Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] by the [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Downstairs , when Jessica had stormed out , her parents had found themselves remarkably constrained by the stranger in their midst . |
| 2 | In the emergence of this ‘ young generation ’ of independent means lies the early identification of the sector of the population which was to be so effectively targeted by the market in the postwar era . |
| 3 | A system of mandatory fees was long justified by the RIBA in terms of both protecting architects from the power of clients and ensuring that design standards were maintained by guaranteeing architects a reasonable return for their work . |
| 4 | Invading fans are not only repulsed by the occupants in defence of their home ‘ turf ’ , but also by the police in their pursuit of law and order and the status quo . |
| 5 | States escaped relatively unscathed last year ; not so cities and counties , which are less constrained by the law in matters of budgetary irresponsibility . |
| 6 | Your former employer should pay the amount so claimed by the Department in respect of social security benefits that you have received . |
| 7 | When Peter the Great gave up the first Russian fleet in southern waters after being disastrously defeated by the Turks in 1711 , he said that " The Lord God drove me out of this place , like Adam out of paradise " . |
| 8 | Missionary interest had been greatly stirred by the work in training ordinands in what was then the Gold Coast , by Dom Bernard Clements OSB . |
| 9 | Cold water can hold a higher percentage of dissolved gases which , when suddenly warmed by the water in the aquarium or pond , will be released and cause supersaturation . |
| 10 | This brings in the other theme of how money can corrupt which is obviously shown by the ways in which Pip 's attitude changes towards those around him by becoming condescending towards them and showing little respect and compassion . |
| 11 | They will be greatly perturbed by the way in which his Department is undermining the provisions of my Badgers Act 1991 by issuing licences to more than 600 fox hunts to enable them to dig up badger setts and unleash terriers into them . |
| 12 | The murky and seedy , small-time underworld of pre-war Brighton is brilliantly evoked by the Master in this most gripping of his ‘ entertainments ’ . |
| 13 | But these values were much influenced by the changes in the value of the dollar , both in relation to other currencies and in relation to world prices . |
| 14 | It has been noted as a common error in response to ratio and proportion questions , but its incidence is much influenced by the numbers in the questions and particularly by context ( Bell , APU ) . |
| 15 | In England , belief in the uniformity of time was greatly influenced by the Puritans in their strong opposition to the practices of the Roman Church , in particular to the idea of special days in the ecclesiastical calendar . |
| 16 | The early sociologists were greatly influenced by the changes in patterns of life which they saw going on around them as industrialisation proceeded , and they were often deeply disturbed by what they saw . |
| 17 | The value of this procedure is much diminished by the decision In the Estate of Wipperman [ 1955 ] P 59 ; [ 1953 ] 1 All ER 764 , that an examiner may not include in the deposition any opinion as to the witness 's credibility ( Ord 20 , r 13(5) ( e ) ; note 39/13/1 in The Supreme Court Practice ) . |
| 18 | Friendships made in this country were warmly reciprocated by the Silvers in their beautiful old house in Mt Vernon Street in Boston , where they lived an elegant and ‘ simple ’ life : they never owned a car , and never cooked in their kitchen ; all meals except breakfast were eaten in restaurants . |
| 19 | The fact that Chafe ( 1977 ) has suggested that information concerning agent and recipient is not necessarily stored by the individual in a specific arm is perhaps fortuitous in our comparison of English with BSL . |
| 20 | Fretwell may avail the doctor , but is somewhat discredited by the decision in N. C.B. v. |
| 21 | The matter is made worse by the fact that the two offences are construed as being mutually exclusive ; and the resulting difficulties are not entirely overcome by the provisions in [ the Larceny Act 1916 , section ] 44 as to the verdicts open to the jury when they find that the accused committed an offence different from that charged ( cf. paragraph 90 ) . |
| 22 | In the way by which he was brought up by hand and also how his hands are burnt and so scarred by the fire in which he tries to save Miss Havisham , perhaps showing physically the mental scars he has taken on through his treatment of others , especially Joe . |
| 23 | A sufficient element of damage is shown where expenses are necessarily incurred by the plaintiff in investigating and counteracting the machinations of the defendants . |
| 24 | By 1917 Unionists had more cause to fear than to rejoice , for the Labour movement had been greatly strengthened by the war in both its aspects ; increasing membership and growing militancy in the trades unions , growing confidence in the Labour party , the arrival of organized revolutionary extremism in the shop-stewards " movement all pointed to a grim future . |
| 25 | The interest of this curious bower is much enhanced by the manner in which it is decorated with the most gaily-coloured articles that can be collected , such as the blue tail-feathers of the Rose-hill and Pennantian Parrakeets , bleached bones , the shells of snails , & c some of the feathers are inserted among the twigs , while others with the bones and shells are strewn about near the entrances . |
| 26 | ( 4 ) The sales information , including the information about prices , was necessarily acquired by the defendants in order that they could do their work . |
| 27 | C.6.2 if so required by the Vendor in writing within 60 days following it being notified , retain solicitors chosen by the Vendor to proceed on behalf of the Purchaser in accordance with the instructions of the Vendor and give to such solicitors all and every assistance and information as they may require . |
| 28 | Gasping , momentarily blinded by the water in her eyes , she became conscious of Niall , treading water beside her , of his dark hair , plastered against his head , of his bronzed , naked chest against which her own head was resting as he let the water take her weight , drawing her towards him . |
| 29 | ‘ It is not treated by the trade in Britain with anything like the respect it is given in France . |
| 30 | Christ , as God , was omniscient , his outlook not limited by the time in which he lived . |