304. by one's lights див. А-70, 1) та 2).

305. by (або on) one's lonesome один, без допомоги; на самоті.

306. By one's own accord див. О-180.

307. by one's own volition за власним бажанням, з власної волі.

308. by one's side див. В-3248.

309. by preference надаючи перевагу; пе­ реважно;

The most cunning of all was Brin, theMokelumne Grizzly that killed by preference blooded stock (E. Seton-Thompson).

3198. by proxy за дорученням; чужими руками;

Violence by proxy, for instance, was obviously a political principle of some value (J. Galsworthy).

3199. by pure luck цілком випадково; якимсь дивом;

I've got to break a patent I can't think of any­thing else. Some idiot has anticipated me by pure luck, because it's obvious that he doesn't know what it's all about (M. Wilson).

3200. by reason of (тж. in consequence of) з (якоїсь) причини, в результаті, через (щось), завдяки (чомусь);

In consequence of this relatively advanced posi­tion, Yeobright might have been called unfortunate. The rural world was not ripe for him (Th. Hardy).

267. by reason of one's (або the) fair eyes див. F-1092.

268. by reason that рідк. в силу того, що; через те, що.

269. by return of post із зворотною пош­ тою [етим. фр. par retour du courrier];

If you love us, answer us by return of post •<V. Collins).

3204. by right (of something) по праву (чогось);

Sam was the eldest brother, and the farm was his by right (J. Aldridge).

318. by rights по праву, по справедли­ вості.

319. By rote див. В-3155.

311. by routine за заведеним порядком; We live very much by routine (D. du Maurier).

312. by rule за правилами, механічно.

313. by rule and line див. В-3167.

3210. by slow degrees (тж. заст. by small and small) поступово, потроху, повільно;

Misserimus Dexter's release from the burden , of life had come to him, by slow degrees (W. Collins).

120. by (або in) snatches уривками, по­ хапцем.

121. by stealth нишком, тишком-нишком; потай, таємно;

"Why did you slip away by stealth like this?" said d'Urberville, with upbraiding breathlessness (Th. Hardy).

236. by that (або this) means за допо­ могою цього, таким чином.

237. by (або through) the agency of за

допомогою, через втручання (когось, чогось);

Silently, and without a moment's delay, they permitted him to assist them from their saddles, when they descended quickly to the water's edge, where the scout had collected the rest of the party, more by the agency of his expressive gestures than by any use of words (J. Cooper).

Another piece was... torn completely out, through the agency of thorns, from the unedged interior of the dress! (E. Poe).

3215. by the by (або bye) розм. (тж. by the way) між іншим, до речі;

By the bye I have a letter for you (Ch. Dickens).

I met a young man who is related to us, a cousin of you three children by the way, the eldest son of my brother (Th. Dreiser).

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3216. by the day поденно;

They were the daughters of a spry, hard-working washerwoman, who went about from house to house by the day (K. Mansfield).

3217. by the dozen дюжинами; десятками, пачками;

The man I know slightly is the sort of thing that Eton and University turn out by the dozen (H. Merriman).

3218. by the ears що б'ються (про тва­ рин); перен. у сварці, ^ на ножах (часто вжив з дієсловом to be); див. тж. С-1083;

So that the Baronet and his brother had every reason which brothers possibly can have for being by the ears (W. Thackeray).