The phrase "clerk by" is not correct or usable in written English.
It is not a standard phrase or idiom.
THE INDIAN CLERK, by David Leavitt.
Mr. McDonald trailed his challenger, Kathleen A. Marchione, the Saratoga County clerk, by a narrow margin.
In 1940 Touré was hired as a clerk by a business firm, the Niger Français, and the following year took an administrative assignment in the postal service.
————— In the name of the Zurich Local Court Section II, The Vice President: E. Lang The Substitute Court Clerk by pr[oxy], D. Asper.
Other books on Impac's shortlist included "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Díaz and "The Indian Clerk" by David Leavitt.
I made my way to the post office, where I earned the trust of a postal clerk by talking stamps with him.
Earlier studies have shown the rise of ideological hiring of clerks by the justices.
Finally, she grabbed one of the clerks by his coat tail.
His quest for the right material sometimes took him to the Gucci boutique, where he would puzzle the clerks by buying every garment bag in the shop.
On February 27 , 2015 Professor Menell participated in a webinar for federal jurists and their clerks by the Federal Judicial Center (FJC) exploring the background and significance of the Court's decision.
I got to know the clerks by name, then their shifts, finally their tastes.
