at the hand of somebody

za strany koho, kvůli komu

The structure has suffered little at the hand of man, or from the lapse of time, so that without much imagination it is possible to picture it as the builders left it about the year 1410.

Professor Levy will see you now. And she directed us to an examination cubicle adjacent to the great man’s room. We waited behind a closed door which opened at the hand of a rugged dark-haired, dark-bearded man in an open white coat who said: Hi, I’m Ron Levy.

A child who suffers abuse at the hand of a stranger can expect comfort and protection from his or her family; incest victims often have no-one to whom to turn - those who should support have been the cause of suffering.

(BNC-B)

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