Example sentences of "was [verb] him by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The courage of Peter er after his denial is something that was given him by the Holy Spirit . |
| 2 | However : What Mr Taylor [ for the council ] said … was … that the common assumption which lay behind the agreement was that the council was the owner of the … land and that Mr Tillson had no interest in either parcel of land beyond the tenancy which the council was to grant him by the transaction . |
| 3 | Jean was pulling him by the hand towards the dance . |
| 4 | Only it seems they was callin' him by a different name , or names even . |
| 5 | Someone was shaking him by the shoulder as the band played ‘ God Save the King ’ and everyone else in the cinema stood to attention . |
| 6 | Duvall was shaking him by the sleeve , bringing him back . |