Example sentences of "it is [verb] by [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 First published in 1977 by W H Allen , it is said by HCP to be better than Lin Haire Sargeant 's 1992 Heathcliff ( they would ) .
2 It is supported by reference to section 10(4) , section 11(1) and section 37(1) of the Act which provide as follows :
3 ‘ if it is demonstrated by reference to authority binding on this court , or by reference to clearly established principles of the common law , that the appellants were rightly held to have committed the actus reus of contempt of court , this court can not apply directly the terms of the Convention so as to reach a different conclusion .
4 A rent will be unascertainable if it is fixed by reference to facts which can not be known at the date of the lease , eg the market rental value at a future date .
5 Springfield Farm is always a pleasure to look at and I 'm sure it is appreciated by visitors to the village .
6 Water from other sources , such as streams or shallow wells , should be regarded with suspicion unless it is proved by tests to be free from organic and bacterial contamination .
7 The Roman bronze figure of Ajax seated in meditation from the first century BC is the only three-dimensional representation of the Greek hero to have survived ; it is thought by Ortiz to be the clue to the subject of the Belvedere torso in the Vatican Collection .
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