Example sentences of "bring [adv prt] by " in BNC.
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| 31 | But , in the end , Steven did n't mind at all when discerning folk puked up all over the loathsome Lost Boys and complained of dangerous levels of heartwarming brought on by an excess of Robin Williams . |
| 32 | It is argued that although cattle stealing was affected by administrative arrangements , particularly in the twentieth century , it was more sensitive to economic influences , especially changes in land use brought on by the expansion of plantations . |
| 33 | The revival of the 1930s and early 1940s was temporary , brought on by extreme hardship , the temporary decline of the market economy in some rural areas , and the inability of an administration in the last stage of colonial rule to adjust . |
| 34 | But there is also a vociferous minority that sees the paper as ‘ unrealistic ’ , ‘ impractical ’ and ‘ an overreaction ’ to pressures brought on by the recession and the corporate collapses that have come in its wake . |
| 35 | Other symptoms include chest pain ( commonly left-sided , dull or aching , and unrelated to the degree of physical exertion ; genuine heart pains are usually central , cramp-like , and brought on by exercise ) , headaches ( particularly ‘ tension headache ’ — a band-like pain around the head and back of the neck which begins a few seconds after waking and lasts all day , often accompanied by feelings of depression or despair ) , dizziness or light-headedness ( which comes on when you are sitting still and never heralds a full-blown faint ) , tingling in the fingers or around the mouth ( signifying panic-induced overbreathing ) , and a heightened awareness of bodily processes ( such as blood rushing through your ears , a rumbling tummy , or the thumping of your heart inside your chest ) . |
| 36 | Some are looking to sell their practices or merge their way out of problems that have been brought on by the severest recession the UK has experienced since the 1930s . |
| 37 | An Australian woman recently won substantial compensation from her employer for irreversible lung damage brought on by her colleagues ' cigarette smoke at work . |
| 38 | There have been a number of unfortunate and avoidable confrontations over the years , brought on by the profanities bellowed out by climbers having a hard time on the shady cliff . |
| 39 | In part , McKenna sees this as a natural reaction to the ecological crisis brought on by the modern era . |
| 40 | The aggression may spring from the threat to my inner peace and well-being brought on by the anxiety which I impose unconsciously on the situation . |
| 41 | He was released from the Birmingham hospital after treatment for pains brought on by stomach upset tablets . |
| 42 | And medical experts say the horrific condition may have been brought on by a paracetamol tablet . |
| 43 | Soundman and producer Harvey Birrell is another casualty — this time with a stomach complaint , at least partly brought on by overwork in the last six months . |
| 44 | He flips way off the handle , often too ridiculous for his own good , but his unfaltering sincerity and self-belief is steadying and dispels any giddy embarrassment brought on by such behaviour . |
| 45 | In the case of the elder James Stephen 's commitment to antislavery , it came after the experience of working in the West Indies as a lawyer , but more precisely , that experience helped direct into antislavery the expression of his gratitude ‘ for the infinite mercy of God ’ in extricating him from the depths of sin brought on by sexual passion and setting him on the path of prosperity and happiness . |
| 46 | It was something that he did regularly , a habit brought on by the onset of old age . |
| 47 | Much has changed in Miami since the ‘ anti-bilingual law ’ was passed by referendum in 1980 amid the tension brought on by tens of thousands of Cubans and Haitians pouring into the city . |
| 48 | They felt that a good deal of the South Western Board 's troubles were brought on by excessive expenditure and inadequate tariffs , and Steward found little sympathy from the other Boards , since some of them had equally serious system extension , reinforcement and standardisation problems , and were financing them by adequate tariffs . |
| 49 | These bunkers , beautifully trimmed around the edges and beautifully raked , looked innocent and defenceless — an illusion , as I knew , brought on by the fresh and shining morning . |
| 50 | Outbreaks of violence were common , usually brought on by a mixture of glue and alcohol . |
| 51 | In Aquitaine , too , this connection seems likely , in that silver coins modelled on those of Charles the Bald circulated until the serious financial crisis of 1103 , brought on by William IX 's crusading expenses ; then the silver coin was devalued , followed in 1112 by a further devaluation , which preceded a period of marked economic growth . |
| 52 | Angina is a severe pain in the chest brought on by exertion and relieved by rest . |
| 53 | Early autumn , and still no sign that the new-route boom , brought on by the very un-Chamoniard weather , is over . |
| 54 | But knowing , as I did , that there was little to return to in England , and buoyed up by the sense of adventure and risk brought on by the thought of joining the Legion , I knew I would be staying . |
| 55 | While most people look forward to summer — for others it means an uncomfortable round of runny noses , sweaty itches and nasty rashes — some brought on by allergies . |
| 56 | It seemed to Preston that if you avoided being stabbed to death by terror gangs , you stood an even chance of being burned to death by sudden conflagration , or pushed on to the live line by a psychopath lurking among the rush-hour crowds , or struck down by a heart attack brought on by the extreme rage and frustration of trying to understand a platform announcement . |
| 57 | This drably official account of the matter was not welcomed by the media of the day , who looked for more exciting explanations , such as a double suicide brought on by the well-known English affliction of ‘ spleen ’ , or a murder of Mrs Pattison by Mr following his discovery that she was pregnant by a young ‘ Milord ’ . |
| 58 | A recession brought on by the disruption of war and revolution lasted into 1908 but thereafter swift industrial growth coincided with a series of generally good harvests . |
| 59 | And despite massive obstacles — the destruction caused by the First World War , the ravages of a civil war brought on by the support that foreign capitalists lent the savage counter-revolutionary efforts of Russia 's defeated classes , international isolation in the inter-war period , the appalling destruction wrought by Hitler 's rapacious invasion , the sustained hostility of the capitalist West — a socialist society was built . |
| 60 | It can also be brought on by incorrect or over-feeding , low oxygen levels or sudden temperature changes . |