Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] by [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when we 're dealing as we are in this case , with fraud , then clearly there has to be regulations , there has to be er primary legislation er so that was the point I 'm making but as I say , it 's not just me , it 's the stock exchange , the S I B , all of them believe that we need a single enforcement body to look at these matters and I do wish perhaps the minister does but the government must acc eople and a number of ople obviously with a number of traumas and a number of di exploit the different rules and regulations and to get through them because they know they are never going to be caught and the little chance of being prosecuted and even if they are prosecuted er then the chances of being convicted are remote and even if they are convicted I 'm afraid that the judicial shi system shows er that the worst they can expect is a few hours mowing the grass in front of an old folks home or perhaps a few months er in the country residence , albeit owned by Her Majesty . |
| 2 | Except to know by your absence that you are enjoying yourself as you should be . ’ |
| 3 | Her face was too square and her features were too irregular , though most people thought that these defects were more than compensated by her radiant smile and long-lashed hazel eyes . |
| 4 | Although encircled by its enemies , I knew just how impregnable it was . |
| 5 | Although overlooked by your ‘ Action Directory ’ , the World Development Movement is running a major campaign on official debt and the World Bank and IMF ‘ adjustment ’ policies . |
| 6 | There stood Balboa , his shield on his arm , his cuirass gleaming on his chest , the brilliant new banner in one hand and his naked sword in the other , his plumed helmet giving him a stature far more considerable than offered by his height alone . |
| 7 | But the director of the museum decided that the car 's importance as a cultural relic was more than offset by its lack of uniqueness — for there were still thousands of such convertibles in use . |
| 8 | He made a loss of £100 000 from his long position in shares , but this was more than offset by his profit of £118 000 from his short futures position . |
| 9 | For Sidonius the immediate result was exile , but after one or two years he did return , and lived out his life as bishop , albeit harassed by his own clergy , until the late 480s . |
| 10 | Writing in Diver Magazine , BSAC 's ‘ incidents adviser ’ , Chris Allen , warns : ‘ The statistics show that too many divers are still diving deeper than indicated by their abilities , ignoring commonsense recommendations or simply failing to plan their dives properly . ’ |
| 11 | Behind the monolithic abstraction " aristocracy " was a real world of competing noble individuals , often threatened rather than supported by their own kin , lacking a strong enough local base , needing royal patronage and support . |
| 12 | Until these holdings are improved , the museum would best mount high-quality temporary shows , rather than abide by its stated intention to consecrate half its exhibition space to the permanent collection . |
| 13 | I stripped off , laid my clothes out to dry in the sun , and cooled myself in the loch ; then , standing on a rock , I surveyed the magnificent view , sure that the effort involved in reaching the loch had been more than repaid by its utter peace and serenity . |
| 14 | Although flattered by his interest , Constance was not overwhelmed . |
| 15 | She believed herself to be ‘ pursued by a malign and inexorable fate ’ , which , although aided by her hasty , unrealistic plans , does seem to have dogged her latter years . |
| 16 | First , it is pointed out that the Labour and Conservative Parties secure seats in the Commons in numbers far larger than warranted by their voting strength in the country . |
| 17 | As a result , he ‘ gained rather than lost by his willingness to exchange the style and title of a god for that of God 's vice-gerent ’ . |
| 18 | Although urged by his party to remain , he thought , like a decent democrat , that it was time for someone else to have a go , and he retired at the time of the 1987 General Election . |
| 19 | They have had to develop more detailed service costings than required by their main customers , the district health authorities , who were limited to the less information costly block contracts during the first year of the internal market . |
| 20 | Her father , another member of the Parliamentary class of ‘ 64 , was NW Durham 's Labour MP until succeeded by his daughter at the last election . |
| 21 | He turned , looking at the child , seeing how the boy 's chest now rose and fell gently , as if soothed by his voice , then turned back , smiling , beginning to mop up the spill . |
| 22 | The night , which had appeared inky , its dusting of stars within reach , like fireflies signalling under trees , had now , with the passing hour , grown lighter , and the blazing pinpoints receded , as if powered by their own fires , into the dim pools of the most distant sky . |
| 23 | Several NATO representatives suggested that " NATO could lend material support or even troops to the CSCE if needed and if agreed by our member countries " , in the words of the Dutch Foreign Minister , Hans van den Broek . |
| 24 | In light weather , she was handicapped only if driven by her rotors alone , and only in comparison with a fully rigged sailing vessel dead before the wind . |
| 25 | " Higher than man but lower than God " , the pope , if judged by his political programme , appears an arch conservative . |
| 26 | If asked by your secretary of state to speak on the departmental paper , you have four minutes to explain it , however complicated the subject matter , to present the choices and to add a touch of heterodoxy . |
| 27 | You 're dead , thought DeVore , smiling pleasantly at the man as if amused by his remark . |
| 28 | He shook his head , as if exasperated by his own lack of consideration . |
| 29 | The Rosses remained tied up over the weekend until discovered by their daily on Monday . |
| 30 | And how it was that I had rediscovered the gift in pubescence , as if prompted by my burgeoning sexuality . |