Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] [vb past] by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the collection as a whole there emerges above all a Modigliani who was a most able draughtsman , a Modigliani much maligned by the critics who have unfortunately let themselves be led astray by legends rather than concentrating on the work . |
| 2 | But , despite the slump , profits in the six months to September still grew by a theoretical 5% to £10.26m ( true comparisons are impossible post-float ) . |
| 3 | In 1952 Durham University had two campuses , one in the ancient cathedral city of Durham nearly encircled by the River Wear and the other twelve miles away in the industrial city of Newcastle on the River Tyne . |
| 4 | Flaubert , on his way up the Nile in 1850 , found Esna much enlivened by the presence of ulmeh , literally " learned women " , prostitutes who had been banished from Cairo by Muhammad Ali some years before . |
| 5 | For a second Chrissie just stood by the grill , half watching the toast , half frowning , glancing along the hallway to where Linda was standing , staring down the front garden path . |
| 6 | Yeah , well John always swore by a diet whether he I do n't know . |