English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "By" in Example Sentences
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416539	It takes about 10 minutes to get to the train station by foot.	Scott
1879927	It's a pain in the neck to get there by public transportation.	CK
239788	Language is the means by which people communicate with others.	Snout
320669	Mother insists that we should be home by seven in the evening.	CM
516093	My son surprised me by tidying up his room without being told.	darinmex
20958	People could have avoided many mistakes by simple experiments.	NekoKanjya
313147	She looked puzzled at the abrupt question posed by a reporter.	Dejo
263728	The accident was caused by an error on the part of the driver.	CM
47378	The child was scolded by his mother in the presence of others.	CK
847198	The poor talker sometimes surprises us by being a good writer.	Source_Benedict_1921
273634	The tree had been blown down by the typhoon of the day before.	CM
1121242	The world population grows by close to eight million per year.	Scotland
1093847	Tom had his homework all done by the time his mother got home.	CK
2996602	Tom is working on something that needs to be finished by 2:30.	CK
3075066	Tom was a kind and gentle man, well loved by all who knew him.	patgfisher
25815	We had not gone far before we saw the road blocked by a truck.	CK
24232	When I came home, my mother was standing by the door in tears.	NekoKanjya
16684	You must get this homework finished by the day after tomorrow.	CK
2954766	You should know by now that I don't really like you very much.	CK
2537124	You won't have any problem getting home by yourself, will you?	CK
46894	A group of scientists stood by, ready to record the experiment.	CM
275435	All communication with the mainland was cut off by the typhoon.	CM
20238	By the year 2020, the population of our city will have doubled.	CK
26263	English is by far the most widely-spoken language in the world.	CK
2951832	Even though Tom knew he shouldn't, he went swimming by himself.	CK
578279	Everyone should choose at least one poem and learn it by heart.	darinmex
23873	Fanned by the strong wind, the flames spread in all directions.	NekoKanjya
296013	He learned golf by watching others and following their example.	CK
304571	He will have lived here for ten years by the end of next month.	CK
70802	How long does it take you to get here from your house by train?	CK
259687	I am becoming accustomed to the severe climate here bit by bit.	CK
276479	I could not get anybody to go with me, and so I went by myself.	CK
259950	I know that he will be introduced to a lady by his uncle today.	CM
1233152	I plan to go around the island of Shikoku by bicycle next year.	CK
278387	I took my little sister by the hand when we crossed the street.	CK
323333	I want to have this letter translated into English by tomorrow.	CK
282217	I will have obtained a driver's license by the end of the year.	CM
1437178	If by any chance he comes, I'd like you to give him this paper.	CK
247244	Of all the houses we've looked at, this one is by far the best.	CK
3168186	One way or another, we have to get this job finished by Monday.	CK
48322	Only part of the building has been destroyed by the earthquake.	CK
18846	She became rich by virtue of hard work and good business sense.	Zifre
310120	She had been proposed to five times by the time she was twenty.	CK
47113	The accident was caused by the error on the part of the driver.	CM
2264372	The adjustment of the machinery was taken care of by engineers.	sharptoothed
263707	The cause of the accident was being investigated by the police.	CK
266544	The employees were intrigued by the odd behavior of their boss.	CM
52469	The number of visitors to Singapore has increased year by year.	CM
2222181	The old woman had a narrow escape from being run over by a car.	freddy1
640841	The senator was censured by the congressional ethics committee.	darinmex