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I missed my plane. ... (airport / plane take off)
By the time I got to the airport, the plane had already taken off.
My refrigerator was full because ... ( arrive in the city / buy groceries)
My refrigerator was full because as soon as I arrived in the city, I bought groceries.
By the time I was 18, I ... (pass / driving test).
By the time I was 18, I had already passed my driving test.
I missed the game. ... (turn on the TV / game finish)
By the time I turned on the TV, the game (it) had already finished.
I had to study hard for yesterday's test because ... (The teacher tell us the content / realize I hadn't learned it)
I had to study hard for yesterday's exam because as soon as the teacher told us the content, I realized I hadn't learned it.
The house was destroyed. (the firefighters arrive / house burn down)
By the time the firefighters arrived, the house (it) had already burned down.
I couldn’t say goodbye to my friends. ... (call their house / they leave)
By the time I called their house, they had already left.
(See Tim / Recogzine him from school)
As soon as I saw Tim, I recognized him from school.
I didn’t get to taste her birthday cake. ... ( I arrive / kids eat whole thing)
By the time I arrived, the kids had already eaten the whole thing.
I didn’t get the job. ... (apply / they hire someone else)
By the time I applied, they had already hired someone else.
(She leaves the party / The music stops)
We couldn’t buy the house. ( we see / someone else make an offer)
By the time we saw it, someone had already made an offer.
I got caught in the storm. ...(get home / get soaked)
By the time I got home, I had already gotten soaked.
(Wake up / Feel exhausted / play games until late. )
I was exhausted as soon as I woke up because I had been playing games late.
I can’t believe the robber got away. (police / enter the building / jump out of the window)
By the time the police entered the building, the robber had already jumped out of the window.