to eighth centuries, Vulgar Latin, by this time highly dialectalized, broke up into discrete languages that were no longer mutually intelligible. Coke pig iron was by this time cheaper to produce than charcoal pig iron. However, by this time a civilian settlement, or vicus, was established. Two hereditary peers wished to be considered to replace him, but by this time it was considered requisite that a Prime Minister sit in the Commons. Unfortunately by this time these were almost exclusively recruited from the political regent class, which had long since lost its close relationship with merchant circles. The storekeeper had sent them an unbroken case of canned plum pudding, and probably by this time he was wondering what had become of that blanky case of duff. They refused to work for less than ten shillings a week, although by this time wages had been reduced to seven shillings a week and were due to be further reduced to six. Show More Sentences But by this time in Japan postcards had become the most common form of communication and they soon replaced prints as a medium for topographical imagery and war reportage. Given that by this time it was common for castles to be built in stone, and that many barons had expanded or refortified their castles, this was not an easy task. Bentham had already by this time designed and had built a segmented barge for use on the Volga River, so the idea of transverse hull separation was evidently in his mind. Slavery was not abolished in the Dutch Caribbean colonies until 1863, long after those of Britain and France, though by this time only 6,500 slaves remained. Parliament was by this time deeply suspicious of the Army, and vice versa. A total of 1,243 complete aircraft were built at Prestwick by this time. Offa was probably able to exert control over the kingdom of Lindsey at an early date, as it appears that the independent dynasty of Lindsey had disappeared by this time. By 1930, Modernism had won a place in the establishment, including the political and artistic establishment, although by this time Modernism itself had changed. They were actively looking for a second guitarist, and hired Powell, another member of Y Cyrff, who by this time was working as a music technician for the Super Furry Animals. Examples from Classical Literature He had got so far by this time that the furnishing was complete and they were installed. Placido was by this time under the influence of the amok, as the Malayists say. But by this time Vavasor had resolved to make an attempt to gain his aunt, and so Hester. But it's likely that Mrs. pell has missed her ring by this time and is raising a howl about it. The pelican by this time had got rid of her load of fish and settled herself for conversation. He hoped that, by this time, they had succeeded in shaking the contortionist off their trail. They were at the gate of Ballawhaine by this time, and Ross went through it giggling. The room was dark by this time, and only the sullen glow from the peat fire was on our faces. The bullet had perforated a large circular orifice in Honble bodger's hat, who, by this time, had returned to self-consciousness! And Evan holds that but for the graving thereof he at least were by this time a dead man. It is just possible that by this time you may gather that I have a grouch on myself. The men were in good spirits, and by this time were becoming accustomed to the pav roads. I am sure you have regretted your hastiness by this time, and it will be a lesson to you in the future. I am certain that Kent could not keep the news, and you know by this time that crit and I are to be married the last of next week. There is little doubt that the Apollo-cult spread from Cumae northwards, and was by this time well established in Italy. Those fellows that 'burgled' the store got away weeks ago and have probably spent the money by this time. Let us hope that by this time something better has been devised for them all. Saladin had by this time strengthened himself so much that he was ready for battle. The point is that by this time Daniel Crowley has, ah, infiltrated the institution you expected to burglarize tonight. You have surely given him a great enough dose of diplomatics and canon law by this time. Show More Sentences The Indian who escaped after Clay was killed was back on the Scioto by this time. They were practiced by this time, and this IP station had only seven five-foot beams. The tannin by this time will have separated the azotized matter from the liquor, and removed the ropiness. We were by this time on the height of the Janiculum near the statue of Garibaldi. But by this time FitzGerald had seen symptoms in posh which caused him anxiety. The town was astir by this time, the sun was on the beach, and the fishermen trooped off to bed. This is called the camail period because by this time the custom of wearing the camail had become universal. We were by this time not enamoured of campaigning in any large degree, from our own experience of it. She is dowerless and friendless, except her young brother and an old grandfather, who maybe sleeps in his grave by this time. Leo by this time was quite exhausted both by what he had seen and by what he had heard, and he begged knops to allow him to rest. Walter Riley had recovered by this time from Kennedy's caning and occupied a front seat among the spectators. Larkin left her a little money, but I guess she's run through most of it by this time. I remember an old colored woman, she must be dead by this time, who kept a baby farm. The mate, who by this time was drowsy, did as desired, and in a moment the Arab was at liberty. I am sure you understand by this time, Mr. Burns, that Colorado is a synonym for perfection. As is known by this time, leavening agents are the materials used to leaven, or make light, any kind of flour mixture. Eads himself was by this time no believer in a defensive policy for the government. He is probably an edifying spectacle by this