Example sentences of "[prep] foot or by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in the 1780s travel was difficult and on foot or by horse — it took at least four days to get from Edinburgh to London . |
| 2 | Surveys show that an overwhelming proportion of the journeys people use cars for could easily be done on foot or by bicycle . |
| 3 | The adults and children of the family also learnt much of the Gospels and Psalms by heart , for , said Nicholas , ‘ Who knows how or where he shall be before he dies , suppose blind or in prison , and whether travelling on horseback , on foot or by sea , by reciting these passages he would have heavenly food and medicine with him . ’ |
| 4 | The summit of Snowdon can be climbed on foot or by train . |
| 5 | By the 1790s such small beginnings had created a substantial seaside trade which included a smattering of working people as visitors by corn hoy to Margate and Ramsgate and Manchester " manufacturers " travelling on foot or by cart to the coast at Blackpool . |
| 6 | " We should always do all we can to improve local facilities and the ease of getting to them on foot or by bicycle , " said Sir George Young , Minister of Housing and Planning . |
| 7 | But I would like to point out in this video , and on the brochure that goes with it , actually says the rest of the field are there to follow on horseback or on foot or by car , very few people indeed actually witness the death of a fox . |
| 8 | The summit can be reached by foot or by donkey , with breathtaking views of the surrounding scenery . |
| 9 | Well came from Bar which is er a matter of six miles , six to eight miles out side Girran and you 'd got to come in by foot or by trap . |