Example sentences of "[pron] [vb pp] [adv prt] by the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor was she forced out by the men in grey suits — though intrigue played a major role . |
| 2 | The traveller was then grilled by the corrupt Indian border officials : ‘ Their custom was to take a quarter of everything brought in by the merchants and to exact a duty of seven dinars for every horse . ’ |
| 3 | She remembered him propped up by the nurses , waving his little hands about . |
| 4 | Were they picked on by the police , the people in the , cos that seems a pretty severe sentence . |
| 5 | by anything falling from vehicles or anything thrown up by the wheels of a vehicle ; except as provided in Clause ( 2 ) each party shall bear its own loss ( if any ) in respect of such damage irrespective of legal liability . |