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Meanings of water by in English

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Usage of water by in English
1
Laura Safe was pulled to safety from the water by a passer-by.
BBC
2
The great cable slipped in spurts into the water by the riverwall.
Perdido Street Station
3
The body was apparently spotted in the water by a passing vessel.
The Irish Times
4
You'd better be in the water by the time it kicks in.
Woken furies
5
Those are people who find water by waving sticks in the air?
Heart-shaped box
6
Gettysburg, Napoleon, and Dave were still in the water by the sluices.
The Furnace of Gold
7
The ROWE Brothers are here, and sing on the water by moonlight.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 24, September 10, 1870
8
We'll be on the water by the time you get this letter.
The Hollow of Her Hand
9
Here he spent perhaps half an hour, drinking brandy-and- water by the stove.
The Old Homestead
10
As these mirage-forms melted, Ootah glanced into the water by his side.
The Eternal Maiden
11
The man was spotted around 10pm in the water by a passer-by.
The Irish Times
12
Camped on west side of Delissier sand-hills, and found water by digging.
Explorations in Australia / 1.-Explorations in search of Dr. Lei...
13
He followed the water by swinging the empty bucket at Green's head.
Speaks the Nightbird
14
My potted plants must be dying from lack of water by now.
My deadly valentine
15
It's blown out of the water by the North African state of Mauritania.
The South African
16
The fish can rise or sink in the water by means of it.
The Evolution of Man — Volume 2
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