Example sentences of "be [verb] by the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( After their first mention candidates will be designated by the first letter(s) of their surnames . ) |
| 2 | It will be noticed that these two items have common elements ; their time periods overlap , so that anyone doing a comprehensive study on the first half of the twentieth century would want both items if he was really very thorough , and the interest of Women 's Liberation students would be caught by the first item and by part of the second item . |
| 3 | The output produced by the pattern recogniser becomes the data that must be accepted by the first stage of this system . |
| 4 | Alum pot itself could not fail to be noticed by the first settlers in the district , its yawning gulf constituting an obvious danger to both man and beast ; in the course of time , a wall was built around it and trees planted to indicate its position . |
| 5 | But in fact , it was just as likely that he would be killed by the first group of native Tarvarians he encountered . |
| 6 | They will not be mystified by the first man who puts on a wig … |