Example sentences of "i [verb] [adv prt] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I came in by the south door as usual and locked both it and the door in the grille after me . |
| 2 | As I walked down by the riverside one evening in the spring Heard a long gone song from days gone by Blown in on the great North wind Though there is no lonesome corncrake 's cry of sorrow and delight You can hear the cars and the shouts from bars and the laughter , and the fights May the ghosts that howled round the house at night never keep you from your sleep May they all sleep tight down in Hell tonight or wherever they may be … |
| 3 | Armed with the yellow pages and a mug of coffee , I settled down by the telephone . |
| 4 | Well I think what I 'll do , if I go round by the market I can drop you there by the multi-storey car park and you can then just walk through to Baston 's ca n't you ? |
| 5 | Andy and I went down by the river and the loch , clambering up the rocks upstream then back down , watching fish jump lazily out on the calm loch , or strike at the insects speckling those flat waters , jaws snapping underneath ; dispatching , swallowing , leaving ripples . |
| 6 | I slipped in by the cemetery gate , as I left , and he went up through the trees to the path by which he had made his way to join me . |
| 7 | I sat down by the table and lifted the pot . |
| 8 | Then I sat down by the letter table . |
| 9 | I sat down by the side of Blyth , careful not to let my shadow cross his face . |