Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pers pn] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is little evidence that peasant faith declined , but the authority of village priests was progressively undermined : in terms of culture and way of life they differed too little from the ordinary villagers to inspire much respect , and the miserly provision made them by the State resulted in constant friction over money matters between priest and parishioner . |
| 2 | ‘ The middle sister found her by the pool in their garden . |
| 3 | Trent caught him by the forearm . |
| 4 | Scott grabbed him by the lapels and hauled him to his feet . |
| 5 | Hitch grabbed him by the lapels , pulling him close . |
| 6 | Johnny grabbed him by the shirt collar . |
| 7 | The words seized her by the throat . |
| 8 | Of course , he did n't mean it , but just for a moment the implied tenderness in his words took her by the throat . |
| 9 | The soldier seized me by the hair and pushed me across the garden . |
| 10 | The stranger had her by the arm . |
| 11 | It 's alleged Gary Corbett held her by the legs and swung her against a wall at the flat in which they all lived at Forest Green in Nailsworth , near Stroud in Gloucestershire . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Trung grabbed him by the shoulders and turned him bodily in the direction of the village . |
| 14 | Benedict seized her by the shoulders in an ungentle grip . |
| 15 | He had been appalled , as had the rest of the court , at the emaciation of the four ambassadors sent them by the city , but he had not been surprised . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | A constable had him by the arm and was turning him about — was that all ? no arguments ? |
| 18 | Leonora turned away blindly , and Penry caught her by the shoulders , forcing her round to face him . |
| 19 | President Dawda Jawara pardoned 35 prisoners in an amnesty allowed him by the Gambian Constitution , to mark the 26th anniversary of independence on Feb. 18 . |
| 20 | As she went to walk past , Willi grabbed her by the arm and pushed her , quite roughly , into the passenger seat . |
| 21 | Penry grabbed her by the shoulders and turned her to face him . |
| 22 | ‘ It does n't matter , ’ she muttered , and turned away , but Penry seized her by the waist and turned her to face him . |
| 23 | Amyas took her by the arm and helped her to her feet . |
| 24 | Gebrec returned from putting the bus away and Bonard took him by the arm and led him to the terrace . |
| 25 | Sitting on the bed , Theda took her by the shoulders and dragged her to sit up . |
| 26 | Baptiste gripped her by the lapels , steered her off the path , shouldered her up against a tree . |
| 27 | Delaney caught him by the arm . |
| 28 | You 're a fool as well as surly , ’ said the boy , and stuck his neat , short nose in the air and bounced up from the table in dudgeon , but Harry caught him by the sleeve . |
| 29 | Philip found him by the door into the yard . |
| 30 | Rose ate hers by the machines which by now were hungry fur oil . |