Example sentences of "by [num] member [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the United Kingdom , for example , the peerage began seriously to take up directorships of commercial companies in the 1880s : by 1896 directorships were held by 167 members of the House of Lords . |
| 2 | The referendum was monitored by 12,000 members of the security forces , 490 delegates from the Catholic Church , 50 international observers and 300 foreign journalists , and was considered the cleanest and most peaceful poll ever held in Panama , but was marked by a high abstention rate ( the turnout was only slightly over 40 per cent ) . |
| 3 | THE anniversary of the Gulf War ceasefire has been commemorated by 35 members of the Darlington Gulf Support Group who gathered in the town hall . |
| 4 | This proposal was repeated in June , shortly before the Allied landings in Sicily , in a collective letter written to Franco by twenty-five members of the regime 's socio-political élite . |
| 5 | ** In the US , legislation proposed by 25 members of the House of Representatives called on President Bill Clinton to initiate " high-level discussions " with the British government with a view to halting the THORP project . |
| 6 | Supported by 50 members of the KNIP advisory committee , Sjahrir denounced the ‘ Japanese Fascist mentality ’ of the presidential regime and demanded that legislative authority be shared with the KNIP . |
| 7 | They are numerous and complex and include , dealing as a principal , unless as a dealer who regularly buys or sells or solicits members of the public to do so ; dealing between companies in a group or participators in a joint enterprise or entered into by one member of a group or joint enterprise on behalf of another ; transactions entered into in connection with a sale or goods or services , eg. financial packages offered by exporters including some element of investment ; activities in connection with employees ' share schemes . |
| 8 | Various possible approaches to course syllabuses were outlined in 1967 , and a paper submitted in that year by one member of the Board on deliberations that had taken place in the Library Advisory Councils indicated that ‘ they would welcome the development of CNAA first degrees in librarianship or in librarianship associated with other disciplines ’ . |
| 9 | All monies shall be kept with the Society 's Bankers , unless and until otherwise from time to time resolved by the Society in General Meeting , and all cheques shall be signed by one member of the Executive Committee and countersigned by the Treasurer or Secretary . |
| 10 | ( c ) All monies shall be kept with the Society 's Bankers , unless and until otherwise from time to time resolved by the Society in General Meeting , and all cheques shall be signed by one member of the Executive Committee and countersigned by the Treasurer or Secretary . |
| 11 | NOTEBOOK readers could provide the missing human element in a book being compiled by two members of a group dedicated to the study of the First World War . |
| 12 | There 's no doubt that essentially Denim is Lawrence but he 's keen to assert that there is a band involved , a band of unknown musicians from Windsor augmented , in a philosophically appropriate touch , by two members of The Glitter Band . |
| 13 | Each nomination must be proposed and seconded by two members of the Campaign and be accompanied by a signed declaration from the candidate that he or she is willing to stand . |
| 14 | Following Disciplinary Tribunals in 1990 and appeals to the Visitors during the following year , applications for leave to apply for Judicial Review of the Visitors ' findings were submitted by two members of the Bar in summer and autumn 1991 , leave being granted in June and December respectively . |
| 15 | It is not used in the more restricted sense given to the term " trade secrets " in Faccenda Chicken v Fowler [ 1985 ] 1 All ER 724 but which has now been effectively viewed as being too narrow by two members of the Court of Appeal in Lansing Linde Ltd v Kerr [ 1991 ] 1 All ER 418 : see p82 below , we think the approach in Lansing Linde is to be preferred . |
| 16 | In Amersham , the church meeting of the Lower Meeting House ( Baptist ) heard in 1892 that ‘ several of our young members have been absent from the means of grace [ communion ] for many months and it was resolved that they be visited by two members of the Church ’ . |
| 17 | Mr Smith is also backed by two members of the Shadow Cabinet , Sedgefield MP Tony Blair and South Shields MP David Clark , and by the Chief Whip , Derek Foster ( Bishop Auckland ) . |
| 18 | Furthermore the deputy heads were expected to discuss their work with the head teacher , and a visit by two members of the LEA 's advisory service was intended to provide an opportunity for the head to ‘ account ’ to his peers . |
| 19 | An indefinite " strategic " strike by 40,000 members of the Metal Workers ' Union of Sao Paulo began on April 15 , closing all but one of Brazil 's main car manufacturers . |
| 20 | The third Artisans ' Dinner , this time in the Council Chamber of the Town Hall , seemed as jolly as ever and was supported by seven members of the Reading Football Club team . |