Example sentences of "had by [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1972 the US had by far the biggest fleet , with 98 of the largest class of tuna seiners , and was responsible for almost 90 per cent of the dolphin kill . |
| 2 | Fat Marlene with the wobbling chin , laughing Clyde who could smack you across the mouth without once losing his smile , and slow , amiable Harry who always asked the wrong questions at the wrong time and had by far the biggest prick of the many hundreds or thousands she had sucked and handled . |
| 3 | full-time farmers had by far the closest relationship between the labour requirements and actual hours worked . |
| 4 | Speyside had by far the highest number of farmers requesting the courses themselves — three out of every four . |
| 5 | In Unix , it has succeeded in creating the impression that it has far more of the management , security and support capabilities in place than any of its competitors , and while this may not be entirely valid , time and again in the computer industry , winning the perception is nine tenths of the battle : in the 1970s , it was universally acknowledged among the cognoscenti that Burroughs Corp had by far the best mainframe architecture and operating software , but that did nothing to prevent the vast majority of its users migrating to IBM over time . |
| 6 | In contrast , the women who were booked at general practitioner units and delivered there had by far the lowest perinatal mortality rate ( 3.3/1000deliveries ) . |
| 7 | My right hon. Friend will be aware that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said that between 1984 and 1990 the United Kingdom had by far the best job creation record of the larger European Community countries . |
| 8 | Type III foci had by far the most unusual morphology : highly condensed , heavily piled upon one another , and criss crossed at the edges of the focus . |
| 9 | The visitors had by far the better chances in the second period but they lacked the confidence to take them . |
| 10 | REVERSE : Wonderful time being had by all ( despite Chris 's tummy ) . |
| 11 | Neil Kinnock had by now established his leadership strongly in the party . |
| 12 | In addition , Conran 's company had by now developed some advanced management systems of its own . |
| 13 | Lewis had by now settled into the role of tutor , but he did not relax in it . |
| 14 | Since dusk had by now fallen , the room must have seemed almost completely blacked out . ’ |
| 15 | Since dusk had by now fallen , the room must have seemed almost completely blacked out . ’ |
| 16 | Dad Ron had by now qualified as an accountant and he eventually landed a job with the local council . |
| 17 | Old Joseph had by now grown so blind that he rode with a child in his lap to guide him , and so was spared the sight of this first intrusion . |
| 18 | He joined Toohoolhlzote and White Bird , whose warriors had by now killed fourteen settlers on Salmon River . |
| 19 | Chamberlain returned to Britain and publicly proclaimed ‘ Peace in our time ’ but he had by now realised that Hitler 's word could not be trusted , so he endeavoured to form an alliance with Russia against Germany , the fear of Communism being overcome by the greater fear of Nazi domination , However , Poland refused to agree to Russian troops having the right to cross Polish territory for the purpose of attacking Germany from the east , so an effective alliance was impracticable and Russia became isolated from that proposed pact . |
| 20 | The number of officially registered objectors had by now almost doubled , to over 20,000 , all of whom had to be entered on a database and then sent information . |
| 21 | This mixture of strategic and ideological arguments , whose origins I described in Chapter Three , had by now been encapsulated in the single phrase ‘ diversity ’ . |
| 22 | However , a new element of strategic policy had by now entered the arena . |
| 23 | They were exotic , impoverished days for Nicholson and , above all , big experiences for the boy from Neptune who had by now left the protective custody of his sister/mother and was sharing an apartment with one of a group of friends who he met at the time and with whom he remained close when he became well known . |
| 24 | The austere Republican image , formerly restricted by law to the nobility and to the families of serving magistrates , had by now become an expression of Roman identity . |
| 25 | My weight had by now gone down to six and a half stone . |
| 26 | Though Charles Lamb had by now returned to London — envying his forgotten greatcoat for ‘ lingering so cunningly behind ’ at Lime Street — the sudden appearance of John Thelwall was more than compensation . |
| 27 | Vial had by now postponed his lectures to Wednesday , 4 January 1792 ; they were given in the College house to four pupils . |
| 28 | Fifty years of oralism had by now so severely retarded the education of deaf people that those who became adults were largely judged incapable of managing their own affairs . |
| 29 | The North Oxford brigade had by now formed a coherent clique at one end of the room , separated by a buffer zone of bare carpet from the jolly tradesmen . |
| 30 | Poland had by now withdrawn most of its trade through the city to its own port at Gdynia , and the Reich could hardly be expected to maintain or guarantee for an indefinite period the subsidy the city required.20 Lipski and Göring agreed that Germany and Poland should draw together in an understanding that they would jointly stabilise the city if the League should either collapse or decide to withdraw from Danzig . |