Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun sg] [verb] by a " in BNC.

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1 For each problem encountered by a user , the user will complete a Problem Report Form and send this form , together with any supporting documentation to the Problem Administrator .
2 These encounters are for this reason accompanied by a great deal of laughing , smiling and verbal exchanges .
3 Teachers of mathematics who have experience in assessing extended mathematical investigations generally judge work through direct observation structured by a framework of categories and criteria .
4 But the prospect of economic growth rising by a further half-point during the next six months raised fears on the international currency markets of an uncontrolled expansion and increased concern about inflation throughout Europe .
5 They are condemned as signs of unclear or lazy thinking — and , indeed , when they are overused or inappropriately used ( as in a wall of political hedging erected by a defensive politician ) — they are widely and justifiably attacked .
6 The next day use two pieces of dry food as a first course , the next day use four and so on , gradually increasing the size of the first course until the dog 's meal comprises a huge first course of dry food followed by a minuscule second course of only a single nugget of dry food garnished with some juicy brown food as a reward for cleaning its bowl .
7 The most important type of delegated legislation made by a minister is a statutory instrument .
8 Additionally , s5 does not apply to goods manufactured for commercial use , as in the case of commercial weedkiller bought by a farmer in Wormell v RHM Agriculture ( East ) Ltd ( 1987 ) .
9 These courses have a minimum of 2 weeks duration with between 4 and 6 hours of daily tuition given by a team of two or three experienced teachers , each of whom works on a specific language area .
10 Rivetingly , at the exhibition a three dimensional version of this work made by a child was placed beneath the portrait , a delicious counterpoint to the highly wrought and sophisticated 17th century portrait .
11 The ASB has highlighted two methods of dubious interpretation used by a few companies so far .
12 How many other countries have a Ministry of Civil Aviation headed by a Chief Marshal of Aviation and a state airline under control of military intelligence ?
13 This is made of paper-thin material pierced by a number of small lenses .
14 Weber 's account has influenced the slightly more distinctive elite theory view which sees an effective legal order as a hierarchy of norms , unified by a fundamental legal norm — the Grundnorm or source of normative authority sanctioned by a monopoly of force ( Kelsen , 1945 ) .
15 In the absence of an animal , or even in addition to it , it is quite possible that some form of comfort was found at a particular place or sanctuary , and even within the minute span of evolutionary time measured by a single generation , it is possible for such a retreat to have become a very special place for a whole family , or even a tribe .
16 He also says that he fears that he and his family , as members of the Bengali community , would be in danger of racial harassment if they lived in Carradale House , and this he supports with an affidavit on the subject of such harassment sworn by a former employee of his solicitors .
17 Lucien had never seen an Ixmaritian priestess in the flesh before , but he recognised her robes from illustrations in the sacred texts of Paradouze : a long green gown of soft linen covered by a darker green tunic of embroidered , stiffened cotton .
18 Her startled eyes absorbed the thick , short , golden-streaked hair swept back from a broad forehead , ears long and narrow as a satyr 's which grew close to a beautifully formed skull , a mouth of unutterable sweetness countered by a long jaw carved out of golden teak faintly blurred by a light stubble , and a chin that jutted in a formidable challenge .
19 The growth of the industrial proletariat convinced him that state education for all was essential , though in 1809 he asked : ‘ What can you expect of national education conducted by a government which for twenty years resisted the abolition of the Slave Trade ? ’
20 Had Louis been inclined to forget the destiny his father had mapped out for him , he would have been forcefully reminded of it in the last decade of his reign , when his chief adviser was Suger , abbot of St Denis between 1122 and 1151 , a man of humble birth consumed by a passionate devotion to the cause of monarchy in the Carolingian mould .
21 We will go on to create a Department of Legal Administration headed by a Minister in the Commons who will be responsible for all courts and tribunals in England and Wales .
22 Of brick and stone construction , it was built c. 1300 with twin naves of equal height divided by a central row of columns ( 439 ) .
23 They emerged as a result of substantial research undertaken by a series of urban experiments operating for the best part of a decade .
24 In red brick and white stone , it had a façade of great length matched by a high tower which reached up to the light which its name celebrated .
25 The second type of pressure sensitive digitiser uses two sheets of resistive material separated by a cellular membrane .
26 The second type of pressure sensitive digitiser uses two sheets of resistive material separated by a cellular membrane .
27 Who could resist ‘ One acre of reclaimed wilderness populated by a variety of plants that can withstand ignorant malpractice , all planted by the ad hoc topsy school of garden design ’ ?
28 The sound of gentle stillness reminds me of a field of ripening corn stirred by a gentle summer breeze , or the sound of waves on a sandy beach , some distance away .
29 This means two terms of taught work followed by a short third term for further personal development and final assessment .
30 Sources of linguistic information required by a recognition system will also be investigated .
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