Example sentences of "[vb pp] by [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second semi-final is expected to be dominated by bookmakers ' favourite Risk It Miss , trained by Midlands-based Charlie Lister . |
| 2 | Females are attracted by males ' displays and go to them for mating . |
| 3 | In addition , tax breaks are promised for enterprises owned by artists ' unions and associations as long as they are operating for their prescribed purpose . |
| 4 | Start by looking at the stocks carried by builders ' merchants in your area . |
| 5 | The slogans on buildings round the square and carried by workers ' groups reflected his new thinking . |
| 6 | London Ambulance Service workers claimed the system crash last October led to people 's deaths , but yesterday 's document said an examination of 26 cases considered by coroners ' courts showed the LAS had not been blamed for a single death . |
| 7 | This Service would provide legal help to CABx and other social agencies , similar to that hitherto provided by solicitors to CABx on an honorary basis ; would establish close liaison between the local profession and CABx and other social services ; would provide oral advice for the public in cases that could be readily disposed of ; would maintain permanent advisory centres where necessary , offering advice and assistance short of proceedings or representation in court ; and would set up permanent local centres offering representation in magistrates ' courts and county courts and the conduct of litigation so far as this could not be absorbed by solicitors ' firms . |
| 8 | Maybe it was all done by builders ' baby daughters : ‘ Draw Daddy a nice house and Daddy will build it . ’ |
| 9 | This was a Hibs side , too , with no need to fear relegation and every incentive to probe for damage done by Rangers ' injury crisis while seeing if they could move themselves closer to a place in Europe . |
| 10 | A similar , one day , version is attended by contractors ' staff not subject to a period Contract . |
| 11 | ABOVE Finds can often be dated by manufacturers ' stamps ( as antiques are often dated today ) . |
| 12 | The letter from Industry Minister Tim Sainsbury to Michael Portillo , Chief Secretary of the Treasury , was revealed by miners ' leader Arthur Scargill and the Coalfield Communities Campaign . |
| 13 | Thus Eikmeyer 's network prompts the re-evaluation of the Co-operative Principle concept in terms of text variations from a prototypical case , matched by readers ' efforts to process back towards the centre by finding coherence . |
| 14 | Industrial agreements on minimum wages were imposed by employers ' confederations , dominated by small firms , which set them ‘ at rates which employers could afford to pay ’ ( Kendall , 1975 p. 164 ) . |
| 15 | We were similarly frustrated by councillors ' attempts in Radnorshire to approve a wind power station at Marcheini , against the advice of their planning officer . |
| 16 | Whilst the sale itself can be effected only by acte notarie , it is worth remembering that many of the contracts drawn by sellers ' Agents are prepared without a sight of the title deeds . |
| 17 | With independence from French colonial rule , most of these overseas banking operations were nationalised by LDCs ' governments . |
| 18 | Frankie Parks ' side 's performances over the past few weeks will be envied by Blues ' boss Trevor Anderson . |
| 19 | If the 12 seats in the second row are not occupied by peers at 5.30 pm , they can be used by Members ' guests . |
| 20 | Coping with custody : a study of survival strategies used by prisoners ' families |
| 21 | Conversely , information about local consumer preferences can be used by manufacturers ' sales forces in selling to a retail outlet those lines which its local customer profile is most likely to purchase . |
| 22 | Medium-term euro-credits : Medium-term syndicated loans are sometimes used by LDCs ' banks to fund loan books . |
| 23 | Gloucester Place seemed awash with the carriages of other guests attending the ball and Emily chafed as she sat waiting impatiently to move on , watched by ladies ' maids and servants of the lower orders who seemed to think that the spectacle was for their pleasure . |
| 24 | Plumbing goods are also sold by builders ' merchants and by hardware and do-it-yourself shops . |
| 25 | These are a pair of humbuckers with stainless steel covers painted black , the pole-pieces replaced by rails ' and wired to John Birch 's specification of 24K . |
| 26 | But it can also be argued that the employer 's influence is small , compared with the influence exercised by individuals ' education , occupation , and political affiliation , all of which are matters decided outside of employment . |
| 27 | As the Sun is passing through that part of your solar chart traditionally related to hopes , you should now be in fine fettle and not unduly affected by others ' lack of support . |
| 28 | Many people and institutions , not just the pupils themselves , are likely to be judged by pupils ' performance in assessment tasks . |
| 29 | A lot of research in neural nets appears to be driven by researchers ' imaginations and the desire to make devices which work , with very little reference to biology . |
| 30 | Deviance discovered by reactive means is relatively unpatterned as a result , in contrast with much proactive enforcement which is moulded by agents ' predictions of where deviance is likely to be located . |