Example sentences of "[coord] [conj] [noun] [vb past] by [art] " in BNC.

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1 This was not totally without justification : there were signs of tension between Aung San and Than Tun supported by the Communists .
2 If the finger had not been pointed , all the class would have known who was being called to face the fearsome sister , and when Millie stood by the side of the nun 's desk , the sheet of paper was immediately thrust into her face with the demand , ‘ What do you mean by that ?
3 And as Pete emerged by the rocky edge of the water , he saw her .
4 At first relations between the PLO outside and the Patriotic Front inside were cordial , but as time went by the PLO leadership became increasingly uneasy about the Patriotic Front taking its own initiatives .
5 But as time went by the marriage turned sour .
6 The surviving correspondence does not make clear what happened to Mr. Carrick , but as Glassford had by the time of election three votes prepared and George Abercromby defeated Major Dundas , it may be surmised that Lord Dundas 's failure to secure the reinstatement of the collector of Inverness was seen by Glassford as a neglect which justified his remaining friendly with Abercromby .
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