by-street
Example Sentences
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He turned down a short and narrow by-street, with only room for a house or two, and they found themselves on the little common that is known as the Green of Cardyllion.
From Willing to Die by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
A corridor joined the theatre to the door on the by-street; and with this, the cabinet communicated separately by a second flight of stairs.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Mr. Enfield and the lawyer were on the other side of the by-street, but when they came abreast of the entry, the former lifted up his cane and pointed.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
At Chateaudun as at Vendome, we sought out lodgings in a by-street, and therein passed the night.
From The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire by Stephens, Robert Neilson
He turned aside from the many inviting policemen in the main road, where the contemptuous glances of wayfarers might presume his rusticity, and tried to find a policeman in a secluded by-street.
From Poor Relations by MacKenzie, Compton
