Example sentences of "by [pers pn] do [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Genet joined these movements because asked by them to do so .
2 Yeah , but he do n't , he looks so hard done by I do n't think .
3 Your father did the right thing by you did n't he , he helped you over the court case .
4 up on a Sunday er we avoid all that and we , in actual fact if we go by we do n't even come into it till we get
5 It is not always easy for an applicant to attend on a person to administer the oath and it has been agreed with the Department of Health and Social Security that the swearing should be dispensed with and the signature witnessed by the Commanding Officer or an officer appointed by him to do so .
6 PC /k is a closure principle because it says that a move from something known to something known to be implied by it does not take us outside the closed area of knowledge . )
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