Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pers pn] [adv prt] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | the first thing that we , we , we would respect is and suggest and this is a course which has been offered erm , erm , in order of other cases , er , we should ask that the er because of the adjournment necessary for investigation , the , the money will attract interest and we would ask for an order that the erm , the plaintiff is entitled to interest at the special account rate on any lump sum hereafter ordered to be paid , now what that means is that if at the end of the day the instruction say goes off and the conventional lump sum order is made , we are entitled to interest on the whole of that lump sum , if on the other hand a structured settlement is put into position and er part is either applied to the purchase of the annuities , in the commercial way to try and settle it or taken it back by the health authority , in consideration for self funding structured settlement , then we would only get the interest on the actual cash we have been kept |
| 2 | It is far tougher to dive at the legs of an oncoming player than to haul them down by the neck or straight-arm tackle them as they run past you . |
| 3 | ‘ I gathered it up , ’ he was to say , ‘ I actually scooped up the evil hungering thing in my arms and carried it into the house and laid it down by the fire . ’ |
| 4 | They 're erm , I erm , said goodbye come and pick me up by the school . |
| 5 | She went straight to her jug of water and lifted it up by the handle and peered inside . |
| 6 | Turn round ! girl , ’ and swung her round by the shoulders , and while holding her with one hand she ripped the pieces of tape from the end of each plait , before she tore at the hair until it hung in uneven strands ; then she almost lifted Millie from the floor as , using both hands now , she drew the strands together and began forming them into a tight rope-like plait . |
| 7 | He lifted the tray from her lap and set it down by the bed . |
| 8 | The chimney swift of Asia manages to collect twigs by flying at a branch , seizing one with its beak and breaking it off by the sheer force of its aerial velocity . |
| 9 | A rotating mechanism traps the hair and plucks it out by the root . |
| 10 | The child took no notice and made no sound when her father slapped one arm and yanked her up by the other . |