Example sentences of "to i by " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I have read his writings , often in photocopies lent to me by friends , or in the book on his work published in 1982 , in India , I have not only come to appreciate his films in a more informed way , but I have also realized that his outlook on film-making is one which has begun to affect my own thinking . |
| 2 | And of course , all of the ‘ stories of the great days of policing ’ , told ‘ at the charge room desk ’ were passed on to me by a series of venerable ‘ real polises ’ , who , in turn , had learned these structures of significance in their own formative years , often before the Second World War . |
| 3 | For a moment I thought he had come across the bottle of wine given to me by the couple at Benouville bridge café . |
| 4 | Then , picking up a rifle that had been give to me by the French Commandos , I joined the others , lining up in the darkness at the edge of the wood preparing to move off . |
| 5 | Maybe the wee dram given to me by one of the Sergeant instructors kept out the cold . |
| 6 | The Pakistani village of Mohinuddinpur was described to me by Shamim , a woman who now lives in Bradford . |
| 7 | In Wandsworth the attitude of the Area Health Authority and of Health Visitors was described to me by Geeta Amin , a social worker with Wandsworth Community Relations Council . |
| 8 | This case was described to me by Hamida Kazi , a community worker in Bradford . |
| 9 | Another reaction , just as common , was described to me by a Sikh girl from Birmingham : |
| 10 | What it is like being married into a ‘ low status ’ family in the Midlands was described to me by Surjeet , a teacher in her early twenties who had grown up in Britain . |
| 11 | Both these opinions were repeated to me by many people and both seemed likely to be true . |
| 12 | The most spectacular of these have been some magnificent specimens of Verdigris agaric , Stroparia aeruginosa , shown to me by Maureen Defty , a local farmer . |
| 13 | This recipe was given to me by a well-travelled customer on her return from the USA . |
| 14 | Certainly I have had it said to me by grieving , often very elderly , people : ‘ There 's nothing left for me now , I just want to be with my husband . |
| 15 | As far as I could see , a holy well pointed out to me by my 1973 taxi driver had also been concreted . |
| 16 | The specimens you were so good as to send to me by Captain Lyon would have been a treasure had they arrived safe ; but his ship was taken by the French , so those were all lost , which is a great misfortune at this time , when they would have been of great service to me , in ascertaining the names of some plants which remain doubtful . |
| 17 | 1991 , 27 1042 ) , prompted a childhood memory and sent me rummaging at the top of the house for 300 Things a bright boy can do , a book presented to me by some relative ca 1928 . |
| 18 | The new book was to be handed to me by the minister , the Revd Dr Adam Burnet , only after we had signed the register — no self-respecting hotel would have accepted us with different names . |
| 19 | The idea of such a journey came about , I should point out , from a most kind suggestion put to me by Mr Farraday himself one afternoon almost a fortnight ago , when I had been dusting the portraits in the library . |
| 20 | One such instance was related to me by Mr David Charles , of the Charles and Redding Company , who visited Darlington Hall from time to time during Lord Darlington 's days . |
| 21 | And I 've tried to stay true to the original recipes given to me by members of my family , even though some of them wo n't be very popular — I think the brains and chitterlings [ pigs ' intestines ] recipes are of historical interest only ! ’ |
| 22 | This distinction , which cuts right across the familiar division into arts and sciences , seems to me by far the most important that there is . |
| 23 | ‘ What is the influence of telly on children ? ’ must be one of the questions most often put to me by parents ( and , indeed , people from the various media ) . |
| 24 | It was brought home to me by the death of a friend 's dog last week . |
| 25 | The figure was mentioned to me by the manager of a gay bar who was justifying the role of the establishment , but added , ‘ some of them are not angels you know . |
| 26 | But I have here a list of names supplied to me by General Friant . |
| 27 | The third report I know of came from the Johannesburg Sunday Times of 14 February , 1982 , and was sent to me by a medical colleague . |
| 28 | ‘ I can not express in words the love and care which has been show to me by all my Christian friends since Mam died . ’ |
| 29 | Their response never ceases to amaze me , as does the accolade accorded to me by the fans . |
| 30 | What occurred after I left was related to me by the men of the village , when I paid the district a second visit some months later . |