Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tourists and journalists , including , to their chagrin , the three American network , were detained in a hotel on the airport road and were not even allowed to watch the cars pass by . |
| 2 | While standing there I noticed Dr Greenslade drive by . |
| 3 | So she let the woman 's boat pass by . |
| 4 | The clash of ginger on pink as a small skipper butterfly lands on petals of camp ion ; gorse pods popping in the hot sun ; small striped snails creeping out on to the wet path after a cloud burst ; soldier beetles gathered on the white umbels of wild carrot : these sights and sounds I can enjoy at my pottering leisure — whilst the hordes of laden hikers tramp by with stern faces and never a glance to left or right . |
| 5 | The addressing system remains the same , but the statistical profile of location contents changes as the centuries go by . |
| 6 | Its patterns change as the centuries go by , so this keeps evolution constantly in motion as it ‘ tracks ’ the changes . |
| 7 | But whereas mean annual rainfall will drift up and down , with no particular rhyme or reason , the average cheetah , as the centuries go by , will tend to become better equipped to catch gazelles than his ancestors were . |
| 8 | Kirsty added : ‘ Most people remember their weddings when they see a white Rolls go by . |
| 9 | A young giant working on the flower-beds along the drive straightened his long , lithe back to watch the car go by , without curiosity though with fixed , methodical attention , his senses turned outwards for relaxation while he took a breather . |
| 10 | It will be good to get to know you as the months go by , as we share our gifts together for the good of many and to the glory of God . |
| 11 | Most clubs , you have to go through a long rigmarole of being proposed and seconded and vouched for by other members and having your background scrutinised , and weeks and months go by before you 're elected . |
| 12 | As they danced , they noticed a carriage go by . |
| 13 | In all the time that he 'd been living out on the Step Pete had seen only one stranger go by , and that was a hiker who 'd stopped to ask the way because he 'd been lost . |
| 14 | Cars swish by . |
| 15 | In these respects , it can certainly be claimed that the polytechnics have by and large measured up to their original specification . |
| 16 | Try explaining it to Ashley as he sits in the back of the minibus watching the streets of Salzburg slip by for the last time as — filming finished — we begin the journey back home . |
| 17 | While engineers scrape by in cheerless garrets . |
| 18 | David Rush , Brian Mooney and Warren Hawke stand by as Sunderland go for their fourth win in a row . |
| 19 | But the days flash by in a blur . |
| 20 | Ian , if you and Julia stand by to raise the bridge , I think we 'll do very nicely . |
| 21 | Gradually she wheedled her way into the kitchen and began to learn the art of French cooking from Alain 's mother , and what with one thing and another she hardly noticed the days pass by . |
| 22 | In the street outside the court , Indian traders , a few Masai and the occasional European in military or tropical kit pass by . |
| 23 | Your wedding photographs will keep the memories of the big da alive for you and your future family for many years to come , providing a permanent record of all those small details so carefully planned yet so easy to forget as the years roll by . |
| 24 | He let only a moment go by before filling a teaspoon full of caviar and feeding it to her . |
| 25 | As its days go by , we are left to imagine for ourselves Sarah 's anxiety . |
| 26 | As the days go by , the chances of my writing Soldier 's Tale seem to get stronger and stronger . |
| 27 | Count the number of steps you take and record them here so that you can measure your increased fitness as the days go by . |
| 28 | Few days go by without booksellers and auctioneers being offered , for instance , some imposing nineteenth century edition with brass clasps and bright chromolithographs ; or a ‘ very rare ’ Breeches Bible , the latter almost inevitably rather battered and with a number of pages torn or missing . |
| 29 | There are n't two days go by though when I do n't think of him , because there was a time when we 'd play tennis four or five times a year . |
| 30 | I was happy to let the pleasant sunny days go by . |