Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb past] [pers pn] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since 1964 six polytechnics and colleges have taken the opportunity afforded them by the Council for National Academic Awards to design and develop courses culminating in the C.N.A.A . |
| 2 | Suddenly , to the Collector 's astonishment , the Padre gripped him by the throat and shouted : " A matter of opinion ! |
| 3 | The driver grabbed me by the shoulder and asked for my fare . |
| 4 | The stranger had her by the arm . |
| 5 | The soldier seized me by the hair and pushed me across the garden . |
| 6 | You could be you could be lured into a position where if , if the management had you by the tails , thinking along the same line , then you could never be an efficient , you know , negotiator . |
| 7 | But if he was going to carry the coffin he had to go to the funeral service , so the Church had him by the balls again , as it had , more or less , since he was born . |
| 8 | Mr Seiters said Mr Honecker 's speech was an ‘ oppressive contrast ’ to the challenge posed him by the recent exodus and the upsurge of demands in East Germany for reform . |
| 9 | The quarry took her by the scruff of her neck , and shoved her face into the screen . |