Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] by a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 For the language needs of learners can only be effectively solved by a linguistic analysis of their source problems ( Carter , 1982:2 ) .
2 Callinicos ' criticism of the ‘ postmodern ’ hypothesis contains a range of emphases , the three principal ones of which are : First : advocates of the postmodern in art ( which attains uncommon prominence in so far as the ‘ postmodern ’ is powerfully underwritten by a claimed distinction from Modernism ) , tend to misread the modern and arrogate its defining characteristics to their own period .
3 The visiting officer found him living in one room which was almost entirely filled by a double bed .
4 Her speech was warmly applauded by a full chamber .
5 In fact , it would be true to say that my first impression was of a man entirely dominated by a regular pattern of tight ginger curlicues of hair .
6 Where until two years ago , the scattering of currants near the door was eagerly awaited by a clamouring mix of blackbirds , starling , robins and a songthrush or two , lately there has been almost an indifference to the largesse .
7 You mentioned the accounts of the Maxwell Charitable Trust as having five hundred thousand of assets , I saw those accounts for the first time the other day and I found that they had five hundred and one thousand of assets of which er five hundred thousand consisted of a a purely hypothetical transfer of an asset from a Liechtenstein trust to the U K trust and that asset had no valuation done on it as far as I can make out a and no reference to any valuation appeared in the accounts , so we actually had B I M apparently owned by a charitable trust on the face of it with figures of five hundred and one thousand of assets , but in practical accounting terms and valuation terms , no evidence that those five hundred and one thousand pounds er of assets had any valuation approaching that figure .
8 In 1935 the maximum production for Champagne was set at 50 hectolitres per hectare which could be annually modified by a special commission up or down to suit the specific conditions of the harvest .
9 Much to Amiss 's chagrin , his eavesdropping was greatly hampered by a new cleaner , who had arrived to do a serious job on the upstairs kitchen .
10 Alongees are now only made by a few manufacturers .
11 The Commission and the European Parliament have conducted regular opinion polls over many years to monitor the development of such an identity , but it is still only felt by a small minority of Europeans .
12 Moscato was obviously hampered by a sprained elbow , acquired early in the game .
13 My interest in whether they were making much progress towards the glorious flavours beginning to arrive from Australia , New Zealand and Southern America was only somewhat tempered by a certain nervousness on behalf of my liver and my head .
14 Examination had also revealed several hooded eyes in the head , torso and arms ; all connected by a massive circuitry of unexplainable nerves and sinew which , although with no brain to relay messages still saw them , still swivelled and watched them move about the room as they examined it .
15 Ireland missed a hatful of opportunities yesterday , as did the French , who were constantly foiled by a magnificent display of goalkeeping from Cork Harlequins player Ivan Bateman .
16 It was all prepared by a Chinese artist whose work appears in a new exhibition .
17 It is greatly helped by a pragmatic government who , as it showed over the Rainbow Warrior affair , is quite prepared openly to back its security services even when they have been caught red-handed in a straightforward act of overt terrorism .
18 Walter Pater was a master of atmosphere ; he had been inspired as a young man by Ruskin , and his idealism about art and his fine prose were in turn much admired by a younger generation of aesthetes , among whom Oscar Wilde was a prominent figure .
19 Lynn Binstock 's direction ( the original version was by John Cox ) was unprovocative , almost workmanlike , and the production one in which the music and the characterisation were of paramount importance — I certainly discovered fresh beauties and subtleties in the score , which was carefully conducted and nicely paced by a youthful Justin Brown .
20 If Sartre 's endeavour to ground the Marxist science of history suggests that the Hegelian totality and continuum can only work by a continual labour of excluding the partial and discontinuous , Althusser 's effort to constitute a differentiated history shows that you can not do it without a teleology .
21 They can be created with many of the electronic publishing packages but are often better produced by a dedicated forms program .
22 And the car tax itself is only raised by a paltry £10 . ’
23 In some areas Acts lay down clear central powers of control — the 1944 Education Act , for example — but in others the main statutes merely indicate by a variable form of words that the Ministry or Secretary of State of the central department is in the position of ultimate authority and will provide a general overall guidance .
24 Ultra-modern and apparently inspired by a Thirties liner , it houses JJ 's , the best night spot in town .
25 Sometimes I was so affected by a particular view or landscape that I 'd wait for the athletes to run into it before taking a photo .
26 You are suddenly awoken by a loud noise .
27 On a visit to the United States on May 19-21 Kohl , accompanied by Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher , assured his hosts that his government did " not want to see the long-standing Atlantic alliance in any way weakened , still less replaced by a European structure " .
28 I suspect that the reason why the right has been so little asserted or used is because of the established right of individuals , who are personally libelled by a false attack upon a local authority , to sue for damages and because those in control of local authorities have sensibly left the issues to be resolved in those proceedings .
29 My thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a terrific roar .
30 Somewhere in her thirties , long abandoned by a useless husband , and with two small children to bring up , she was not given to self-analysis .
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