Example sentences of "i [vb base] [vb pp] by [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First pieces of the sky fall on my house , then I get attacked by bits of the sea . |
| 2 | I get woken by Lucker the following morning . |
| 3 | I feel secure in the sense that I 'm my own sort of person and I feel loved by Lucy . |
| 4 | But on the question of competitive tendering I think mentioned by Mr which he says we should have a different attitude . |
| 5 | I live surrounded by farmland and I am pleased no foxhunters are allowed , as over 50 years ago I experienced the killing of a fox by hounds . |
| 6 | Yes er that 's been the essence of what I 've wanted is er I 've , I 've had to have what I 've wanted by hook or by crook , and I do n't mean crook in a bad sense , I mean one way or another , you know what I mean and er I did job for the casters , same as they did jobs for me , you know and that 's how I 've gone through life , that is Michael . |
| 7 | It is no conceded that that figure included matters which should not have been taken into consideration , such as the agency quotes mark-up unquotes and the effect of V A T. Figures making allowance for appropriate deductions but also including what I 've said by Mr to be appropriate increases totalling one hundred and sixty thous one hundred and sixty six thousand two hundred and fifty pounds , are claimed on behalf of the plaintiff . |
| 8 | I 've walked the Roman road on wet windy December days when clouds have sailed across Drumaldrace and the stone walls have been silvered with rain and I 've sat by Semer Water on sweltering August days when the shimmering haze has turned the wild summer colours into pastel shades . |