Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [adv prt] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my discussions with the police , it was one of the buildings we offered them , and I went with erm , the new inspector to look at that , and I still said they were somewhat put off by the cold austere sort of feeling of the place . |
| 2 | It is somewhat let down by the front of the headstock , which is covered in sanding marks , but in the company it keeps here it 's the exception rather than the rule . |
| 3 | Many had begun by raging against it as angry young men or women and felt terribly let down by the failure of the Wilson government to make much of a dent in it . |
| 4 | Afterwards , she felt very much let down by the family 's decision , saying she would have preferred to die rather than live in such a disabled condition . |
| 5 | Mr Clarke revealed the fresh job losses when he addressed the annual conference of the breakaway Union of Democratic Mineworkers in Weymouth , where he faced angry questions from delegates who feel badly let down by the corporation . |
| 6 | If nobody wants to work the land — well go round by the villa . |
| 7 | It was then put about by the powers-that-be that , being new , they had not realised the significance of what they were doing . |
| 8 | Millions of mothers have been shamefully let down by the government which , 13 years ago under Margaret Thatcher , promised a nursery place for every child who wanted one . |