Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] by [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bagman-fox , now on home ground , had delayed them by running up a long culvert . |
| 2 | She did n't love her husband , or even have any great affection for him , but she was mindful of the predicament in which he had placed himself by marrying so far beneath him , and she was going to make certain he never had cause to be ashamed of her . |
| 3 | Her mother had surprised everyone by dying just as they were recovering from her husband 's death . |
| 4 | Chapman eventually forced the ball over the line after Cantona had surprised him by passing instead of shooting when McAllister , released from emergency duty at right-back , crossed from the left . |
| 5 | I seem to have surprised myself by getting well ahead with this and I outline current plans below . |
| 6 | The sister who 'd protested and overruled her by bringing in another doctor to relieve Brückner 's suffering . |
| 7 | Once , at school , the girls had amused themselves by putting together the perfect woman , and Jane had been surprised when they chose her eyes , which were large and brown . |
| 8 | There are many similarities with beach starting , indeed many people have taught themselves by performing increasingly deeper versions of the beach start , The water start is divided into two parts ; the rig recovery and the start itself . |
| 9 | She said there was no way her husband of 46 years would have killed himself by jumping off his luxury yacht . |