Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] by [adj] [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lancelot Andrewes , who was Hooker 's contemporary and friend , outlived him by twenty-five years and is usually regarded as his intellectual successor in the history of the Church of England . |
| 2 | The Trunchbull simply grabbed me by one ear and rushed me to The Chokey at the double and threw me inside and locked the door . |
| 3 | I leaned closer to Quigley , who , in a kind of transport of enthusiasm , grabbed me by both ears and squeezed my head hard . |
| 4 | He walked over , grabbed me by both lapels and screamed , ‘ Tu comprends , toi , ou quoi ? ’ |
| 5 | At the door , Xanthe took her by both hands and held her so hard Miranda felt her nails cut into the palms and her eyes met hers with a pale blue flare , as clear as her father 's , and as unassailable , as she breathed out , holding Miranda by her side , and turned to face her father across the room . |
| 6 | I took her by both hands and I started to swing her in a circle , singing as I went , shouting the words of the song over and over again . |
| 7 | But if this is a mistake and animals are properly to be understood as primitive beings , at least as different from us as they are similar , then their modest entitlement to humane treatment , accorded them by common sense and enshrined in the law , might well be vindicated . |
| 8 | She did it by careful eating and taking more exercise and , whatever anyone else tries to tell you , that is the only way to be sure of losing weight . |
| 9 | We replaced them by closed stoves or by central heating boilers , which were so much more efficient that they essentially have used the same amount of fuel and we have simply become more comfortable in the process . |
| 10 | ‘ One had him by one arm and the other his other arm . |
| 11 | Then he held me by both arms and stared fiercely down into my eyes . |