Example sentences of "be [adv] [adv] [verb] by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In such cases , improvement of coronary blood flow may sometimes be most practically achieved by use of either balloon or laser angioplasty or atherectomy . |
| 2 | It should be self-evident , therefore , that where individual behaviour can be so extensively influenced by conformity to the standards of the social groups that make up our community and its social strata , then there will be major implications for the marketer . |
| 3 | This is made crystal clear in a somewhat laboured exposition in a book by Preece and Maier published in 1889 : Let us suppose the two microphonic transmitters are placed on the stage at T and T 1 , and these transmitters separately connected by two distinct wires to two telephone receivers , R and R 1 , which are applied to both ears to hear the actor , whom we will suppose to be placed at A. It is easy to understand that , the distance of this actor from transmitter T being less than that from transmitter T 1 , his song will be more distinctly reproduced by transmitter T than by T 1 , and the stronger impression will be produced on the left ear . |
| 4 | Stephen Gould , in his excellent essay on The Pan da " s Thumb , has made the point that evolution can be more strongly supported by evidence of telling imperfections than by evidence of perfection . |
| 5 | In north west Scotland sailing and climbing are ideal combinations as much of the wilder country can be more quickly reached by sea . |
| 6 | The neighbourhood ( for which physical limits may be assigned ) acted as a base for a group but , often , these groups could be more accurately defined by housing and class interests than purely by locality . |
| 7 | Usually , problems that coincide with retirement can be fairly simply overcome by willingness to discuss them frankly and to work out a solution that suits both partners . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , children between the ages of six months and three and a half years appear to be often adversely affected by hospital admissions lasting longer than one week , or by repeated admissions . |
| 9 | I can be far more moved by music than any sermon . |
| 10 | Consciousness appears to be almost wholly dominated by language as the medium of thought and expression , so that the entire surface of cognitive processes and voluntary responses appears to be channelled through language . |
| 11 | The buildings were damaged by the fall of the campanile but rebuilt , just in time to be almost completely razed by fire . |
| 12 | Not only are worm casts rich in plant nutrients , but are in a crumb form some ⅛ in. in diameter which can be very efficiently exploited by plant root hairs from all sides . |
| 13 | If we look at industrial work it can be seen that it tends to be too much dominated by part tasks in that the worker is not involved with the delivery of the whole product but with a small component of it and even , at times , with a particular operation on that small component . |