English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "By" in Example Sentences
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54837	Those present at the concert were surprised by his performance.	Nero
2957732	Tom probably won't be able to cope with the problem by himself.	CK
1263685	We were wakened by the whistle of the steam locomotive at dawn.	CK
242125	You are supposed to hand in the report by the end of this week.	CK
33995	Beth was asked by her lazy boyfriend to do his history homework.	CK
326770	By the age of seven, he had already made his own bow and arrows.	CM
72979	By the year 2020, the population of this city will have doubled.	CK
73319	Do you think you can get me to Union Station by a quarter after?	CM
65894	Don't forget that good jobs are very hard to come by these days.	CK
950150	Funding for this program was provided by the following sponsors.	darinmex
2912537	How many times do I have to ask you to call me by my first name?	CK
718004	I find that I get the best flavor by grinding fresh peppercorns.	papabear
2818089	I ought to have enough money saved up to buy a car by Christmas.	patgfisher
244571	I was beaten up by a gang of hoodlums on the way home from work.	CM
2529439	I'm sure we'd be able to get this done by 2:30 if Tom helped us.	CK
272181	In early times, inventions were often stumbled upon by accident.	CM
23635	In the past, Fletcher Fuel was approached by Japanese companies.	NekoKanjya
272630	It is essential that you should finish the work by this evening.	CK
54616	It is not safe for a girl to go out by herself so late at night.	CK
17792	It is not surprising that you should be scolded by your teacher.	Zifre
62446	Ken will grow into his brother's clothes by the end of the year.	CK
281436	Many rivers in Japan are polluted by waste water from factories.	CM
65947	My cousin took me by surprise by coming without previous notice.	CM
281636	The Japanese economy continued to grow by more than 5% annually.	CM
275893	The president was greeted by the queen on arrival at the palace.	CM
55110	The teacher said we had to learn all these expressions by heart.	Swift
266587	The very sick baby was under careful observation by the doctors.	CM
306476	They earn their living by collecting and selling old newspapers.	CK
55712	This is by far the best novel that has been published this year.	CK
20500	When the time is ripe, be bold and go for it! I'll stand by you.	NekoKanjya
242091	You are supposed to hand in the homework by the end of the week.	CK
954732	You can listen to audio files by native speakers on our website.	CK
3158742	A few of the neighbors came by to welcome us to the neighborhood.	CK
2951537	Are you telling me that I have to have this finished by tomorrow?	CK
682154	By signing a contract, you agree to certain terms and conditions.	Source_VOA
63679	Former pop stars are just plain old women by the time they're 40.	CM
325147	How long will you have been working here by the end of next year?	CM
252342	I believe this is by far the best of all the plans they proposed.	CK
892395	I can tell whether it's Dad or not by the sound of his footsteps.	Scott
257349	I explained to the host that I had been delayed by a traffic jam.	CK
258853	I have been deceived by the man who I thought was my best friend.	CK
741597	I'm not sure what's wrong.  We should have heard from him by now.	darinmex
1456822	If John phones me, please tell him I'll be back by seven o'clock.	qana
274345	More than half of my books were destroyed by the fire last night.	CK
24403	Some member countries have been lax in abiding by G-7 agreements.	CK
804121	The blockade by Britain and the other allies was very successful.	Source_VOA
45059	The city can be reached in less than 20 minutes by car from here.	CK
643275	The juggler wowed the crowd by keeping ten oranges up in the air.	darinmex
266140	The news of the prime minister's resignation took us by surprise.	CM
326188	The train left at ten, so it should have arrived in Osaka by now.	CK