Example sentences of "by on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , Jim Smith , ex-manager of Birmingham City Football Club , believes that black players make only limited use of intellectual abilities when playing soccer : ‘ They seem to use very little intelligence ; they get by on sheer natural talent most of the time . ’ |
| 2 | He had made her laugh several times , had laughed once at something she 'd said , she recalled , and the entire evening had gone by on winged feet . |
| 3 | The day ran by on swift feet and all too soon it was five o'clock . |
| 4 | We will have to depend on the father for money or else scrape by on Social Security . |
| 5 | Fulmars planed by on rigid wings . |
| 6 | In studies of this kind there was evidence of a shift in the attitude to physical environment as environmental perception had a significant influence on the research undertaken by on physical geographers . |