Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [vb pp] [pron] [adv prt] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is now widely recognized that all such attempts have failed , yet it continues to be assumed that the rational agent has somehow pulled himself up by his bootstraps out of reach of his own spontaneity . |
| 2 | They 'd probably switched it on by remote control while he was on his way up . |
| 3 | He had bullet wounds said to have been inflicted by Mr Athulathmudali 's bodyguard , and had apparently finished himself off by taking cyanide , a method of suicide used by Tamil Tiger guerrillas . |
| 4 | He had already put himself out by agreeing to see Dougal at such short notice . |
| 5 | As presentation day grew closer with Mark racing against time to complete the plan and finalise the slide illustrations , so Klepner read and re-read it until he had almost learnt it off by heart . |
| 6 | ‘ He 's probably got it back by now . ’ |