Example sentences of "and [vb base] by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd go to the SS Great Britain and sit by the breezy river , and I 'd compose my stupid self and compose my story so that I could tell lies confidently instead of giving myself away . |
| 2 | This decision was received with disappointment and regret by the Roman Catholic Church . |
| 3 | It is quite wrong to posit a pathological process , as Aristotle does with his theory of katharsis , whereby the audience is purged of pity and fear by the solemn events of the play . |
| 4 | A film depicting a universal message of love and hope by the Dutch TV company IKON won the second prize . |
| 5 | She let him help her back up the slope , round the other side of the danger area , and demonstrate by the skeletal walls where the various rooms of the baths lay , and their impressive extent . |
| 6 | The kings of Poland , often foreigners , their hands tied by promises made to the greater nobility at their accession , had to submit to continuous scrutiny and control by the same nobles . |
| 7 | Sanctity has little to do with a pietistic other-worldliness and much to do with ordinariness and simplicity — being oneself in God , accepted by the Father , met by the Son , and indwelt by the living Spirit . |
| 8 | They were forced to turn back , part with their briefcases and leave by the main exit , enduring a search and the humiliation of the crowd . |
| 9 | The volume of each of the perfusate samples collected over the course of the experiment was measured , to confirm complete collection without leakage from the circuit , and was then divided for assay of acid , pepsin , and histamine by the following methods : |
| 10 | They would hide their money or belongings in the hedges and grounds surrounding the Bedford Institution and would then take their sacks ( or ‘ peters ’ , as they were called ) and enter by the large iron gates . |
| 11 | ‘ On June 28 we are having an open day with various activities , a lot of displays and work by the junior section — WATCH . |