Example sentences of "by [noun sg] i [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ With Gavin landing penalties Scotland kept moving steadily ahead and by half-time I felt the game was over . ’ |
| 2 | I have been dead for a long time and by day I circle the huge air above the hills and by night I sleep in the quiet rock , as quiet as the rock , and the little worms mean consolation as they eat me . |
| 3 | By environment I mean the mood , the atmosphere of the campaign , its tone and the preoccupations Of the voters . |
| 4 | By concretion I mean the parables , the stories and the history , the images , symbols and metaphors by which it is carried . |
| 5 | Ah yes I thought that would er take you by surprise I noticed the sharp intakes of breath there erm but even now we 're thinking in terms of expansion . |
| 6 | By representation I mean the use of language to reflect or reinforce the content of a text , following the much-quoted dictum of pope . |
| 7 | By design I mean the shapes of the individual pieces and finished look while the reason for stocking stitch is that colour is often the only finishing touch a garment needs — texture and colour work sometimes but not always . |