Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I say long , I mean long by bat standards . |
| 2 | We can , of course , select staff who are ‘ young-user-friendly ’ , and then try to ensure that they remain so by encouragement . |
| 3 | These records establish his importance ( his operations were crucial to the establishment of the Angevin dynasty in England ) but supply little by way of biographical information . |
| 4 | At first , however , most geneticists joined De Vries and Bateson in assuming that new genetic characters appear suddenly by saltation . |
| 5 | It 's another of his ideas which he keeps trying to interest people in ; he has a manuscript on the subject ( ‘ The State of the Fart ’ ) which he also sends away to London to publishers now and again and which they of course send back by return . |
| 6 | Many medieval illuminators appear here by name ( 128 are listed in the index ) . |
| 7 | Jumping spiders and wolf spiders hunt primarily by sight and have excellent eyes . |
| 8 | In contrast the ISAs function predominantly by ideology and derive a unity through the dominance of ideology by the ruling class : |
| 9 | They complain that they receive little by way of treatment . |
| 10 | I wo n't bore you all with the technical details ; suffice it to say that the alloy truss rod previously fitted to Warwick basses just is n't man enough for the job — a classic case of a nice design let down by choice of materials . |
| 11 | Hailed as the current ‘ big thing ’ for a fair while , the ‘ Indie/dance crossover ’ has been immortalised on a K-tel style compilation , put together by DJ Gary Crowley . |
| 12 | Hailed as the current ‘ big thing ’ for a fair while , the ‘ Indie/dance crossover ’ has been immortalised on a K-tel style compilation , put together by DJ Gary Crowley . |
| 13 | The AEF has come up with an idea for such a framework : its design would be based on sound data , put together by world experts ( with advice from those with local experience ) , and monitored by representatives of ( inter alia ) aviation , government and environmental interests . |
| 14 | Her work was recognised at Crufts when she won the breed rescue section of the Rescue Personality Of The Year Award , put together by Pet Plan and Dog World . |
| 15 | She struggled for a few moments until , overcome apparently by shock , she lost consciousness . |
| 16 | Er , if they say that er , they should be er , a balance or reserve put in by constituent authorities then we will have the money available to do that , if we did n't then they may have frozen the reserves that are already there and asked us to put some more money in as well . |
| 17 | Tho adopted so , boghten in by pelf , |
| 18 | If the dishwasher breaks down they 'll get stuck in and wash up by hand . ’ |
| 19 | There are also several vehicles cut up by acetylene equipment and dumped in a pond . |
| 20 | This occurs at the transition between sectors , at the barriers put up by subject boundaries in secondary schools , and at the ability barriers erected by streaming and banding . |
| 21 | They require very little attention — the only pruning needed is the removal of old barky wood , and of course that cut back by wind . |
| 22 | I was trying to imagine a girl in a Pittsburgh peep-show , put there by cocaine . |
| 23 | But some libraries subdivide initially by subject , allowing the department to sort out relative expenditure on books and periodicals . |
| 24 | DSM 's work has two purposes : to attempt to solve some of the practical difficulties associated with successful restoration , such as dampness and the type of pigments used in the paintings ; and to judge some the hypotheses put forward by art historians on their scientific merit ( this is being done with the plasterwork from St Servatius ) . |
| 25 | Indeed , one of the most important selling points put forward by Overdrive is their ability to handle the administrative burden of employing drivers . |
| 26 | It was decided to focus initially on four topics or themes put forward by Engineering Board committees . |
| 27 | Lennart Johansson , UEFA president , said they are ready to discuss plans put forward by Englishman Alex Fynn , a former advertising executive . |
| 28 | A total of 59 meetings had been held between Boutros-Ghali and the two leaders since the first round of talks began in July based on a " Set of Ideas " put forward by Boutros-Ghali [ see p. 39067 ] . |
| 29 | The plans , put forward by Environment Minister David Trippier , would involve each country disposing of its own waste and would alter the European Commission 's plans to enforce disposal at the nearest plant , regardless of cost . |
| 30 | At the Dinas Information Centre you may ask for details of the Gwenffrwd nature trail , along walk over the hills further west , open only by arrangement with the warden . |