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For this purpose a capable officer, Bolkhovitinov, was chosen, who was to explain the whole affair by word of mouth, besides delivering a written report. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context That was so far well, but Vronsky knew that in this dirty business, though his only share in it was undertaking by word of mouth to be surety for Venovsky, it was absolutely necessary for him to have the two thousand five hundred roubles so as to be able to fling it at the swindler, and have no more words with him. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context Sire, an order is given by a sign, by a gesture, by a glance, as intelligibly, as freely, and as clearly as by word of mouth. Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context			by return mail and by return post by rote by shank's mare by the back door by the book by the day by the dozen by the dozens by the end of the day by the handful by the hour by the month by the name by the nape of the neck by the same token by the seat of pants by the skin of teeth by the sweat of brow by the unit by the way by the week by the year by themselves by virtue of by way of by word of mouth by yourselves bye byway C'est la vie caboodle cack-handed cadge from Caesar's wife must be above suspicion cage cage in cage up cahoots cajole cajole into cajole out of cake cake with calculate calculate into calculate on call call a halt call a halt to call a meeting call a meeting to order and call the meeting to order			by turns by turns by turns by usage by use of by virtue by virtue by virtue by virtue by virtue of by vote By Water and the Spirit by way of by way of by way of by way of by way of by way of a will By Way of Contradiction by way of gift By Way of Motorcycle by weight by weight by weight by weight by weight By Weight of Cement By Which I Mean By wholesale by will by word of mouth by your leave by your leave by your leave by your leave By Your Own Admission By Your Way by yourselves BY$ by- by-altar by-and-by by-bid by-bidder by-bidding by-blow by-blows by-catch by-catches By-corner By-dependence By-drinking by-election by-election By-elections By-elections By-end by-form by-forms

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