Example sentences of "set [adv prt] by a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hannah Dooley knew a bloke in Birmingham who had been set on by a group of small ‘ pod-like ’ creatures while out walking his dog . |
| 2 | The blinking was a reflex which could equally well have been set off by a puff of wind or a flash of light . |
| 3 | The trend of judge-made law may be set off by a case involving an atypical trade or may be located in a consumer transaction . |
| 4 | Sophia herself was wearing a green jersey suit and a small hat , but she felt that she did not look so absolutely right as Ianthe , whose plain blue woollen dress was set off by a feather-trimmed hat which had just the right touch of slightly dowdy elegance — if there could be such a thing . |
| 5 | Guscott 's , set up by a break by Brendan Mullin , was a felicitous product of the renewal of the Lions centre pairing who did so well in Paris last week . |
| 6 | But peasants also complained when what they called ‘ doctors ’ came out to inspect their cattle and sanitary arrangements , or when two peasants who had murdered their wives had to be handed over to a visiting ‘ social court ’ ( obshchestvennyi sud ) set up by a shefstvo team . |
| 7 | This was set up by a Henley member , the late Stephen Bertram , who lost his left arm in the Second War and who joined the Society in 1955 . |
| 8 | According to a MORI poll ( How and Why Parents Choose an Independent School ) around seven per cent of all parents with children at an independent school enjoy the benefits of a trust fund , set up by a relative . |
| 9 | It is interpretation carried out within an existing legal framework : where a trust has actually been set up by a settlor , and it is a matter for the jurist to interpret or elucidate details . |
| 10 | The Redbridge Care Attendant Scheme , for instance , was set up by a local association for handicapped people with funding from various sources , including the Greater London Association for the Disabled ( address on page 146 ) . |
| 11 | This positive approach to the challenges offered by the Tunnel is also evident in the activities of Projenor , a company set up by a number of organisations involved in the Channel Tunnel including Eurotunnel , SNCF , local and regional authorities in France , and major financial institutions such as the Belgian Credit Communal and the Midland Bank . |
| 12 | Boulder , Colorado is home to another new start-up , Kapre Software Inc , set up by a bunch of refugees from AS/400 applications house JD Edwards in company with one of the founders of Pyramid Technology Corp , Robert Kelley . |
| 13 | A COMPLAINTS system is being set up by a local authority to make it easier for residents to complain about the service that the council offers . |
| 14 | The $2,000 prize was set up by a patrons ' organization of the National Museum of American Art in honour of Charles C. Eldredge , former director of the museum . |
| 15 | a committee may be set up by a board of directors to do ‘ spade work ’ and avoid detailed discussions at board meetings . |
| 16 | In the event the first two centres demonstrated the dual approach to much advisory work in that one was set up by a local authority ( in Lambeth ) and one by voluntary bodies ( in South Kensington ) . |
| 17 | Drummonds Bank was set up by a Scot in the Scottish end of London ( the name Scotland Yard dates from mediaeval times when the kings of Scotland and their ambassadors would lodge there . |
| 18 | The recycling scheme is run by the non-profit making Save-a-Cup Recycling Company which was set up by a group of plastic cup manufacturers and a number of companies in the UK vending and foodservice industries just over a year ago . |
| 19 | In 1968 , the William Lambarde ( 1536–1601 ) Memorial Fund , was set up by a bequest of the late Mrs M.E. Lambarde , to the Society of Antiquaries of London . |
| 20 | This commission was set up by a Labour government to advise on the future of boarding public schools in the light of comprehensivisation . |
| 21 | Centres for teaching English as a second language ( CE2L ) are separate schools that have been set up by a few LEAs . |
| 22 | There were many stations which , whilst not being strictly private , were set up by a narrow section of the public and usually barred to casual travellers . |
| 23 | In November 1989 a Movement for Polish Politics ( RPP ) was set up by a number of OKP deputies , members of citizens ' committees , industrial associations and various political clubs , the aim being to unite the Polish centre-right . |
| 24 | According to Grosskurth ( 1984 ) , some innovative schemes along these lines have already been set up by a few progressive British local authorities , but it seems that they are as yet rare , and reach only a minority of the people in need . |
| 25 | The Environmental Association of Tanzania ( ENATA ) has been set up by a group of professionals with skills in tackling environmental problems . |
| 26 | Erm , we we talked about this sort of issue earlier on , in in relationship to the , to the R A D. Erm , I 'm not quite sure of the strong importance of that organisation to the council , but I am sure that this erm , committee was set up by a number of south west authorities who are trying to look at the future of county farms . |
| 27 | Popperfoto was set up by a Czeckoslovakian photographer in the nineteen thirties and the collection includes the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald , the Hindenburg airship disaster , and Captain Scott 's expedition to the South Pole . |
| 28 | It was set up by a Czech called Paul Popper in 1934 . |
| 29 | The sponsorship deal between the school and the film company was set up by a former Downs School pupil , who now manages the Phoenix Cinema . |
| 30 | Chris Stocks was set up by a friend when The Sun newspaper asked readers to send in photographs of Chris Evans lookalikes . |