Example sentences of "he [vb past] them by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He smelt of good-quality eau de toilette , his grasp firm as he shook them by the hand and strode ahead , waving the nanny and his young son towards the sitting-room . |
| 2 | Sightless , seeing all , he placed them by the bones of his brother . |
| 3 | He took them by a tortuous route to a pub called The Black Dog , which made a change from horses and pookas , until she recollected uneasily that a black dog was one of the devil 's traditional earthly disguises . |
| 4 | Dazedly he saw them by the sagging chaise-longue . |
| 5 | He overcame them by a highly organized campaign . |
| 6 | He recognized them by the bright overalls they wore . |