Example sentences of "by a [noun] [unc] [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like a glass shattered by a soprano 's voice the span disintegrates into small fragments . |
| 2 | Muriel , probably because of her years and the fact they were looking for a more mature person , was by a hair 's breadth the front-runner , ahead of two younger girls both with experience of the insurance business . |
| 3 | ‘ IT IS A REGION more difficult to traverse than the Alps or the Himalayas , but if strength and courage are sufficient for the task , by a year 's toil a concept of sublimity can be obtained never again to be equalled on the hither side of Paradise . ’ |
| 4 | By a respondent 's notice the bank notified its intention of contending that the judge 's decision should be affirmed on the additional ground that he should in any event have exercised his discretion under rule 12.12 and set aside the registrar 's order on the ground that it was not a proper case for service of the originating application out of the jurisdiction ; and in particular because ( i ) the bank had at all relevant times no presence in , and/or sufficient connection with , England and Wales ; and/or ( ii ) the judge should have applied and/or had regard to the provisions of R.S.C. , Ord. 11 and , had he done so , should have concluded that the claims raised did not fall within the ambit of the order and that leave to serve out should thus be refused . |
| 5 | By a respondent 's notice the father sought that the judge 's decision be affirmed on the alternative ground that there had been no valid refusal by T. because ( a ) her refusal was vitiated by mistake based on false information as to the availability of alternatives to a blood transfusion and/or ( b ) in all the circumstances her refusal was not valid . |