Example sentences of "by [noun] [prep] [adj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Civilian non-combatants could also on occasion have much to fear , especially when a city was taken by storm with all the looting , killing and destruction which this involved .
2 By Easter of 1175 the Peace of Montebello was partly drawn up , although negotiations collapsed and the war recommenced .
3 Paul Korshin argues , on the other hand , that very few writers could have been supported by patronage to such an extent that they actually lost their independence .
4 They are arranged by faculty with all the degrees offered by a particular faculty grouped together .
5 for when every commandment of the law had been declared by Moses to all the people , he took the blood of calves and goats , with water and scarlet wool and hyssop , and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people , saying , ‘ This is the blood of the covenant which God commanded you . ’
6 These principles do not prevent the parties from defining the expiration of the term by reference to a date before that of execution of the lease , or from making contractual provisions which take effect by reference to such a date , as by defining the period for the operation of a break-clause or an increase of rent .
7 ( 3 ) As against a person dealing otherwise than as consumer , that liability can be excluded or restricted by reference to such a term , but only in so far as the term satisfies the requirement of reasonableness .
8 The amount of margin needed is calculated by reference to both the price of the underlying security or index and the exercise price of the traded option .
9 By January of 1802 a fence of quick had been planted all round the site and John Wing reported that the foundations were dug out and in part laid .
10 In the year before reprivatization , over 2500 workers had volunteered for redundancy and the very large Hebburn Yard had been abandoned , despite an occupation by workers of all the Tyne yards .
11 Evidence shows that people are often brought to Christ by membership of such a group .
12 Delhi Junction had a long , curving , double-arcaded front , in redbrick Eurasian Gothic , with small crenellated towers , the only hint of decoration being supplied by blinds on all the windows .
13 The army was raised by conscription from all the countries of the empire and thus contained 11 different nationalities , with an even greater number of languages and several different religions .
14 ‘ But unless and until it is endorsed by consent by all the communities in Northern Ireland there can be no significant move forward in that direction . ’
15 Mr. Ockenden lives in Thorn Lane , Four Marks and his presentation was attended by scouters from all the groups in the district , the district chairman Derek Drew , and members of the executive committee .
16 By quarter to four the pain in his head had subsided to a dull ache .
17 Er , you get ready and yo by quarter to seven the head lad see goes and walks round and he says , oh eh okay , come on , get a move on we wan na be out .
18 Peter , with a square of folded white linen , laundered by Anna among all the Rectory sheets and pillowcases , wiped the place on the chalice that her lips had touched , and moved on .
19 His replacement travelled for four days by train for half a day 's climbing on the slate .
20 The Divisional Court upheld the scheme adopted by the GLC but the ground on which they did so seemed to be no more than that ‘ since the LTE could exercise its function to balance its revenue account by a grant from the GLC , a policy that reduced fares by means of such a grant was not unlawful ’ .
21 Sailplanes are often launched by means of half a mile or so of wire , reeled in by a winch .
22 By August of 1824 the stamps were pounding away and 50 tons of concentrate were ready for market .
23 The letter ordered some goods and was signed by Blenkarn in such a way that the signature looked like ‘ Blenkiron & co .
24 Indeed , the fact that serious crime was often punished by confiscation of all the malefactor 's possessions must have been a sore temptation , and doubtless tended to prejudice kings towards verdicts of guilty .
25 He was well-known by sight to all the warren , for his fur was entirely grey , with patches of near-white that now caught the moonlight as he sat scratching himself without speaking .
26 Formality levels are encoded morphologically in Japanese , but in Tamil by differences across all the levels of the grammar , including phonology , morphology , syntax and lexicon .
27 We can pass or receive radio messages by voice at nine every morning and six every evening . ’
28 ( b ) Misrepresentation Under the Misrepresentation Act 1967 , clauses which exclude or restrict liability for misrepresentation or which exclude or restrict " any remedy available to another party to the contract by reason of such a misrepresentation " are ineffective unless they satisfy the test of reasonableness .
29 Under s8 of UCTA 1977 , s3 of the Misrepresentation Act 1967 is replaced by the following : 3 — If a contract contains a term which would exclude or restrict ( a ) any liability to which a party to a contract may be subject by reason of any misrepresentation made by him before the contract was made ; or ( b ) any remedy available to another party to the contract by reason of such a misrepresentation , that term shall be of no effect except in so far as it satisfies the requirement of reasonableness as stated in s11(1) of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 ; and it is for those claiming that the term satisfies that requirement to show that it does .
30 Mr Searle also likes Quattro Pro for Windows ' object inspectors : dialogue boxes appear at the click of a mouse button to lead you step by step through all the options available in a particular context ; you do n't have to select umpteen menu options .
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