Example sentences of "he [verb] by [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following the example of George Müller [ q.v. ] , and his own highly original survival training in Hull , he lived by the principles of faith and prayer on which he later built his mission : never appealing for funds except to God , and administering all gifts with scrupulous stewardship . |
| 2 | He bent by the flowers , and tidied them . |
| 3 | How could he say that there was only God 's insistence , even though He abided by no rules Himself , that His strictures should be discovered and obeyed ? |
| 4 | There was a wide area where the passage broadened out and he lingered by the steps until the raincoat came in sight . |
| 5 | The playground was empty but he could hear the sing-song voices of children reciting tables as he paused by the railings . |
| 6 | He pushed by the chairs and strode out of the hall . |
| 7 | And if Elinor 's mother should break down he would sob operatically and people would say to each other , as he stood by the flowers afterwards , ‘ My , my . |