Example sentences of "[noun prp] by the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Barclays bought Martins , and was only prevented from merging with Lloyds by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission . |
| 2 | Visitors are drawn to that city on the Adriatic by the mosaics depicting the Emperor Justinian and his notorious wife , Theodora . |
| 3 | The old man 's gaunt face broke into a smile and his thin blue-veined hands clasped Corbett by the arms . |
| 4 | I personally do believe that it would have been much better if ministers had had a number of discussions about the Falkland Islands in the period preceding the invasion of the Falklands by the Argentinians . |
| 5 | In June 1312 , however , he was captured at Scarborough and soon afterwards was murdered while in the earl of Warwick 's safe-custody : thus , no longer an embarrassment to the king , Gaveston by the circumstances of his death divided the nobles . |
| 6 | After the ( assumed ) conquest of Crete by the Myceneans , large quantities of Minoan artworks may have been transported to the mainland . |
| 7 | In 1127 the count of Flanders was murdered while at prayer in the church of St Donatian in Bruges by the members of a mainly clerical clan to whom he had done disservice ; and Henry and Louis intrigued with the local nobles to ensure the succession of a count to their liking . |
| 8 | Carrie Ann by the Hollies . |
| 9 | Even the arbitrary occupation of Sardinia by the Romans , though freely admitted to be unjust ( 3.28.2 ) , is not directly connected with the origins of the second Punic War . |
| 10 | Lawrence 's life , that which followed the historic desert victory over the Turks and the capture of Damascus by the Arabs , led by Prince Feisal . |
| 11 | Another important milestone was the report on AEA by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission . |
| 12 | The defence minister , Ranjan Wijeratne , gave warning that a rally called in Colombo by the mothers would be violent . |
| 13 | His eldest son — also John Sich — was a Lieutenant in the Corps of Chiswick Volunteers formed at the time of the threatened invasion of England by the forces of Napoleon . |
| 14 | IN SEPTEMBER 1940 , the Battle of Britain was being fought over south east England by the pilots of Fighter Command , but at the same time the crews of Coastal and Bomber Commands were making heroic , but less well-known , attacks on the invasion barges and German naval forces assembled in the ports and harbours across the Channel . |
| 15 | He took Jane by the elbows and looked directly into her eyes . |
| 16 | After the war , his career was interrupted by the Allies ' investigative tribunals and partly blocked in Berlin , Vienna , and Salzburg by the machinations of Furtwängler . |
| 17 | That 's a tough , brutal sport traditionally played in England and Scotland by the sons of the wealthy who invented it — so talk of hunger breeding the best fighters is garbage . ’ |
| 18 | The New Year 's Eve mauling of Ben Silcock by the lions at London Zoo sparked calls for the introduction of compulsory supervision of mentally ill people in the community . |
| 19 | The effects of the general economic crisis were being acutely felt in Britain and Spain by the mid-1970s or earlier . |
| 20 | An astonishing group of palaces and fortresses built in Spain by the Moors and now a legacy of their stunning architecture . |
| 21 | On alternate Sundays , it was Jonna 's habit to walk across the moor , having crossed Hodge Beck by the stepping-stones , and go to tea at the Braytons ' house . |
| 22 | They were caught off Scilly by the Mounts Bay luggers , effective fish catchers but not rigged for speed . |
| 23 | The flood , called Aqua Alta by the Venetians , lasted three days . |
| 24 | In April 1945 , as the partisans and Allies were freeing the last parts of northern Italy , Mussolini was smuggled out of Milan by the Germans . |
| 25 | Such an act may well have provoked strong reaction in both ecclesiastical and lay circles , and Osred , exiled son of Alhred , was tempted back the following year from exile on the Isle of Man by the oaths of certain Northumbrian nobles ; but his supporters then deserted him and he was captured by King Aethelred and killed at Aynburg on 14 September 792 . |
| 26 | Also planned for the spring are Asian Art in the Art Institute of Chicago by the curators of the collection ( £25 , $35 ) , George Caleb Bingham by Michael Edward Shapiro on the increasingly popular Missouri artist ( £30 , $39.95 ) , and Helen Frankenthaler , Prints by Ruth Fine on the contemporary American printmaker ( £35 , $25 ) . |
| 27 | An extraordinary session of the Diet , convened to provide approval for a supplementary budget which formed the heart of a 10,700,000 million yen ( about US$85,900 million ) economic stimulation package unveiled in August [ see p. 39049 ] , remained stalled throughout November by the effects of the Sagawa Kyubin scandal . |
| 28 | Such trees as have escaped the chainsaw are now in full leaf , the grass is looking crisp and healthy , with the exception of the brutal scars inflicted on the ‘ meadow ’ stretch along the Castletown Road by the lorries of the heavy handed tree fellers . |
| 29 | Other techniques may also have been taken over the Atlantic by the conquistadores and , though lost from view of Spain , preserved in South America ; tremolo and on-the-box percussion , both used by King , are two of these . |
| 30 | When I was finally called one wintry Monday by the neighbours , she looked quite dreadful ; her faced was bruised from several falls the previous night , she was struggling for her breath , her legs and thighs were painful and very swollen . |