Example sentences of "[adv] entirely by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not entirely by chance that soon afterwards I found myself discussing historic family houses in central London with my 90-year-old friend Monsignor Gilbey . |
| 2 | Having drunk 3 times , the driving limit ; she probably went out onto the window ledge and fell off entirely by accident . |
| 3 | ‘ Probably entirely by accident , ’ he returned . |
| 4 | The balance of 2.8bn was retained within the sector , almost entirely by life assurance companies . |
| 5 | The nests of social insects are run almost entirely by smell , because in these dense communities it is the most efficient way of sending messages . |
| 6 | She is a born golfer and one who , like Laura Davies , plays almost entirely by feel . |
| 7 | She is a born golfer and one who , like Laura Davies , plays almost entirely by feel . |
| 8 | The monks used to be responsible for the education of the boys , teaching them the three Rs and the elements of Buddhism , the learning being almost entirely by rote , so that approaching a village one could often hear from a distance the shrill boyish voices as they repeated the lesson after their teacher . |
| 9 | Learning is almost entirely by rote . |
| 10 | This curriculum is learnt almost entirely by rote , and mathematical knowledge and skills are acquired by teacher exposition , followed by repetition and practice . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , an extensive analysis of the surviving evidence concerning Parliamentary divisions suggests that voting behaviour after 1696 and up to 1714 was governed almost entirely by party allegiance . |
| 12 | The Scots ' intervention was motivated almost entirely by religion , the price for their help being a commitment by parliament to introduce a Scottish-style Presbyterian church system into England at the earliest opportunity . |