Example sentences of "by [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In addition , contract computer staff often gain advice and assistance from the agencies through which they work on how to proceed with incorporation , and are often encouraged by them to take this step . |
| 2 | A 'sham " has been defined by Diplock LJ ( as he then was ) in Snook v London and West Riding Investments Ltd [ 1967 ] 2 QB 786 ( at p802 ) to include : [ A ] cts done or documents executed by the parties to the " sham " which are intended by them to give to third parties or to the court the appearance of creating between the parties legal rights and obligations different from the actual legal rights and obligations ( if any ) which the parties intend to create . |
| 3 | Genet joined these movements because asked by them to do so . |
| 4 | Daniel son of Nicholas of Newcastle , husband of one of the co-heiresses , was appointed by them to perform the duties of Forest warden until he was succeeded in 1226 by Thomas of Stratton , husband of another co-heiress . |
| 5 | For example , the psychological dilemmas of women 's two roles discussed in the late 1950s by Myrdal and Klein are said by them to affect only the minority of educated middle-class women . |
| 6 | Since international trade law is largely dispositive and is designed primarily to facilitate international transactions between business enterprises it is only sensible to try out proposals on those who will be affected by them to see whether they will really work . |
| 7 | Economic questions about ageing are seen by them to have an explicitly political dimension because the state , being the major determinant of the economic status of the elderly population , is regarded as capable ( and culpable ) of creating a new sort of deliberately structured dependency among old people . |
| 8 | She was clearly mentally disturbed , and the reason that I got in touch with the legal project was to see if there 's anything that could be done by them to start giving her some way of getting in touch , getting to solve her problem . |
| 9 | The note to this rule in the 1993 White Book suggests that service on the defendant 's solicitors in England pursuant to an unqualified oral agreement by them to accept service is good service but points out that this practice of endorsement is unnecessary and unsafe since by itself it does not give notice of an intention to defend . |
| 10 | Esteemed , nevertheless , by foreign secretaries , such as Robert Banks Jenkinson ( later second Earl of Liverpool ) and George Canning [ qq.v. ] , he was used by them to train budding diplomats such as ( Sir ) Augustus John Foster and Stratford Canning ( later first Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe ) [ qq.v . ] . |
| 11 | In the previous chapter we saw how anthropology was sometimes used by them to show the historical particularity of institutions which under capitalism were represented as eternal . |
| 12 | They said , ‘ Do you want to ? ’ and I said , ‘ Not particularly , ’ but they suggested running a few things by me to see if I was interested . |
| 13 | BELVILLE : This happy estray thus restored begs leave by me to acknowledge its lovely owner ! |
| 14 | In addition , the defendants gave undertakings to the plaintiff , one of which was as follows : Any information which I have access to or knowledge which I acquire arising out of or in the course of my contract of service shall remain confidential and shall not be used by me to obtain any gain , benefit or advantage or profits for myself or for any member of my family or connected person . |
| 15 | She , why she , throughout my life , has always stood by me to help me make big decisions … ’ |
| 16 | Take that stool and go inside to the cloakroom and sit there until you 're called by me to come away from it . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ The helpful guidebook , in Hungarian and German , told me that this sportive Death was saying , ‘ In this doleful jeste of Life , I shew the state of Manne , and how he is called at uncertayne tymes by Me to forget all that he hath and lose All . ’ |
| 18 | Father we pray for Alan and Gaynor Stevens , and their family as they are prepared by You to serve in Rugby . |
| 19 | In presenting the main commentary , remember that readers will either have the original table before them or a number of tabular extracts presented by you to clarify points of interest . |
| 20 | Let me just , le I 'm not really a , I 'm not really a very numerate political scientist but let me just run some numbers by you to give you an idea of the escalation of the change . |
| 21 | ‘ You know she 's far too intimidated by you to do that ! ’ |
| 22 | But once Pietro started sounding off to the press they had to stand by you to avoid charges of bowing to pressure . ’ |
| 23 | These devices can be set by you to switch lights on and off for determined periods while you are away from home . |
| 24 | More abstract diagrams ranging from the simple to the complex , can be invented by you to show historical sequences , such as the development of an idea or movement ( e.g. liberalism ) or the general changes and continuities that may occur within that idea . |
| 25 | a fixed-term contract for one year or more entered into from 1 October 1980 can include an agreement in writing by you to exclude any claim that you may have for unfair dismissal , where your dismissal consists only of the expiry of the term ; |
| 26 | a fixed-term contract for two years or more entered into from 6 December 1965 can include an agreement in writing by you to exclude any claim that you may have for state redundancy pay , where your dismissal consists only of the expiry of the term . |
| 27 | a fixed-term contract for one year or more entered into from 1 October 1980 can include an agreement in writing by you to exclude any claim that you may have for unfair dismissal , where your dismissal consists only of the expiry of the term ; |
| 28 | a fixed-term contract for two years or more entered into from 6 December 1965 can include an agreement in writing by you to exclude any claim that you may have for state redundancy pay , where your dismissal consists only of the expiry of the term . |
| 29 | All cancellations incur a charge payable by you to compensate us for our offices . |
| 30 | All cancellations incur a charge payable by you to compensate us for our estimated losses and expenses , calculated as shown here as a percentage of the total holiday price of the person(s) making the cancellation , inclusive of all extras except holiday insurance premiums as shown here . |