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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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By then
Hi Folks,
Is it common to use 'by then' like this?
I was forced to leave the place in 2012 as Syria had by then become a war-torn country.
Is the structure normal or too clumsy?
TY so much.
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it. I'd say it's a normal construction. Photography had by then reached a stage where it was no longer a studio art.
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- I'd say it's a normal construction.
- Photography had by then reached a stage where it was no longer a studio art.
- Most of Lynn Street had by then been demolished to make way for a new housing estate.
- Heidegger had by then broken off contact with Husserl, other than through intermediaries.
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anonymoushad by then
This word group is found on quite a few pages on fraze.it. I'd say it's a normal construction.
Photography had by then reached a stage where it was no longer a studio art.
Most of Lynn Street had by then been demolished to make way for a new housing estate.
Heidegger had by then broken off contact with Hu
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