Example sentences of "[be] [verb] he by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our last Letters are dated Hobart Town Feb. 9 up to which time his expedition had been eminently successful ; far more so than he could have anticipated ; the most liberal assistance had been rendered him by the Authorities , everything that could facilitate his views being cheerfully accorded : while nothing could exceed the kindness of Sir John and Lady Franklin in whose house he was then residing : in fact so much were they interested in his pursuits that upon more than one occasion they accompanied him in his exploring parties . |
| 2 | He felt as if Simon were lifting him by the collar and dangling him so that his feet were off the earth and his toes straining to reach something . |
| 3 | So the best thing is , is get him by the scruff of the neck and ask him what 's he gon na do about them things that you fell over twice ! |
| 4 | The courage of Peter er after his denial is something that was given him by the Holy Spirit . |
| 5 | However : What Mr Taylor [ for the council ] said … was … that the common assumption which lay behind the agreement was that the council was the owner of the … land and that Mr Tillson had no interest in either parcel of land beyond the tenancy which the council was to grant him by the transaction . |
| 6 | Jean was pulling him by the hand towards the dance . |
| 7 | Someone was shaking him by the shoulder as the band played ‘ God Save the King ’ and everyone else in the cinema stood to attention . |
| 8 | Duvall was shaking him by the sleeve , bringing him back . |