Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [conj] [verb] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Am I stimulated or frightened by the thought of change ? |
| 2 | I left George 's office and went two doors along to my roomette to dig my telescopic-lens binoculars-camera out of Tommy 's holdall , and I sat and waited by the window for gaunt-face 's return . |
| 3 | Silently , her fingers searched in the dim light , feeling her way , moving over the polished surface of the table , then , straightening , she went and stood by the side of the door , a slender , pale figure , waiting in the shadows of the night . |
| 4 | Then she went and stood by the window , looking out . |
| 5 | When she had finally finished unpacking , she went and sat by the window again . |
| 6 | Under his gaze she had to go to the sitting-room where she had slept , while he knew why she went and knelt by the sleeping-bag , which was only just out of his line of sight . |
| 7 | The most depressing aspect he had found had been the neglect of the fundamental issue of liberty raised by MPs ’ proposals to prevent what they regarded as abuses by the press . |
| 8 | Why should the same multitude who invoked blessings on the son of David rejoice in seeing him mortified and humiliated by the hated Roman oppressors ? |
| 9 | ‘ There used to be totters , ’ said Billy O'Rourke , With big smelly horses and that And my dad knew gypsies who smile when they talk And live by the tip of the hat . ’ |
| 10 | Not only was he shaken and upset by the accident , but , worse for him , his favourite race car suffered severe damage on a day when the Marlboro McLaren Honda team endured a series of setbacks to their own hopes . |
| 11 | She was shocked at the journalistic licence it exposed and appalled by the crime to which it referred . |
| 12 | He went and knelt by the body , saw that there was no question of saving life and straightened up . |
| 13 | He went and stood by the window . |
| 14 | He went and stood by the shower and watched Sophie in soft-focus shampooing her hair then turning her face to the showerhead . |
| 15 | Afterall a good horse will cost you a fortune to buy … and then having it trained and ridden by the best will set you back at least a thousand pounds a month … |
| 16 | The attempt to legislate on what was essentially moral behaviour proved a disaster , though it lasted until reversed by the 21st Amendment in 1933 . |
| 17 | The accused 's intentions are best proved from any admission he makes when interviewed by the police . |