by-street

Example Sentences

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The cab stopped at last before a block of offices in a by-street of the city.

From The Golden Web by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

"This way," whispered Lyon Berners to his wife, as he turned into a by-street.

From Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte

He followed the man, and in a few minutes found himself in a narrow by-street, where a single carriage was standing.

From One Of Them by Lever, Charles James

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

My destination was in a by-street in a mean, rickety building.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis