Example sentences of "[adv prt] by an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Stolypin carriage carried the name of the Tsarist minister struck down by an assassin seventy years before . |
| 2 | The vision of Talbot and his mounted companions being mown down by an enfilade of artillery ( as they were ) was not typical of the time . |
| 3 | Suddenly I was struck down by an illness . |
| 4 | Above the knee , Santa shed 1¼ inches , and those flabby thighs had toned down by an inch . |
| 5 | But now the power of the Lords had been cut down by an Act of Parliament , and they could only postpone the enactment of the Home Rule Bill for two years . |
| 6 | YESTERDAY was the anniversary of the Enniskillen bombing , when a Remembrance Day crowd was cut down by an act of indiscriminate terrorism . |
| 7 | In fact , as we shall see , employers in the USA — particularly in the manufacturing sector where enterprise-level bargaining and large corporations predominate — have felt less need for association with other employers for negotiating purposes , while in Britain over the past two decades there has been a trend towards the adoption of company-centred industrial relations policies rather than continued adherence to the norms laid down by an association . |
| 8 | The Association would regard the professional responsibilities of the librarian to include full discretion over the acquisitions made by the library service within the terms of the general guidelines laid down by an employer : in the case of public libraries these guidelines should not be expected to allow local censorship . |
| 9 | Lower oil prices ( down by an average of some 50 cents a barrel ) and lower production levels ( as a result primarily of divestments ) were offset by the benefit of a continually improving cost structure and smaller exploration write-offs . |
| 10 | The Government says they should go down by an average of £55 . |
| 11 | Instead iussus , as often , refers to judgment handed down by an official , whether magistrate or deputy judge . |
| 12 | Most manufacturers stress the ‘ plug-in ’ convenience of mains signalling , but some systems must be wired in by an electrician . |
| 13 | You are like the prisoner who is honourably circumspect but who gets turned in by an accomplice . |
| 14 | The first house Jane looked at was moated and she was shown over by an ex-policeman who seemed happy to be working for an estate agent . |
| 15 | What happens if you are run over by an iceberg ? |
| 16 | Two thousand already frenzied teenagers — watched over by an army of protective bodyguards dispensing coke and caring words rather than the customary threats — are now at fever pitch . |
| 17 | Then in 1933 Hoare 's — and its Toby jug trademark — was itself taken over by an East End brewer , Charrington and Co of the Anchor brewery , Mile End Road . |
| 18 | Their world had been taken over by an insanity . |
| 19 | This edge of the park is planted with large pine-trees , whose trunks and branches are red-ochre , the foliage green gloomed over by an admixture of black . |
| 20 | In communal elections in Innsbruck on Sept. 24 the FPÖ and the local version of the Green Alternatives ( Grüne Alternativen — GA ) won seats and votes from both the ÖVP and the SPÖ , although the ÖVP remained the strongest party ; in Salzburg province on Oct. 8 the FPÖ improved its position while the SPÖ and the ÖVP both suffered losses ; in Lower Austria and Styria on March 25 , 1990 , the ÖVP retained its dominant position despite losing votes and seats to the FPÖ and the GA , while the SPÖ remained the second largest party ; and in Vorarlberg on April 1 the SPÖ lost its absolute majority on the Bregenz municipal council , which was taken over by an ÖVP chair . |
| 21 | In her statement to MPs , Mrs Bottomley said the reforms would be carried through by an implementation group , and a London initiative zone would make sure the reforms cover the most deprived areas of the city . |
| 22 | A WIDOW whose arm was bitten off by an alligator said yesterday she was sorry the creature was later killed . |
| 23 | Cold sores are triggered off by an increase in body temperature such as when sunbathing or skiing . |
| 24 | When the ice at last melted and the seas rose , Sri Lanka had not only drifted apart from its parent India , it had become cut off by an ocean gap of approximately 20 miles ( 32 km ) . |
| 25 | He could simply enjoy a tramp 's way of life , or take the micky out of such a life as this , but I think he is interested and wonders why and how , people take a person 's image for what is hidden deep down inside us , blocked off by an impression to put across . |
| 26 | Some eruptions have become major historical events , since many of the world 's greatest natural disasters have been associated with volcanoes , either directly through the effects of explosions and suffocation by volcanic gases , or indirectly through the much further-reaching effects of tidal waves triggered off by an eruption , such as those resulting from the great eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 . |
| 27 | THE parents of a little boy whose nose was almost bitten off by an alsatian have called for the breed to be added to the dangerous dogs list . |
| 28 | Suppose we were swallowed up by an earthquake , we thought , as Amphiaraus had been ? |
| 29 | This informal group was started up by an NCT member in 1986 to give some support to mums who were at work , or thinking about going back . |
| 30 | Of his voice , it was said that he could make himself heard from the harbour mouth to his Aunt Bridget 's kitchen in a full-blown gale ; but for all his thunder and lightning , his thigh-slapping guffaws and crude sense of humour , there was in Harry a man who needed the love of a woman , a man who , having been brought up by an uncle with strictly puritan views , longed for the approval and admiration of his elders . |