Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] by [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One is a bare-bones system that would start with just solar panels and could be developed bit by bit into a laboratory for space-shuttle crews to visit . |
| 2 | Sprawled out across it were a rabble of Russian fugitives , whilst ahead a thin dark line of guns crept foot by foot towards the safety of the opposite shore . |
| 3 | Around the harbour , fishermen 's tavernas still jostle side by side with the newer cafés and bars which have sprung up to cater for the younger market , and the main daytime activity seems to be relaxing over a quiet glass of something while watching the boats chug in and out . |
| 4 | Minimal pairs and nearly minimal pairs should be placed side by side across the lists . |
| 5 | At the moment , the gloves and hat were placed side by side on the gleaming wood of the table before her and her hands were folded in an attitude of prayer — although her humour was anything but reverent . |
| 6 | These two tasks completed , the exposed pith was cut into narrow strips like ribbons , which were then placed side by side on a large , perfectly-flat slab of limestone which was kept permanently damp by boys scattering water on it , ever-moving fingers flicking across from earthenware pots . |
| 7 | They took their seats on canvas chairs which were placed side by side on the strip of red tiling , as if they were about to be photographed or to review a marching column . |
| 8 | Two canvas chairs were placed side by side in a machine that begged comparison with the Wright brothers ' first efforts . |
| 9 | These cards could then be placed side by side in the fashion you want to practise . |
| 10 | The choice and contrasts are amazing , the old Renaissance world sits side by side with Italy 's renowned style and sophistication . |
| 11 | So i i it sits side by side with the erm items that we 'd decided are important for us to achieve our visions . |
| 12 | They are situated side by side in the square type of pod , or one above the other in the oblong pods ( usually in two columns ) . |
| 13 | A pair of Jacobean Dersinghams , husband and wife in about half life-size , kneeling side by side on a plinth , looked stolidly into eternity . |
| 14 | In the end , by a touch of irony , the older Henry fought side by side with Richard against the other two brothers , thus reversing the roles of the earlier rebellion and causing the new French King , Philip II , to await the outcome with interest . |
| 15 | He came across a cave where three hundred partisans were quartered and fought side by side with them until the end of the war . |
| 16 | Farming and Wildlife , see how modern agriculture and wildlife can exist side by side at Low Middlesfield Farm , Norton , meet Howard Ward outside Norton Tavern , off Station Road , Norton , 10am . |
| 17 | Faith and Reason : Why God suffers but is unchanged : In the fifth article in a series on God 's mutability , Canon Roy Porter argues that the idea that God suffers can exist side by side with the idea that He is unchanging |
| 18 | Disraeli was later to talk of the Two Nations , the Rich and the Poor , who could exist side by side in the same country with no knowledge of each other 's way of life . |
| 19 | Freud takes these points from Le Bon , commenting that contradictory ideas can exist side by side in the unconscious mental life of people , as is seen in children and neurotics . |
| 20 | We lay side by side on the floor all over the house — there must have been a dozen or more of us , including nice old Ma Mi who was delighted to see us . |
| 21 | At the height of its development , two main temples lay side by side amidst other structures and were approached through some form of monumental gateway to the east . |
| 22 | They lay side by side like effigies , both staring at the sky . |
| 23 | We lived side by side for many years , fretting at what was wrong with the equation we had invented . |
| 24 | German and Polish peasants and farmers lived side by side without producing unendurable national conflict within their communities , without producing enduring hatreds . |
| 25 | Inside her she had felt a little sense of triumph begin to grow as they rode side by side through the cool bright jungle glades ; sometimes she had allowed her horse to drift towards his on the narrow trail , perhaps hoping he might give voice to the passion his expression had seemed to promise at the palais . |
| 26 | Member countries retain their respective currencies but there exists a parallel currency which circulates side by side with the national currencies . |
| 27 | If you wish to avoid them , send payment by return of post . ’ |
| 28 | Jordan also asked for two offences of attempting to obtain money by deception to be taken into consideration . |
| 29 | Insofar as it has force by virtue of the potential penalty in expenses , it follows that the earlier in the action the Tender is lodged , the greater the effect which it may have . |
| 30 | Beggars and bank managers squat side by side in a battered , broken office block , in a barn in the field next door and beneath sheets of plastic and bits of wood knocked up into makeshift shelters . |