Example sentences of "[verb] by the british [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Wilkinson Sword was won by the British Army Ladies ' Team , and team member 2nd Lt. Tana McQuoid , who as a newcomer to the Championships , swept the board . |
| 2 | Colour analyst/hairdresser Mrs Myra Addison and photographer Mrs Ann Simmons together make up Beautiful Images , a venture set up in Darlington 15 months ago : and they came out tops with stunning portraits in competitions organised by the British Institute of Professional Photography and the Master Photographers ' Association . |
| 3 | Quality event : A seminar organised with the aim of explaining the purpose of quality initiatives in business , and all its various accreditations such as BS5750 and ISO 9000 has been organised by the British Institute of Management 's Teesside branch . |
| 4 | Richard Mankin , 23 , of Stockton , a student at Blackpool and Fylde College , has won the prestigious Konica Award in an annual competition organised by the British Institute of Professional Photography Yorkshire and Humberside Region . |
| 5 | A seminar for practitioners and other professionals has been organised by the British Academy of Forensic Sciences , the Criminal Bar Association and the London Criminal Courts Solicitors ' Association on the subject , ‘ False Confession ; False Evidence — can psychiatrists assist the courts ? . ’ |
| 6 | A weekend countryside break , organised by the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers , is being held at Wirral Country Park . |
| 7 | To mark the award , organised by the British Clothing Industry Association and the Guild of British Tie Makers , Mr Pearce received a new suit , shirt and tie at a London hotel . |
| 8 | But now motorists can take the Qualified Driver test , which has been organised by the British School of Motoring and insurance giant General Accident . |
| 9 | Sponsored by the Royal Mint and organised by the British Art Medal Society , around 350 delegates attended the conference at the British Museum which concentrated primarily on the theme of the relationship between medals and drawings . |
| 10 | THE closing date for entries in the 1991 Tankard Awards competition organised by the British Guild of Beer Writers and sponsored by Bass is 1 November . |
| 11 | Developing an environmental policy , a seminar organised by the British paper and Board Industry Federation and Pira International , will be held on 19 February 1992 in Leatherhead , Surrey . |
| 12 | MIDDLESBROUGH , which is at the forefront of efforts to encourage the country 's disabled to take up sport , hosted regional table tennis championships organised by the British Sports Association for the Disabled at the weekend . |
| 13 | Paratroopers ( from the left ) Alex Poole , Eric Sekwalor , John Sowerby and Sean Ollsson came third in the four-man push competition organised by the British Bobsleigh Association to find crews for the new season . |
| 14 | A professional register organised by the British Agrochemical Standards Inspection Scheme aims to raise the professionalism of personnel in the eyes of farmers and public . |
| 15 | Guardian northern editor John Course headed a judging panel of senior journalists in the competition organised by the British Association of Industrial Editors . |
| 16 | The Design Effectiveness Award in the interior design , office and commercial category of the scheme organised by the British Design Business Association , was presented in London in December . |
| 17 | During the first opium war ( 1840–2 ) , after Hong Kong was occupied by the British expedition , Matheson purchased for his firm the first plots of land offered for sale on the island . |
| 18 | Laura often visited the Cambrian Mill , owned by the British Legion since 1927 but run for the benefit of all local disabled people who then , as now , make up 80 per cent of the workforce . |
| 19 | At the time there were only three cable companies operating in Britain : Cable & Wireless , which was owned by the British government so presented no problem , and the two American cable companies , the Commercial Cable Postal Telegraph Company and Western Union , who did not acquiesce so easily . |
| 20 | The nineteen ports owned by the British Transport Docks Board were basically old railway ports and had come into Government control with the nationalization of the railways in 1946 . |
| 21 | When he addressed the audience it was to remind them of ‘ one of my lovely wives ’ — a sly reference to the Fifties tour when he was hounded by the British press because he had married a 13-year-old . |
| 22 | The third debatable advantage enjoyed by the British press is that truth is an absolute defence to libel , no matter how unnecessary or unfair its revelation . |
| 23 | Under Objective 1 , the question of ‘ additionality ’ — top-up cash which must be added by the British Government before a project can proceed — becomes less potentially stultifying . |
| 24 | The understandable anxiety about the cruise issue will not be dispersed by the British Defence Secretary 's bland statement that the use of UK-based American cruise missiles will be a matter for joint decision between equal partners . |
| 25 | Mr Ward has consistently refused to be interviewed by the British authorities investigating the Guinness affair . |
| 26 | There were twelve training attachments for foreign nationals who have been recommended by the British Council . |
| 27 | When asked if they would like subventions from the state to aid their stipends and church buildings , a move which was being seriously considered by the British government at the time , priests and bishops were united in rejecting the idea on the grounds that it would drive a wedge between clergy and people , identifying clergy with the principal enemies of the people . |
| 28 | The announcement lifts the threat of a boycott of the event from all of the British entrants , which was to have been considered by the British Wheelchair Racing Association today . |
| 29 | Leaving aside the relics of the African slave-trade ( now illegal and rather effectively strangled by the British navy ) , the bulk of international migrants were Europeans , or more accurately in this period western Europeans and Germans . |
| 30 | Other literary manuscripts acquired are papers of Sylvester Douglas , Baron Glenbervie , including material on Gavin Douglas 's Works , and sermons of Robert Douglas , Bishop of Dunblane ( presented by the British Records Association ) ; a sheet of miscellaneous poetry by Robert Burns , n.d. , including part of ‘ Fête Champêtre ’ ; and verses of Robert Tannahill , n.d . |