Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [v-ing] [adv prt] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was coming back by the path from the ferry , through the woodland , and where the trees are thickest I stumbled over him . |
| 2 | And she was laying up by the quay by where they 've got those |
| 3 | She was sitting down by the gate , one hand on her neck , her head canted over at a fierce angle . |
| 4 | " We 're going back by the beach , " Kate said . |
| 5 | Did n't look very well , we were walking down by the side of the road ! |
| 6 | He was kneeling down by the wall holding out his hand to me . |