Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pron] [vb past] by the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Above the hearth ran a broad oaken shelf containing silver and pewter cups which shimmered by the light of two multi-branched candelabra ; woollen rugs of dark murrey hung against the white-washed walls . |
| 2 | Ca n't think what people see in them , ’ he added darkly , referring to the fact that most of the Zoo visitors who came by the Cages spent more time looking at the vultures than they did at African eagles like him . |
| 3 | Greece was also filled with charming spirits called nymphs who lived by the rivers and springs and guarded the trees in the forests . |
| 4 | For a few minutes she knelt by the grave , and was presently joined by Maria . |
| 5 | This match was not just a game , it was a landmark and to all intents and purposes one ignored by the BBC . |
| 6 | There is a story of a party of Americans who stood by the Porters ' Lodge at King 's College , Cambridge . |
| 7 | He did less sketching than usual that summer , whilst travelling France in the company of Ricky Stride and his friend Roy Vincent , an acrobat at the Shepherd 's Bush Empire and who , like Ricky , belonged to a crowd of friends who met by the river at Runnymede to swim , sunbathe , exercise and do acrobatics . |
| 8 | Many fellow students who fell by the wayside over the years did so through domestic pressure , added the squadron leader , who attributed his success to the invaluable support of his wife , Fay , a midwife at the Friarage Hospital , Northallerton . |