Example sentences of "[noun] cut [adv] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ One was a good deal cut up by the war , ’ she answered . |
| 2 | There was a flurry of constitutional activity between 1906 and 1914 , and the House of Lords had its powers cut back by the Parliament Act , 1911 , so formally putting the " balanced " constitution to rest . |
| 3 | She turned , arms flailing , head back , eyes open — but the gaping mouth would utter no more prophecies , her breath cut off by the red garrotte cord round her scrawny neck . |
| 4 | When , at the end of the Second World War , France was liberated , those who had collaborated excessively with the Germans often had their hair cut off by the French Resistance . |
| 5 | Wide-eyed , Robbie backed away , but found her retreat cut off by the worktop . |