Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] [adv prt] by [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This could have come about by virtue of the fact that at every stage of evolution the original life force ( whatever it may have been and relegated in this book to the pre-life period ) was always carried by the species at the head of the chain , and this was the species which would ultimately become the human race . |
| 2 | Later , in the boat and shouting again because of the whoosh of water behind them as well as the noise of the engine , Tucker told her , ‘ We could 've gone round by road but this way you get a better feel . |
| 3 | We saw lots of people picking up stones erm from around , by the edges of the roads and making little piles and they would then get picked up by lorries and I should think they 'd get a , a couple of pence through doing that . |
| 4 | Do n't be taken in by it , do n't get eaten up by America . |
| 5 | In the case that telecommunications deregulation really does get forced through by Brussels , the source said , ‘ Nynex would want to become ‘ a carriers ’ carrier ’ ’ . |