Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [verb] [adv prt] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using a stray plank , and ropes thrown over by those inside , they scrambled over a 12ft wall into the embassy grounds . |
| 2 | A classical ballet has a style of dance based on certain accepted principles and rules laid down by french , Russian , Danish , Italian and more recent schools . |
| 3 | The Council 's initiative to set up a multi-professional group to address the borough 's drugs problem was well conceived for it allowed , for the first time , the information and concerns picked up by various parties in relation to heroin to be pulled together . |
| 4 | During this period the PCF was to undergo major changes and reversals brought about by dramatic socio-political events . |
| 5 | This apparent conflict is resolved only by the application of materials and techniques brought about by scientific developments and , in this context , cleaning is a science . |
| 6 | Stories brought back from gynaecological examinations and procedures carried out by male doctors are at best disturbing , at worst horrifying . |
| 7 | The reproductive role of women exposes them to many health problems , including diseases associated with malnutrition , infections and diseases brought on by inadequate prenatal care . |
| 8 | Income tax thresholds and allowances go up by six point eight per cent . |
| 9 | The proliferation of committees on finance , curriculum and premises set up by many governing bodies already bears witness to this . |
| 10 | Since then many more have been established , some created by the Government to oversee newly-privatised industries and others set up by private companies attracted by the idea of a ‘ righter of wrongs ’ whom the public see as independent and impartial . |
| 11 | Having played little part in the August riots ( epitomised by the derisory slogan , ‘ IRA — I Ran Away ’ ) , old IRA men came out of retirement ( Rose , 1972 ) and ‘ there was a steady stream of recruits from young men who had seen houses and streets burnt down by Loyalist mobs and who 'd been unable to prevent them ’ ( Farrell , 1980:267 ) . |