Example sentences of "by [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thomas , his elder brother , was fined as a recusant in 1646 , and little by little the Brydges ' fortune dwindled . |
| 2 | Little by little the Grants began to do more things together as they came to trust each other , and to find enjoyment in each other 's company . |
| 3 | And little by little the guns with their horses and crews were tilted forward , sliding inexorably towards the freezing mud . |
| 4 | However Mr Earnshaw insisted , and little by little the boy became accepted by the family . |
| 5 | However , unlike the Stock Exchange 's organization of transactions in securities , the TOM requires cash settlement of all contracts by 10.00a.m. the day after the bargain has been struck . |
| 6 | Thus the operation of discretion by juvenile liaison officers is structured by much the same variables as with the section police : ‘ It all depends upon their attitude . ’ |
| 7 | The thought that the country might attempt suicide once again , so soon and by much the same means as last time , is almost too painful to contemplate . |
| 8 | Secondly , and by much the same token , we would condemn any suggestion that there is merit in regulation almost for its own sake : our justification for regulation can be only some real need to prevent what is unfair or damaging . |
| 9 | Was a polite Behaviour joined to that honest Sincerity and social Disposition which is remarkable in the English Sailors , I think they would not only be the most useful Men in the Island , but by much the most agreeable Companions : For this Reason , I would recommend it to Parents who are to breed their Sons to the Sea , to give them an early Taste of Letters , especially the European Tongue , which will be of great Service to their Business as well as polish their Manners " . |
| 10 | But the sexual division of labour — whether it is the male , the female , or both parents who look after the young — is controlled by much the same forces as control other sexual differences and is therefore appropriately treated in this chapter . |
| 11 | The question of why we want it is a psychological one , which we answer by much the same means . |
| 12 | A month ago , the all-Union Supreme Soviet voted against discussing the issue by only the narrowest of margins . |
| 13 | The weekly reports by the joint Intelligence Committee , seen by only the five senior politicians in the land are delivered to Buckingham Palace unexpurgated . |
| 14 | Divided from a private sandy beach by only the road , the beautiful gardens enclose two tennis courts and a large pool . |
| 15 | A sick horse has the same outline , and often the same slack mouth ; it may by only the slight tension around the nostril , or an unusual lack of interest in life , that indicate that anything is amiss . |
| 16 | In the medieval monastic library , knowledge fell into such simple categories that broad grouping on shelves could be accompanied by only the simplest of catalogue descriptions . |
| 17 | The authoritarian family , on the other hand , is characterized by unequal inheritance and unbroken patrimony to just one son , by only the married heir cohabiting with his parents , and by little or no marriage between the children of two brothers . |
| 18 | Morning winds may be light , but afternoons are usually brisk , with exciting open sea sailing in force 3 to 5 for many days each holiday — let down by only the odd day of paddling ! |
| 19 | As an example , if there is a gain on the sale of a property owned equally for fifteen years , occupied for the first ten years by both husband and wife and for the last five years by only the wife , there is complete exemption on the one-half share occupied by the wife throughout , and a chargeable gain to the extent of two-fifteenths of the gain on the other half ( the chargeable years being the five years after occupation had ceased less the 36 months ) . |
| 20 | The Peugeot Parts Promise guarantees that the parts the dealer orders to complete a job will be delivered from the company 's central warehouse to any dealer in mainland Britain by 8am the next morning . |
| 21 | It had to be first light because by 8.00am the sun was too bright and hot to bear . |
| 22 | It had to be first light because by 8.00am the sun was too bright and hot to bear . |
| 23 | I 'm suggesting that by perhaps the eighteen twenties the congress system was becoming somewhat divisive . |
| 24 | One test , for example , that I suggested to you last week which would have surprised Freud , is by contention the children who were overwhelmed with parental investment , particularly by perhaps the parent of the opposite sex , should n't show much oedipal behaviour . |
| 25 | And then he saw her pass by outside the window , and heard her climbing the steps toward the front door . |
| 26 | And even if your Centre does n't have the part you need , if they order it from our National Parts Centre before 3.30pm , provided it 's in stock , it will be delivered to any Centre in the mainland by 10.30am the next day . |
| 27 | Individual ants , misled in this way , fail to reach their holes but go to a point in the desert that is displaced by just the amount that the sun 's image was shifted by the mirror . |
| 28 | Indeed , fully a quarter of the country 's population is accounted for by just the six largest cities ( defined on a functional rather than administrative basis ) . |
| 29 | She felt intoxicated by the male scent and taste of him , aroused by just the pressure of his body so close to hers . |
| 30 | I , I do n't really understand what you mean by just the I do n't understand what you mean by just being okay |