Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pers pn] by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when his father 's will revealed that his marriage to Venetia might mean his losing £10,000 a year ( approximately £400,000 today ) he defeated it by the simple but ruthless stratagem of getting Venetia converted to the faith which he had himself rejected in everything except name . |
| 2 | He called it by the splendid portmanteau name Geheimschriifmachine — ‘ secret-writing machine ’ . |
| 3 | Dazedly he saw them by the sagging chaise-longue . |
| 4 | The blue eyes regarded the world with the slightly cynical assurance of a man accustomed to getting what he wanted when he wanted it by the simplest of expedients , that of paying for it . |
| 5 | He recognized them by the bright overalls they wore . |