Example sentences of "[noun] by [adj] [conj] [det] a " in BNC.
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1 | you know , maybe even have cut-off dates so that if there is n't , you know , a script by such and such a date then we will need to figure out what these dates were , but this is why got more on board |
2 | Murray 's Just Jeremy , on which she led the dressage section from Thomson by less than half a point , has only recently returned to competition following a lengthy lay-off after an operation to cure a breathing problem . |
3 | Employment in construction rose by two-thirds over the six years , increasing its share of nonagricultural employment by more than half a million . |
4 | The rotor oscillations increase in amplitude as successive steps are executed until the rotor lags or leads the demanded step position by more than half a rotor tooth pitch . |
5 | Energy flashed past Ardamal in a long arc of fire , blistering the side of the shaft , missing his face by less than half a metre . |
6 | It is not surprising , therefore , that when the National Trust announced that it had recruited its 2 millionth member last autumn , rejoicing was not unmixed with the occasional grumble that the Trust had become too big ; in other words there was a presumption by some that such a large membership must inevitably be accompanied by the onset of unwieldiness and bureaucracy in the organisation itself . |