Example sentences of "and [adv] [verb] [pers pn] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thought it about the stupidest remark he 'd ever made — and so did she by the look on her face . |
| 2 | She took a couple of tentative steps but he reached out and swiftly held her by the shoulders . |
| 3 | He was handsome in an altogether splendid way and probably knew it by the haughty way he behaved . |
| 4 | She even detached herself composedly when he was within , to have both hands free to drop the heavy wooden bar into place and fasten the door , and then took him by the hand again to bring him safely to the door of the undercroft , across the uneven stones . |
| 5 | They hugged each other , and then taking me by the hand we went into the street and made our way home . |
| 6 | Spartak defender Victor Onopko smacked Rushie while in the penalty box , but instead of pointing it out to the referee and then playing it by the book , we had David Burrows tearing into an absolutely scandalous tackle and the tone was set . |
| 7 | ‘ What 's the sudden hurry ? ’ he growled , coming up beside her and again grasping her by the elbow . |