Example sentences of "[adv prt] by [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The guarantees , usually secured against the member 's house or some other asset , can be drawn down by Lloyd 's if demands to provide money for paying insurance claims have not been met . |
| 2 | THE CHOICE of Sardinia — now confirmed as the venue for the opening stages of England 's 1990 World Cup campaign — satisfies the requirement laid down by Britain 's Minister for Sport , Mr Colin Moynihan , that these matches ought to be played ‘ on an island where the problem can be contained . ’ |
| 3 | The relay satellites , each of which can relay 300 million bits of information , or about five million words , per second , were needed to handle the massive flow of data collected and immediately beamed down by Spacelab 's instruments . |
| 4 | At times , when they were tired and worn down by Iran 's ever escalating requests , the Americans were ready to promise almost anything to get the hostages out . |
| 5 | SHELL-SHOCKED West Ham missed the chance to steal second place from Division One promotion rivals Tranmere last night after being shot down by Rovers ' ace marksman John Aldridge . |
| 6 | Some second-tier agencies have adopted a kind of ratings machismo that promises investors harsher verdicts than those handed down by Moody 's and S&P . |
| 7 | The boy knelt down by Philip 's wreck of a trap . |
| 8 | You left the cinema your hand in your pocket clutching a non-existent ‘ rod ’ , you went rat a tat tat Chicago piano machine gun style and did a James Cagney hoodlum staggering along the pavement with your hands to your chest until you collapsed into a doorway mown down by gangsters ' bullets crying for Pat O'Brien or Joan Blondell to take the message to ma . |
| 9 | Of all the Royal Family , it is the Queen Mother who has felt most let down by Fergie 's behaviour . |
| 10 | If the same duty was owed to those from within as to those from without the area , the adoption of criteria for selection which distinguished between them plainly conflicted with the express statutory duty laid down by section 6(5) . |
| 11 | US invasion bogged down by Noriega 's resistance . |
| 12 | ‘ What is it ? ’ he said , crouching down by Prentice 's side . |
| 13 | There was a distinct possibility that it could sink without trace , weighed down by listeners ' indifference , or , of course , it might possibly cause a public outcry , disgusting not merely Tunbridge Wells . |
| 14 | On a loose rein however , slowed down by Theodora 's seat and guided by her legs , he began after a bit to do better . |
| 15 | And , I 've never known these people put the car down by George 's ! |
| 16 | They set the wheelchair down by Carlie 's footstool . |
| 17 | Sucked in by Japan 's juggernaut economy , they take the jobs disdained by an affluent Japanese workforce . |
| 18 | It is blatantly obvious here that Mitch has been taken in by Blanche 's deception . |
| 19 | A few of the women , coming back from the shore , were drawn in by Mairi 's screaming . |
| 20 | Mr James was brought in by Eagle 's creditor banks — the group has debts of over £80m — and has been given until the end of next year to turn the business around . |
| 21 | There is a special commission which organizes the daily menu , using the prison food stocks , invariably rice and beans , together with additional food brought in by prisoners ' relatives and solidarity groups . |
| 22 | But the main force of transports , along with the fleet intended to escort it , was still hemmed in by Hawkes 's blockade . |
| 23 | I 'm aware that our backs are up against the wall as regards time because the response is meant to be in by Friday erm I do n't think actually that this is the the paper that Vince is presenting , although in fact , surely raises issues , I do n't think it is actually response as it stands , I think it is a paper which raises items of issues for this committee to consider , I do n't think in itself it serves as a response . |
| 24 | She had been quite taken in by Sandra 's invention . |
| 25 | The point , though , is not that his poetry exceeds the truth but that it fails to keep up with the truth , since it can not fully express the Friend 's merits : No one was ever taken in by Shakespeare 's disclaimers of ability , and few people will imagine that , whoever the Friend was — if indeed there was a real-life Friend — Shakespeare has failed to do justice to him ; if anything , rather the opposite . |
| 26 | She was followed in by Groomsport 's Grainne Gunn , in fourth place , in a race won by reigning British champion Rachel Godburn in a time of four hours , minutes . |
| 27 | Danny McCann , Mairead Farrell and Sean Savage died in the 1988 shootings after the SAS were called in by Gibraltar 's police commissioner to help round up what was believed to be an IRA active service unit preparing an attack against British troops stationed there . |
| 28 | And Arsenal manager George Graham last night warned his men not to be taken in by Leeds ' run of seven games without a win , saying : ‘ This is going to be the most open Championship race for years and I 'm taking no notice of people who are writing off Leeds . |
| 29 | Yet for the first half at least , one is carried along by McBride 's sheer charm and inventiveness , qualities shared by fellow Live regular Dave Whitaker and Su Elliott , who perform more than 20 characters between them . |
| 30 | Kim allowed herself to be swept along by Aggie 's lively chatter . |