Example sentences of "[vb pp] by [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The occult section was dominated by works on numerology . |
| 2 | The party was a lively affair , with the young girl surrounded by people of her own age . |
| 3 | Foot was attacked by MPs for not uniting the party . |
| 4 | Other donations for the fund , included £451 from Sally Elliott , of Bungay , from a sponsored swim and £265 from a five-a-side soccer tournament organised by staff at Macdonald 's Restaurant of Lowestoft . |
| 5 | A FOOTBALL autographed by Coventry City players was the star prize in a charity raffle organised by staff at the Royal Bank 's Coventry Branch . |
| 6 | The prey is located by means of smell , using the tongue and a special gland situated near the roof of the mouth . |
| 7 | The 1986 English House Condition Survey found that 62% of dwellings lacking one or more basic facilities were occupied by people aged 60 and over . |
| 8 | Almost 40% of unfit properties , and 35% of properties in poor repair , were occupied by people aged 60 and over . |
| 9 | Between a third and a half of all short-term in-patient beds are occupied by people with nowhere suitable to go , and it is not uncommon for patients to stay in an acute hospital bed for one or two years when they should have been discharged for continued treatment in a more appropriate domestic environment within three months of their admission . |
| 10 | G. Britain has been occupied by people for a long , long time . |
| 11 | In 1971 , approximately one-third of the total marketable wealth in Britain was owned by 1% of the population . |
| 12 | In 1979 , just under 25% of the marketable wealth was owned by 1% of the population , and 59% was owned by 10% of the population . |
| 13 | In 1979 , only 13% of this aggregate wealth was owned by 1% of the population and 37% by 10% of the population . |
| 14 | Daffodil Quentin 's runner , Pampering , had been flown in with five others owned by people on the train , all of whom were strolling around with rosettes and almost permanently smiling faces . |
| 15 | Nonetheless , the absence of labourers is more apparent than real : the local practice of not assessing goods of less value than £2 did not mean that any personal property owned by people of the labouring sort was generally ignored , for a good many men later taxed on wages owned goods worth anything up to £10 in 1522 , which ( unless perhaps having disposed of , say , a beast or two ) they managed to conceal from the taxman and convince him that they had nothing but the minimum in wages . |
| 16 | In 1979 , just under 25% of the marketable wealth was owned by 1% of the population , and 59% was owned by 10% of the population . |
| 17 | The defendant counterclaimed that as a residential occupier she was protected by section 3 of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 so that she could only be evicted by means of execution of a warrant of possession , and she sought damages for unlawful eviction under section 27 of the Housing Act 1988 .. |
| 18 | Similarly , ordinary trespass can be committed by means of animals . |
| 19 | Is it not astounding that half of all crime in Britain is committed by people under the age of 21 ? |
| 20 | Had the Home Office research shown that the majority of offences within reported crime were thought to be committed by people on probation , under SSD supervision , or on community programmes , one could have understood a post-trial response . |
| 21 | Over 70% of break-ins are committed by people in the 14–21 age group , who rely on brute force or opportunism to gain entry . |
| 22 | In the second year , the state is approached by means of units on comparative government which analyse the institutions and practices of the major powers in the contemporary developed world , and thematic units examining the relationship of war and nationalism respectively to the emergence of the modern state . |
| 23 | He said that John was the conscience of the nation and reassured me that John would not be forgotten by people in Britain . |
| 24 | The prices of French properties have dropped by 20% to 30% from their peak , but the appreciation of the franc against the pound has added 10% plus to French prices in sterling terms . |
| 25 | Sales dropped by 15% from December 1991 to December 1992 . |
| 26 | The 81 in-calf heifers sold by Wallets Marts PLC levelled out at £673.03 compared with £888.86 a year ago and the 60 bulling heifers dropped by £85.50 to £567.18 . |
| 27 | Also , shares in ManU have dropped by 57p on the Stock Exchange . |
| 28 | Pre tax profits for the year ended 31st March 1991 , dropped by £1.24m to £2.51m . |
| 29 | In the three years since 1983 sixth form numbers have dropped by 13% from 40,055 to 34,961 with a staying on rate of 33% ( as against the national average of 31 |
| 30 | Income has dropped by £80million in the past 2 years and travellers will have to help bail them out . |