Example sentences of "[adj] by [art] [noun pl] [prep] [noun prp] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Untouched by the reforms of Baron Larrey , it bore the permanent stench of death and corruption , its handful of battle casualties heavily outnumbered by those suffering from accidental or self-inflicted injury , fever , dysentery and venereal complaints .
2 Kalm was very impressed by the stoves at Chelsea , ‘ all arranged in the way discribed in Dictionary ’ , and he learned from Miller that two orangeries in England had been burnt by tan overheating ( the fermenting bark of the oak and a by-product from the tanning industry ) .
3 And what a despicable set of values — rendered all the more offensive by the revelations from Wall Street , London , Tokyo and Dublin , that the mandarins , gurus and executors of capitalism are as trustworthy as a fox guarding a chicken coop .
4 Giugiaro continues to dominate Seat 's future product plans , giving the company the Latin feel deemed essential by the bosses at VW .
5 Pilger was worried by the descriptions of Sutton 's Beechwood performance , but was more concerned that progress should be made on his list of key editorial appointments .
6 ANIS MUKHAMETSHIN is mildly wealthy by the standards of Russia 's nouveaux riches .
7 Gorbachev 's hopes of signing the Union Treaty in time to present to the mid-July G-7 Summit an agreement on the future shape of the USSR , were disappointed by the actions of Ukraine .
8 The business sector of the city was also upset by the circumstances of Rauschning 's departure .
9 They wanted the return of civil government as early as possible , and on this point they seemed satisfied by the assurances of Lord Mountbatten 's representative and Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith .
  Next page