Example sentences of "[adv] by [art] [noun pl] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We were n't liked at all to begin with , especially by the Children 's Department who resented the fact that a programme aimed at 8 to 14-year-olds had been given to the Drama Group , and not to them . ’ |
| 2 | Then there is the use of repeated sequences in Blackeyes , many of them differentiated only by the actors ' wardrobe . |
| 3 | Low comfortable chairs had been set out in a square ; too comfortable for-some , because there was a distinct buzz of snoring from the other side of a rack of trade journals , broken only by the bats ' wing rustle of folding and refolding newspaper . |
| 4 | Pontin 's , for the second consecutive year , have agreed to stage and sponsor the championship , assisting the women 's game , which desperately needs the financial input and widespread television coverage enjoyed at present only by the men 's game . |
| 5 | Some surveyors may find such a loss of direct involvement personally unacceptable , particularly if not trained for the new role , but the growth rate of a firm is probably dictated more by the partners ' ability to manage the organisation than by their own capacity for surveying work . |
| 6 | Creole is used variably by the parents ' generation , but not usually when persons from outside are present . |
| 7 | Lucky , too , are children whose path through the complexities of the Old Testament can be made so comparatively straight by The Children 's Bible in 365 Stories , of which the third pack is now available for both Old Testament ( TS379 — two cassettes ; 2 hours 28 minutes ) and New Testament ( TS383 — two cassettes ; 2 hours 11 minutes ) . |
| 8 | The revival of small-scale farmhouses cheeses and the subsequent interest in these individual products has been brought about partly by the farmers ' need to cut the amount of milk that they send to the Milk Marketing Board and partly by the public 's demand for ‘ real ’ cheeses with traditional texture and flavour . |
| 9 | The house , which has 10 beds , is at a secret address and is funded mainly by the Children 's Society , a charity . |
| 10 | The fence was erected in order to reinforce a fence which had already been put there by the defendants ' predecessor in title , and it did not in any event enclose the disputed land … |
| 11 | He watched the bicycle pass right by the Stones ' house , the tail light a small , red glow that faded from view . |