Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] on [noun sg] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | At times Kylie , who had already appeared on television by then , would talk of her hopes for fame . |
| 2 | Porterfield has already gone on record by saying the former England coach has easily proved to be his best signing . |
| 3 | If you were to smooth out all the material there is in the universe into a uniform sort of sea of particles , you would find that the density was just about one atom in every cubic metre , which is far better than the best vacuum that you can ever make on earth by artificial means . |
| 4 | She was quickly set on fire by the destroyer HMS Somali and the LCAs came alongside the quay . |
| 5 | She is also rumoured to have turned her attention to acting , and is reportedly starring as Joan of Arc in a new film about the dangers involved when you get tied to a wooden stake with lots of sticks around it which is then deliberately set on fire by your political opponents . |
| 6 | The airfield was then inspected on foot by the six officers following which all were in agreement that conditions were far from satisfactory and McGuinness advised they should be prepared for accidents and possible aircraft losses . |
| 7 | ‘ I then went on holiday by myself . ’ |
| 8 | Mr Stephen , MP for Shoreham , Kent , said : ‘ Our constituents are seriously concerned about offences which are being committed by people who have been arrested and then released on bail by magistrates . ’ |
| 9 | If the giving of grounds is seriously taken on board by the individual as an integral part of this valued form of life , then the individual will be led to pose to himself or herself some of the likely questions from an external observer . |