Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [noun sg] by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He describes persecution by government agents during the reign of James II . |
| 2 | In 1365 Edward III granted John of Appleby an annuity of 20 marks for good service ‘ and in recompense , of the loss which he sustains year by year by the King 's deer in respect of his land in Bernwood Forest , then lying uncultivated on account of the said deer ’ . |
| 3 | Note that a person is guilty under s.15 if he obtains ownership but does not obtain possession or control ; and if the accused is in possession or control , he is guilty if he obtains ownership by deception . |
| 4 | James is careful in making coreferential links between one sentence and another , as he unravels step by step the complications of the situation . |
| 5 | But he seems downbeat by nature and I 'm not sure he has the resilience to rally a losing club . |
| 6 | I mean , there are many , many cases of injustice around the world and , the West , the British government , ca n't be responsible for all of them , but there 's , there 's one particular case of Iraq , where we 've already gone to war , to , in the cause of democracy and freedom , and I do n't believe that when Saddam offends again as he does day by day , we can turn a blind eye . |
| 7 | Their decision was that a person is guilty of theft when he acquires ownership by deception . |
| 8 | Though he hath fall'n by prompture of the blood , |