Example sentences of "by a [adj] [noun] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | This was followed by a semi-independent girls ' hostel . |
| 32 | The day began with lively classes given by Jean Parmiter and Joan Gatfield ; these classes were followed by a tasty Ploughman 's lunch when members were joined by our President , Lady Braithwaite and her husband , Sir Franklin . |
| 33 | The 1980 Green Paper , The Taxation of Husband and Wife , had as a central proposal the scrapping of the married man 's allowance to be replaced by a single person 's allowance each for husband and wife . |
| 34 | Two days ago , on St Patrick 's Day , L-Cpl Dickson was killed by a single sniper 's bullet , 500 metres from Forkhill . |
| 35 | However , in Brimelow v. Casson , persuasion of theatre proprietors by a theatrical performers ' protection society to break their contracts with a theatrical manager was justified on the grounds that the wage paid by the manager to chorus girls was so low that they were obliged to supplement it by resort to prostitution . |
| 36 | ‘ So modern is this piece , ’ wrote The Stage , ‘ that part of the tale is played out on a giant ‘ TV ’ screen which is but one of the wonders provided by a futuristic Merlin 's time and talking-brain machine . |
| 37 | During the latter half of 1990 intercommunal and linguistic tensions were again raised by a long-running teachers ' strike which from September severely disrupted both state and private schools in French-speaking Wallonia , where teachers were demanding pay increases in line with those paid in ( more prosperous ) Flanders . |
| 38 | The scheme should therefore be drafted on terms that it can be implemented with any modifications required by the court without the need for approval by a further shareholders ' resolution . |
| 39 | Taplow , standing on a high stool , was already tied to the stake , his arms and legs tightly pinioned , head and face partially covered by a white fool 's hood . |