Example sentences of "[vb past] it [adv] by the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He threw the deadly , humming weapon into the air and caught it deftly by the shaft . |
| 2 | In 1857 , Reading police force was under the auspices of Chief Constable Henry Peck , a man who played it strictly by the rule book . |
| 3 | No it 's by , I noticed it particularly by the tray . |
| 4 | Oscar read it carefully by the sidelights of his huge vehicle . |
| 5 | Philip propped it carefully by the hide . |
| 6 | For a second she could almost feel the warm slump of the hare 's body , and its weight when it swung from her hand , heavy and loose , as she carried it home by the ears . |
| 7 | The poor bird squawked and scrabbled , its claws beating the madman 's stomach , ripping his rags still further , but Red Hand held it firmly by the neck . |
| 8 | The police-sergeant took the envelope and held it carefully by the edges between his fingers and thumb . |