Example sentences of "i [verb] [pers pn] by the " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It told me to meet him by the Princess Alice in Forest Gate , ’ he recalls . |
2 | rush and Summer slack I sell it by the yard . |
3 | Maggie approached Godfrey and said over his shoulder , ‘ I made it by the pound cake method . |
4 | So naturally I had to get it with and it was heavier th I do n't know how much it weighed , I I I got it by the way , in my barn in farm in Indiana , one of the last relics of Brothers . |
5 | I found her by the side of the house with her dog , looking like a complete tramp , with a patched-up old coat and hair all over the place . |
6 | Erm , I can never remember the name of it and I , I , and I forget it by the time I get home , but , the name of the castle that is . |
7 | I grab him by the lapels , and as my fingers scrabble for a hold I drop my little micro-transmitter into his breast pocket . |
8 | I put it by the sideboard |
9 | I played him by the light of the moon until he was sufficiently exhausted to be manoeuvred into a bucket on the end of a stout rope . |
10 | Do n't worry if you ca n't do it if you ca n't any of these any of these exercises that I give you by the way it 's not like homework it 's just for you to play with them to get the do them at your own pace . |
11 | It is erm alleged , it is to be alleged as I understand it by the er defendant relying on Mr opinion that the business would have failed in any event er because of the plaintiff 's general lack of experience in this trade and what is described as a lack of financial expertise or caution er to which the availability of extra money as envisaged in the original proposal , would have made absolutely no difference . |
12 | Outside in the corridor I grabbed him by the elbow . |
13 | I was told they sent for a nurse who came at me with a needle so I grabbed her by the breast and threw her down on the hors d'oeuvres . |
14 | I knew it by the way their eyes glowed green and yellow in the dark and because they always hopped in my direction in spite of how much I hated them . |
15 | I saw him by the camp-fire , standing next to my mum , watching me hungrily . |
16 | I stepped closer and the young woman rose and made to flee but I seized her by the wrist . |
17 | Not like the covenant which I made when I took them by the hand To bring them out of the land of Egypt — my covenant which they broke Although I was a husband to them , says the Lord . |
18 | I took her by the hand and stepped into the water . |
19 | I remember once I took you by the shoulders and said , ‘ Listen , love , I 'm talking to you about your mother . ’ |
20 | I do it by the book . |
21 | ‘ No I had him by the balls . |
22 | While I have him by the lapels I head-butt him across the face , to give him something else to think about . |
23 | I have thee by the hands , |
24 | I conjure you by the bitter tears shed on the Cross by our Saviour the Lord JESUS Christ for the salvation of the world , and by the burning tears poured in the evening hour over His wounds by the most glorious Virgin MARY , His Mother , and by all the tears which have been shed here in this world by the Saints and Elect of God from whose eyes He has now wiped away all tears , that if you be innocent you do now shed tears , but if you be guilty that you shall by no means do so . |
25 | I am praised because I held it by the tail . ’ |
26 | So before we separated he gave me a working title for a song , and told me he wanted me to finish it by the next time he saw me . |