Example sentences of "[subord] by [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 10.10 the men have still not eaten , although by this stage they should have ‘ stood down ’ for an hour and been more than half-way through the second training session . |
| 2 | So we called round but could n't find a record company , although by this time he was with RCA . |
| 3 | He grew very portly as an old man and although by this time he had become something of a legend to the other members of his club ( " The Hero of Krishnapur " ) , one might have thought that he himself had entirely forgotten about the siege . |
| 4 | In 1819 the Board of Kandyan Commissioners stated that this ‘ practice is sanctioned by such long usage that , until by some proclamation it is declared illegal , it might be deemed harsh to visit the act by punishment . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ If by that remark you mean you hope I was thrashed within an inch of my life , then I have to disappoint you . |
| 6 | Miss Merchiston went to the last door , thumped twice on it with her clenched fist as if by such violence she announced her coming , and threw it wide so that it bounced off the wall with a crash . |
| 7 | And that was what she 'd do now , if by some chance she bumped into Nicolo . |
| 8 | If by some miracle they manage to achieve an orgasm , they do n't know whether they 're coming or going . |
| 9 | Look at them and then , if by some miracle you 're happy with them , let me know . |
| 10 | If by next spring he becomes this country 's first heavyweight holder for nearly 100 years , he intends to make the challengers come to him . |
| 11 | A sign of our having grown up is not just that we would n't listen to a Top Twenty single even if by any chance we could , but that we organize life so that we will never have to listen , by chance , to a Top Twenty single . |
| 12 | She will be notified of the decision on her claim as soon as possible , and if by any chance she is not satisfied with it she has the right of appeal to an independent Appeal Tribunal , by writing to the Social Security Office within twenty-one days of its receipt . |
| 13 | If by any chance she catches it off me she 's going to have a really sore throat is n't she ? |
| 14 | And if by any chance it did n't , then Nelly Tilling would put her foot down — for had n't she seen , with her own eyes , young Albert Piggott in a Norfolk jacket much too small for him , signing the pledge all those years ago ? |
| 15 | But I am going to peg away with this novel , and if by any chance it should get published — well , you 're to go shares in the boodle ! ’ |
| 16 | But if by any chance it were ever possible to locate this ‘ vernacular ’ in the usage of an informant , we would have no criteria for demonstrating that we had located it , any more than we could locate ‘ the dialect ’ in the speech of a single informant . |
| 17 | And Robert , who was by now learning the basic rule that if anybody said anything interesting it was probably Muhammad , would ask if by any chance it just happened to be a saying of the Prophet , to which the headmaster would reply , his eyes shining , ‘ That 's it ! |
| 18 | Yes , I mean if if by any chance that was passed , I do n't think it is if if by any chance it was it would just be the same as the amendment we had . |
| 19 | If by any chance you do find your da , tell him that he is needed at home . |
| 20 | If by any chance you DID manage to miss out on last months ' issue , fear not ! |
| 21 | And if by any chance you ca n't manage dinner tonight perhaps we can at least have a drink together and fix some other time . ’ |
| 22 | If by any chance you need a new Diamond Bingo card , send a large sae to : The People Bingo , PO Box 66 , Blackburn BB1 6AX . |
| 23 | She snatched her coat off the kitchen table and stormed out of the kitchen , shouting , ‘ And if by any chance I do need an escort , it wo n't be my bloody brother . |
| 24 | The journey home seemed to take longer than usual because by that time I was dying to see what presents I 'd receive . |
| 25 | Because by this time you had moved on to explaining what you wanted me to do and I think I had missed some essential point . |
| 26 | So I told him he 'd better go , because by this time I was bubbling a bit and I wanted to kill the man : I was n't really prepared to lose any time over hitting a court welfare officer . |
| 27 | Because by this time I 'm halfway up Whitehall on my way home . |
| 28 | Because by this stage I was remarkably improved , feeling really tiptop . |
| 29 | Neither Laura nor Bernard were able to attend this ceremony as by that time they had exported themselves . |
| 30 | Two or three years later he might suddenly be appointed a full-time magistrate , even though by that time he had probably forgotten all of the law which he had learnt . |