Example sentences of "she [vb past] by the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sun was setting as she walked by the brink of the ocean . |
| 2 | She was ashamed of causing his inner disturbance which she sensed by the restlessness of his hands , and she wondered if he was praying . |
| 3 | Apart from a particularly vicious-looking nose-job and alarming turquoise-coloured contact lenses , Rytasha is rather beautiful , and in the 1970s , when she went by the name of Ricki , she was a successful model ( she began life as Maxine Shenkman ) . |
| 4 | She hesitated by the door of the sitting-room , then walked on down the passage . |
| 5 | I am satisfied that whichever route she followed the plaintiff had sufficient intelligence , personality and drive to achieve the degree she wanted by the Summer of nineteen ninety two . |
| 6 | She stood by the foot of the bed and unbuttoned her blouse . |
| 7 | Before her appearance she sat by the edge of the stage completely terrified . |