Example sentences of "but he [was/were] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eddy , the older of the two , shared the good looks of Ralph , but he was by far the strongest kid I ever knew . |
| 2 | Forty four year old became Nottingham 's first Asian sheriff in May nineteen ninety one , but he was by then already stealing from various arts organizations . |
| 3 | Here , he was not a particularly good teacher , but he was by no means a disaster . |
| 4 | But he was by now too aroused to be sidetracked . |
| 5 | But he was by no means alone in Britain , for a combined silversmith and jeweller 's stock is known at the extensive settlement of Snettisham in Norfolk . |
| 6 | I goes , I du n no , but he was by himself so I set him up . |