But to this we could by no means give to ourselves a satisfactory reply.

But making love could by definition only occur between two free human beings.

"You take much better care of things around here than I ever could by myself."

He had taken the lone road and done everything he could by himself.

They might achieve, perhaps, what we could not by force.

Because he could not by himself inhibit the delivery of the designs.

Or could by the time we had used up that kiss.

Could one by the sense of touch trace the installation?

But kings could not, by their own authority, issue permanent law codes.

I've lived my life as best I could by my own lights.