Example sentences of "they [vb base] by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , the discomfort is made even more acute when two or three of them arrive by the same post . |
| 2 | ‘ It has n't been made public , but the kidnappers have said they 'll kill the girl if they do n't have what they want by the eleventh of October . ’ |
| 3 | Yeah but when it 's the other one that 's slow they go by the other one . |
| 4 | They go by the slowest clock . |
| 5 | The Turn of the Screw , Owen Wingrave , and Death in Venice are cinematic in technique in the sense that they evolve by the quick promotion and melding of short scenes . |