time, a mush of maudlin penitence. If I had pursued the matter, who knows but I might have been a raving maniac by this time. The train had by this time gone on its way and Harran brought the team up to the siding. Show More Sentences The chimaera, by this time, after losing its second head, had got into a red-hot passion of pain and rampant rage. With that Parthian shot I ordered my cocher, who was furtively grinning by this time, to drive on as quickly as possible. But Theseus by this time had leaped up, and caught the monster off his guard. He was by this time ashamed of the emblazonment of his poetic effort upon the cliff. Then he was dragged on to the middle of the rug, feeling by this time that he was going to be throttled. Then if it 'twas the Maas, he would have been here by this time, so 'tis not the Maas. They had gone some distance into the wood, and quite out of sight of tonto by this time. One of the young women had tripped out by this time from the porter's lodge, and dropped the stranger a pretty curtsey. Your horse may be a Trojan, my friend, but by this time he's a tired Trojan! At last he was in the river, but he knew that by this time the Moros were in pursuit. He's feeling so chipper that, if it wasn't that I swore he shouldn't, he'd have got out of bed by this time. I was awakened by a cry from mull, who was also by this time at the Duke's side. There was no chance for further talk, for by this time Sartoris had released the straps of the packing case and raised the lid. I had by this time a suspicion that the Griffin was a claustral thing and a mystery not to be blurted out. John of Skye is cock-a-hoop upon the occasion, and I suppose has made fifty blunders about it by this time. But faddle by this time had passed the Nore, and had added sea-sickness to his other maladies. They were in the school-room by this time, and Vicky was at her usual post. The story of the wreck and the sinking of the coaler had by this time been spread all over the country. The day had broken by this time, quick and beautiful as ever in the Pacific Ocean. You are as demure as a fieldmouse, but I know those big eyes of yours have taken our measures by this time. Show More Sentences What pen and print can do to perfect the requisite conditions for a Periclean age of pottery must by this time have been done. The sky was fleckless by this time and it did not seem possible that another storm could come up. I was as hungry as a trooper by this time, after my all-night experience on the Chester. Captain Truck now ordered the foresail, which, by this time was ready, to be set. Moreover, as has been hinted, reverses had by this time overtaken the right wing of the Allies, in West Flanders. If you have such summer there as here, sure the Wexford waters are good by this time. Moggs by this time, too, had learned to pitch his voice for an out-of-door multitude. She was fussing with the starter by this time, but she smiled up at him and shook her head. The other workfolk were by this time all gathered under the rick, where the loose straw formed a comfortable retreat. Another magistrate who knew him had by this time joined wingate. He had learned by this time that Packingtown was really not a number of firms at all, but one great firm, the Beef Trust. He remembered that by this time she must have come back from Torquay. It was quite black on the afterdeck by this time, minus lanterns. Annette's composure, a portion of it, had returned by this time. I hope your sister hasn't finished her beauty sleep by this time. She was clinging to beryl so by this time as if she felt safe. Having buttoned the overcoat round her shoulders he plunged into the webs of vapour which by this time formed veils between the trees. You can imagine the state of bumper's feelings by this time. The accused merchant saw by this time that his condemnation was certain, and tried to allege something in his defence. You, too, should have callouses on your emotions by this time. Show More Sentences You know Nutty by this time, so you won't be surprised at the way he went about it. My cousin, chebec the Least Flycatcher, should be here by this time. With this wind she should be off clovelly by this time termorrer night. Add the gelatine, which by this time should be commencing to solidify. At conch, by this time, the mail-boat would be due on the southward trip. I was a pretty good candidate for the crazy house by this time. Roland was, however, by this time in high fever and delirious. The young man was by this time a sapling well fed from the old tree. Scipio should have been out on his claim by this time, like the rest. I by this time had not only got my sea legs, but was pretty handy aloft. Have you quite recovered from your seasickness by this time, Mrs. Daniver? They were seated in a second-class railway carriage by this time. Shepler's doing some hard thinking for himself by this time. A tremendous roar had burst from the throats of the crowd, which by this time had packed the hall to the very doors. I lie back in my chair, and by this time she has dropped the letter down the slit. Elena, who was at the head of the stairs by this time, was screaming. You haven't a particle of feeling, or you would be emaciated by this time. The country knows, by this time, that we cannot repeat the encomium. Ina had sailed in by this time, and Ernestine followed more soberly. I should have thought the continual failures you have met with in all your own love affairs might have taught you better by this time. Show More Sentences The fielder had the ball by this time, and relayed it to second. The Foam flake was pretty nearly ready to come by this time. As her husband was a man of means, and had doubtless returned by this time, could she not send them the money? Thought you'd have a cabin full of gab machines by this time. According to Gardiner, she was by this time bestowing her favors upon Pym. But by this time several exchanges had been opened for ordinary