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Meanings of pull by in English

We have no meanings for "pull by" in our records yet.
Usage of pull by in English
1
The nurse gave her a great pull by the hand she held.
The Princess and the Goblin
2
Put your foot on my knee and catch something to pull by.
The Song of the Lark
3
He tugged on the bell pull by the arched entranceway.
The darkest road
4
He moved to a bell- pull by the fireplace, and the tug was immediately followed by a loud report.
Septimus
5
Never pull by means of wires.
The Aeroplane Speaks. Fifth Edition
6
Sure, the school bus would pull by the intersection ahead, but that was a good half mile away, out of sight.
Running scared
7
The doors were open; a breeze moved a bell- pull by the great fireplace, as if some phantom hand had called for attention.
Man of War
8
There are men who put straps over their shoulders to pull by, and let you take hold of the end of them.
Rollo in Naples
9
Then a mistimed pull by Guptill off Jade Dernbach was ballooned to Chris Jordan at midwicket and English spirits were briefly raised.
The Guardian
10
There was not the slightest difficulty in devising an efficient means of pressing a trigger with a reduced pull by opening the door.
Number Seventeen
11
The proposed fix, a congestion charge zone, was pulled by the government.
The Guardian
12
Once or twice he was pulled by the reindeer and almost fell.
The Land of the Long Night
13
A dog pulled by the collar is not much of a companion.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 2
14
Then Caesar himself, high in a golden chariot pulled by four horses.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
15
Ares gave the king a special plow pulled by metal fire-breathing oxen.
Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods
16
We embarked at nine o'clock, in a boat pulled by eight men.
A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán
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