Example sentences of "[prep] we by a " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should refuse to be ‘ good sports ’ and to ‘ play the game ’ when the deck is so stacked against us by a baroque system of government so ludicrous and infantile as to beggar description . |
| 2 | Reality was thrust upon us by a passing Midland H.S.T. , as our loco ran round at Riddings . |
| 3 | It is pretty clear that Labour believes that it can not get a majority for those policies domestically and therefore wants to achieve a situation in which they can be imposed on us by a majority of continental countries . |
| 4 | ‘ It was given to us by a descendant of Boutcher , who wants to remain anonymous . |
| 5 | The picture in our feature was supplied to us by a manufacturer to illustrate a particular cot set and was not intended as a recommendation of how to put a baby down to sleep . |
| 6 | However , fired with enthusiasm from the successes in Sheffield , we opened for business in a church hall rented to us by a sympathetic vicar . |
| 7 | ‘ He was passed on to us by a friend , darling , ’ the second Lady Deverill replied . |
| 8 | Our metabolic differences were once explained to us by a Dyak companion in Borneo as due to the fact that I belong to the tribe of gibbons , whereas Lorne belongs more to that of the orangutan . |
| 9 | It also has to be explained to us by a woman , who will examine us if necessary and keep it a secret . |
| 10 | It was described to us by an experienced wildlife film-maker , Alastair MacEwen , who was filming house martins with a high speed camera . |
| 11 | Above you will find a sample itinerary , prepared to a brief given to us by an imaginary customer . |
| 12 | One of many legends on the closeness of human and chimpanzee has been told to us by an old man in the village of Daobli , near our study site in Taï national park . |