business, in New Haven, Bridgeport, New York, and Philadelphia. The screw was by this time propelling us slowly out of the Golden Horn. Our reputations would be as full of holes as a skimmer by this time. It was by this time in the small hours of a dark, moonless night. Each stick was carefully mortised or tenoned by its stump, for I had borrowed other tools by this time. But by this time Buddy was nearly at home plate, where he would be safe. The soldering iron is, or should be, conquered by this time. The name of Illyria had by this time disappeared from history. Pandora by this time had given her attention again to Mrs. Steuben. Josy and Joeykin, all skirts and spangles, were with us by this time, for they had been invited to tea. Nab would have pounced on the point, and by this time we might have been nabbed ourselves. But Jason, by this time, had grown ashamed of his reluctance to help her. He had by this time reached his dwelling on the edge of the burial ground, and, hastening up the stairs, took refuge in his study. Mr. Jewett is probably ashamed of what he said by this time. All is by this time known to De Courcy, who is now alone with Mr. Johnson. Show More Sentences I obeyed him, and walked down to the traveller, by this time struggling himself free of his steed. We were all eager by this time, even the policemen and stokers, who had a very vague idea of what was going forward. Weel, what think ye o' the lass by this time, Mr. Bletherwick? The August of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two was come, and Monseigneur was by this time scattered far and wide. Our ferocious bulls, subdued enough by this time, were probably warming each other's backs. Le Sage by this time was reduced to exhausted speechlessness. The Taos whisky had by this time produced its effect upon the dancers. Tom by this time had gained his feet, and was confronting his master with a steady, unmoved front. Sidney was thoroughly angry by this time, angry and reckless. The Princess had by this time dressed all the mujik children. I judged that the Irish knight was in trouble with the visitors by this time, and this turned out to be the case. Having some foundation for believing, by this time, that nature and accident had made me an author, I pursued my vocation with confidence. They have probably voted me into the chair by this time, and are waiting for me to open their meeting. He had talked himself and Vicky into quite good spirits by this time. The vulgarities in her blood had come to the surface by this time. As to wacker and his partner, theyre probably safe and far by this time. The clouds by this time seemed to have done their worst, for a lovely day succeeded, which we determined to devote to an ascent of the Faulhorn. I had found the latch by this time, and warily I drew the door open. Ruskin had visited Torcello by this time, and was ordering his gondoliers to take him to Murano. The perfervid woman was by this time half in love with a vision. Show More Sentences If practice makes perfect, he must be near the mark by this time. All are wearing classic Crow pipe holder shirts, the longer loop necklaces popular by this time, and hairdos with front pompadors. Bird went into the kitchen, followed by the two eldest boys, the smaller fry having, by this time, been safely disposed of in bed. Tonight's gig is the final date in a two-month tour, so they should have turned into an engorged monster by this time. My temper's fairly long-suffering, but 'twas raveling some by this time. Joe was quite calm by this time, and proud that John approved of him, and cleaned out my feet and rubbed me down with a firmer hand than usual. Our transatlantic neighbors have also, by this time, discovered theirs. They had the gun, by this time, slewed round upon the swivel, and Hands, who was at the muzzle with the rammer, was in consequence the most exposed. Anyone who knows canine nature need hardly, be told that, by this time, all the other dogs in the place were fighting as if their hearths and homes depended on the fray. But by this time we had reached the little church, into which a goodly stream of worshipers, consisting mainly of fishermen and their families, was flowing. The number of whites and their Indian allies had by this time so much increased by arrivals from the rendezvous, that the Blackfeet were completely overmatched. His capital and resources had by this time greatly augmented, and he had risen from small beginnings to take his place among the first merchants and financiers of the country. The wind had by this time backed to the east, and there was a shudder amongst the watchers on the cliff as they realized the terrible danger in which she now was. He almost smiled at me in the desolation of his surrender, which was indeed practically, by this time, so complete that I ought to have left it there. Overpowered by this time with weariness, I scarcely noticed what sort of a place the bedroom was, except that, like the schoolroom, I saw it was very long. It was the very confidence that I might now defy him, as well as the positive certitude, by this time, of the child's unconsciousness, that made me go on. When we started, the crowd round the inn door, which had by this time swelled to a considerable size, all made the sign of the cross and pointed two fingers towards me. She did not finish, for by this time she was bending down and punching under the bed with the broom, and so she needed breath to punctuate the punches with. The ground ought to be measurably sacred by this time, one would think. The composing influence of the fresh air in the garden had by this time made me readier to lie down and rest than to occupy my mind in reflecting on my difficulties. Show More Sentences I had by this time crawled away under the side of the post and rail-fence by which the yard was enclosed, hoping to find relief by getting out of the sun. Find more words! 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