Example sentences of "they [vb past] by the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By showing things-as-they-are , then showing them penetrated by the catalyst , the agent that embodies the will-to-change . |
| 2 | But the Pope kept quiet and the atrocities went on , many of them supervised by the followers of St Francis . |
| 3 | To coincide with the study 's publication , the council renewed its call for the Data Protection Act to be amended to enable individuals to see any file on them kept by the league . |
| 4 | He was a realpolitiker , believing nation-states were the prime actors in world affairs and that they operated by the logic of the balance of power . |
| 5 | They changed by the minute as the clouds crossed them ; the clouds themselves , impenetrable mass or the wispiest of vapours . |
| 6 | We have ourselves observed and documented many such cases in our studies of local politics in Kensington and Chelsea , and Croydon , where relatively powerless groups of underprivileged people were frequently ignored by councillors when they played by the rules of the game , and were vilified when they did not . |
| 7 | LITTLE did they know as they lazed by the pool that the roof was about to fall in . |
| 8 | In Somerset , for example , they showed by the evidence of Domesday that Dulverton and Winford were of the ‘ ancient demesne ’ of the Crown of England , and therefore ought to remain in Exmoor Forest , according to the provisions of the Charter . |
| 9 | Even within the bounds of their overwhelming devotion to Gothic they showed by the end of the century an openness to new styles which other denominations were not as quick to learn . |
| 10 | Like Dorothy , Helen and Edward used swabs of mouldering grey stockinette ; they festered by the sink and were known as dead rabbits . |
| 11 | ‘ The deal they escaped by the skin of their teeth was SMS , ’ Forster says . |
| 12 | From the time of James 's second Indulgence , most Whigs and Nonconformists had come out against the suspending power , on the promise that if they stuck by the Church , they would be given some measure of toleration . |
| 13 | Eventually the light was left behind and they walked by the glow of the snow itself . |
| 14 | The laws they followed belonged to Gemara and they swore by the Midrash and the Mishmeh Torah , an encyclopaedic religious code written by Maimonides eight centuries ago . |
| 15 | After dark , they worked by the light of the city 's fires and by candles the ten remaining nurses held for them . |
| 16 | We asked men and women what they understood by the oppression of women , what changes the new society would bring for them and what they hoped to contribute to that new society . |
| 17 | In particular , responsibilities had not been adequately defined , and , although the Ships ' Masters had raised concerns , the lack of any appropriate feedback system meant they fell by the wayside . |
| 18 | They went by the sea route ; the night was clear and calm . |
| 19 | They went by the title of ‘ The Proprietors of the Invention for raising Water by Fire ’ , and no one could build an engine without their licence . |
| 20 | The easiest course was to leave the car , which they did by the end doors , and they were still walking in single file through the train when it came into Hammersmith . |
| 21 | Swindon were already on their way to the winners enclosure … when David Mitchell almost got a second … they won by the length of the pitch … |
| 22 | On the way in , they paused by the grave of Eugen of Savoy , buried at the west end of the south aisle chapel . |
| 23 | They paused by the bench they had left earlier , with one revolution of the court complete . |
| 24 | Maybe they left by the tunnel he was on about … well , maybe Brett coulda gotten out that way too … ’ |
| 25 | They waited by the desk of the Maître d'Hôtel , and the Maître d'Hôtel took his time in appearing . |
| 26 | Suddenly it came to Hazel that if Bigwig was dead — and what else could hold him silent in the mud ? — then he himself must get the others away before the dreadful loss could drain their courage and break their spirit — as it would if they stayed by the body . |
| 27 | ‘ Frightfully kind of you , ’ he said to her as they stood by the kerb . |
| 28 | It ran deep and silent , the willows swaying above it ; and soon they stood by the foot of the rock . |
| 29 | Victoria was silent throughout the service and as they stood by the side of the grave where George was laid to rest beside his parents , she noticed in amazement that most of the women cried and that even her Grandad Oaks , who often appeared fierce and of whom she was a little afraid , took out a handkerchief and surreptitiously wiped his eyes . |
| 30 | They stood by the car , staring at the farm front door . |