Example sentences of "[pron] to [be] [verb] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we allow ourselves to be dominated by the demands and opinions of others , our own self-esteem diminishes . |
| 2 | If there are difficulties in claiming that ahi sā is the right way in all circumstances and that the way of violence can never lead to Truth , there are similar difficulties in assuming that no violation of moral duty is involved in the practice of satyāgraha , or that it is only through the practice of satyāgraha that we show ourselves to be informed by the spirit of Truth and non-violence . |
| 3 | Strephon allows himself to be duped by the charms of this woman who , in Swift 's view , seems immortal because she appears clean . |
| 4 | Linguistically , the text presented no challenge , as he allowed himself to be guided by the two translations already in use in the Anglican liturgy , those of the Book of Common prayer psalter , and the Authorised Version of the Bible . |
| 5 | ‘ I expect you to be gone by the time I get back . ’ |
| 6 | She does not want you to be tried by the government . ’ |
| 7 | The screw would shout ‘ Doses ’ and expect you to be waiting by the front door . |
| 8 | Furthermore , the constraints of the ERM themselves proved inflationary as increased borrowing by the Bank of England — in order to fund the intervention buying of sterling — had itself to be supported by the issuing of Treasury bills which increase banks ' reserves and therefore their capacity for further borrowing . |
| 9 | Everything to be done by the clock . |
| 10 | Are we to be killed by the Cubans or the Russians ? ’ |
| 11 | The ‘ shelter ’ was a ridiculously inadequate affair , consisting only of a tubular metal frame with a narrow roof , thus allowing one to be squashed by the crowd packed into its small area , and soaked by the rain that swept in through its open sides . |
| 12 | If the form is one to be actioned by the Computer Services Department : |
| 13 | If the form is one to be actioned by the New OED Computer Group : |
| 14 | Edwards ’ P–59 was the last one to be flown by the Air Force , remaining in the inventory until October 1948 . |
| 15 | It follows that the cost of the alterations to the present home was a reasonable one to be born by the defendant and need not further be considered . |
| 16 | She examined the cat slowly and carefully , not allowing herself to be distracted by the thought of Mr Miller waiting irritably for the vaccination cards or her future appointment with Dawn . |
| 17 | If that means that the wardship judge has wider powers than a natural parent ( on the extent of which I have declined to express an opinion ) , it seems to me to be warranted by the authorities to which I have referred . ’ |
| 18 | He could not expect them to be warmed by the idea of daffodils coming up outside . |
| 19 | No man has any reason to say that any two states belong to the same self unless he has a reason to believe them to be caused by the same body . |
| 20 | Shocked workers at John Lewis were convinced the bombers intended them to be hit by the full force of the second blast . |
| 21 | Legal issues are ‘ given ’ Gould argues because Parliament intends them to be decided by the ordinary courts . |
| 22 | The intention was for them to be escorted by the combined fleets from Brest and Toulon and the combination of the two , to outnumber any force likely to be brought against them , was a vital part of the French plan . |
| 23 | When ordering money or travellers cheques , please inform at least 6 working days before you need to collect them to allow time for them to be ordered by the bank . |
| 24 | It was found that there were problems which were common to both the payroll and the interface projects enabling them to be solved by the same remedy . |
| 25 | But this aspect of their playing is best heard in the first-movement cadenza , for elsewhere their individual and ensemble skill is not well favoured by a fairly reverberant , high-dynamic recording in which the balance allows them to be overshadowed by the orchestra . |
| 26 | This aim can be re-phrased to state exactly what behaviour has caused him to be described by the nursery teacher as ‘ aggressive ’ , for example ‘ Stop Keith kicking and hitting other children ’ . |
| 27 | But he had n't seemed the type somehow — she would n't have expected him to be drawn by the lure of so-called fame . |
| 28 | Are sportsmen and sportswomen to be at liberty to negotiate in the interests of their sport or are they to be browbeaten by the lobby of latter-day puritans ? ’ |
| 29 | Are sportsment and sportswomen to be at liberty to negotiate in the interests of their sport or are they to be browbeaten by the lobby of latter-day puritans ? ’ |
| 30 | God obviously did not mean her to be eaten by the wolves , for there were plenty about . |