Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] by the [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless the former test and the current test are very similar and indeed the ‘ guidelines ’ laid down by the two Acts are the same . |
| 2 | An amazing amount of work carried out by the three members of the pest control team , with some additional help with larger jobs during the summer period . |
| 3 | The programme for the first year was drawn up by the three partners during a week-long visit to Fife . |
| 4 | This is borne out by the 1991 figures which tell us that out of eight fatalities , half involved the tractor . |
| 5 | The centre 's manager , Peter Struthers , said last night : ‘ Since we lost George , my wife Ann and myself had paid numerous visits to pet shops over a wide area , on the off chance that he had been brought along by the two thieves . |
| 6 | The Southern Africa Centre for Ivory Marketing ( SACIM ) , set up by the four countries , plans a range of measures to exclude poached ivory from the trade , including marking legally obtained ivory with a hologram , bar code and serial number . |
| 7 | The arrangements set up by the two Houses differed widely , but they have had in common that their powers derive from the practical assistance given by the United Kingdom Government in the prompt provision of legislative proposals and other Community documents , and from the Government undertaking not to agree any proposal in the Council of Ministers until parliamentary scrutiny is complete . |
| 8 | The new body — to be set up by the 12 countries of the European Community and the six countries of the European Free Trade Association — would be open to east European states who opt for democracy . |
| 9 | The only real difference is that it now seems to have been taken over by the 22 clubs who , having escaped Football League control , no longer find their pursuit of commercial success frustrated by the decisive voting power of their poor relations . |
| 10 | Do n't be put off by the two sets of coordinates . |
| 11 | After the first-round vote , it was reported that no candidate put up by the 30 parties supporting Milongo had been elected . |
| 12 | The capital for the fund would be put up by the three governments . |
| 13 | The two men ate in silence , with relish , waited on by the two girls . |