Example sentences of "you [verb] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Depends , of course , what you mean by odd . |
| 2 | It depends on what you mean by casual . |
| 3 | Well it depends upon what you mean by early . |
| 4 | I do n't understand what you mean by tight . |
| 5 | For example , if we were to ask ‘ When do children first become able to use single words ? ’ the immediate response might be : ‘ It depends on what you mean by single words . |
| 6 | ‘ All depends upon what you mean by eccentric . |
| 7 | ‘ He was n't mean , anyway , ’ she flared , ‘ if that 's what you mean by careful . |
| 8 | Now I want you to think about what sort of what sort of thing you mean by musical because we know it was musical . |
| 9 | Well if you 're going to ask some poor devil to clean er a carriage out is n't it fair to tell them what it is you mean by clean ? |
| 10 | Sorry remind us what you mean by disruptive selection again . |
| 11 | ‘ You could put right the mistake you made by promising to be my wife in six years ’ time ! ’ |
| 12 | were , were you impressed by Rich , were you impressed with Sarah 's , sorry with Lorraine 's immaculate humour ? , but I 'm sure you 're more impressed with her immaculate assets |
| 13 | You may like to check just how well you listen by practising listening in some simple everyday situations . |
| 14 | If you paid by postal order , take the counterfoils to the post office for a refund . |
| 15 | Seagrave Road is the most convenient car park for the exhibition , but we recommend that you travel by public transport as the area can become terribly congested . |
| 16 | You begin by admiring but it soon grows boring . |
| 17 | What do you understand by anti- vivisection first of all ? |
| 18 | The widespread belief is that to build status you need to bulldoze everyone else — your self-expression and agenda should dominate ; you operate by overpowering others . |
| 19 | Did you turn to music as an avenue for writing , or were you driven by musical instincts ? |
| 20 | By sailing consistently over a series of races , you win by other people 's mistakes . |
| 21 | What do you mean by recent ? |
| 22 | What do you mean by lost sale close ? |
| 23 | What do y what do you mean by dumb hopper ? |
| 24 | What do you mean by decent music ? |
| 25 | What do you mean by controlled access ? |
| 26 | Question 3 : What do you mean by unsupportable or subjective statements ? |
| 27 | Do you mean by young ones my generation ? |
| 28 | So do you think it 's something to do with maturity perhaps a child , a child is this wha what do you mean by forgiving ? |
| 29 | What do you mean by covered ? |
| 30 | What do you mean by prebiotic ? |