Example sentences of "[vb pp] by [art] [noun] 's [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Developments in the economy were dominated by the government 's policy of price liberalization [ see pp. 37866 ; 38162-63 ] . |
| 2 | The first half of the novel is dominated by the girl 's death from leukaemia . |
| 3 | It is a beautiful city , in a lovely setting — clearly built for noblemen and dominated by the city 's landmark , the 16th century cathedral . |
| 4 | Antoinette reclined here , surrounded by the doctor 's wife , the pharmacist 's wife , the teacher 's wife . |
| 5 | RIDING THE STORM : Johnny Bryan is surrounded by the world 's Press after we published our sensational pictures . |
| 6 | The latter term is usually applied to the average number of word choices permitted by the system 's grammar . |
| 7 | Opens have been won or not won by the bag-man 's performance before and during the world 's oldest major championship week . |
| 8 | The only seat won by the nationalist Fatherland Party of Labour was won by the party 's leader Dimitar Arnaudov in the town of Kurdjali , where according to the Guardian of June 18 there had been an " ugly backlash against the restoration of the rights of Bulgaria 's ethnic Turkish minority " earlier in 1990 . |
| 9 | It is difficult to say whether or not a transfer of a house by the husband to the wife in , for instance , a " clean break " is " less in money or money 's worth than the value in money or money 's worth of the consideration provided " ( s339(3) ( c ) ) so there is always a risk that a conveyance or transfer following the court order or agreement may be attacked by a husband 's trustee in bankruptcy and the wife can not be absolutely safe until the five year period has expired . |
| 10 | In normal development , the cells may act in this way so that the developing baby is not attacked by the mother 's defence system . |
| 11 | Like a glass shattered by a soprano 's voice the span disintegrates into small fragments . |
| 12 | But if that illusion was not totally shattered by the mugger 's bullet that killed British tourist Keith Thompson in Orlando at the weekend , then the city 's own police department finished the job yesterday . |
| 13 | Attracted by the lion 's share of a $10m industrial assistance fund , a bit of McDonnell Douglas has already arrived , bringing with it more than 1,000 jobs . |
| 14 | Contact is made in the first instance with the manager nominated by the vendor 's representative . |
| 15 | He spent a pretty exciting day himself yesterday , taking lessons in ‘ rave ’ culture as he visited 400 unemployed youngsters who are on an eight-day break at a Norfolk holiday camp organised by the Prince 's Trust . |
| 16 | Here too , guests can learn to scuba dive and , for a charge , can join a diving excursion organised by the hotel 's scuba diving school to explore a marine park with sunken sailing vessel and submerged ancient city . |
| 17 | A national inquiry into the problems in medical education organised by the King 's Fund identified the need for ‘ professional expertise in curriculum development , teaching methods , and assessment ’ and for opportunities to be provided for regular training of academic staff , and Professor Ron Harden and colleagues , of the Centre for Medical Education at the University of Dundee , have identified staff development courses as an essential prerequisite for the successful introduction of major curriculum reforms . |
| 18 | The Festival is an annual promotion for the public , organised by the Queen 's University of Belfast in full association with the Arts Council of Northern Ireland . |
| 19 | A Northern Ireland careers week , held to promote opportunities in the hospitality and tourism industry , has been organised by the Province 's Hospitality Matters group . |
| 20 | The party , which is being organised by the Project 's plant foreman , Andy Putnam , will be held among familiar surroundings of the Civil Engineering Depot at Glan-y-Pwll . |
| 21 | Organised by the Musician 's Institute of London to raise funds for the most deserving student , the line-up so far includes Frank Gambale , Phil Hilborne , Geoff Whitehorn , Lawrence Cottle , Jim Mullen , Mo Foster , Keith More , Tony Muschamp and Neal Wilkinson , which should guarantee some significant musical action . |
| 22 | Staff from Aberdeen were among 63 representatives of 35 libraries who attended a series of VISCOUNT demonstrations organised by the Library 's Lending Services during November and December , and were so impressed by what they saw that they decided to join the system , which they have been using successfully since January . |
| 23 | The event , sponsored by the Cooperative Bank and organised by the town 's recreation department , attracts entries from all over the country , many of whom run in fancy dress for their favourite charities . |
| 24 | ‘ If I remember correctly , that leads to the square beside the barracks occupied by the Kha-Khan 's night guard . ’ |
| 25 | The supermarket group is looking at a site occupied by the town 's Caldaire bus company . |
| 26 | I was exonerated by the Adjudicator 's Court . ’ |
| 27 | All property rights to the Architecture-Neutral Distribution Format are owned by the UK 's Defence Research Agency , which developed and subsequently licensed the technology Format to the Software Foundation and Unix System Laboratories Inc — licences are available from both . |
| 28 | All property rights to ANDF are owned by the UK 's Defence Research Agency , which developed and subsequently licensed ANDF to OSF and Unix System Labs — licences are available from both . |
| 29 | The camp where we stay is owned by the mechanic 's sister . |
| 30 | Breakfast is served in the gentle atmosphere of the dining room with its panoramic views and an impressive mural by Marcus May , depicting Tresco complete with a naughty but much loved green parrot , until recently owned by the island 's landlord Mr Robert Dorrien Smith . |