Example sentences of "by [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was convinced he was being both watched and listened to ; by the Russians , if by no-one else . |
| 2 | The truly subservient prisoner is respected by no-one , staff or inmates . |
| 3 | She flattered herself this was done discreetly , and was noticed by no-one , though the yearning in her look as she gazed at him would be obvious to a child of five , and the staff made frequent jokes about her loving him with a love that made his life a burden . |
| 4 | A choreographer should translate this definition into dance terms thus : taking the moods , emotions and actions expressed , understood and observed by everyone in general and using natural gestures when applying the rules of choreographic grammar without trying to express them in any other way . |
| 5 | What to do in a democratic society with the errant or aberrant citizen of genius — this question , fumbled at or glossed over by everyone who has written on Pound 's case ( jurists and psychiatrists , as well as biographers and critics ) , is here posed more starkly , and explored more searchingly , then ever before . |
| 6 | Smeed went on to argue that if drivers were charged for the delays they impose on one another , some of them would travel at different times , by different means or to different places — and that time wasted by everyone in jams would be reduced . |
| 7 | He will be sadly missed by everyone in the Brigade . ’ |
| 8 | Colonel Peter Young was a popular officer , well liked by everyone , always seemed to be of the same temperament , in action , or sitting at the bar in a country inn . |
| 9 | Because the number of members who took an active part in the fund-raising is comparatively small , the true amount contributed by everyone who was actually involved was more than £200 . |
| 10 | The goal is to renew the earth and to cherish it so that its fruits , its resources and its wealth may be shared by everyone — and without leaving a legacy of pollution and destruction for the next generation . |
| 11 | But our hopes are n't shared by everyone , especially those who threaten our future with nuclear weapons . |
| 12 | She was eminently suitable , well liked by everyone and was ready and waiting . |
| 13 | Stephen O'Brien is a remarkable man , liked and respected by everyone he comes into contact with . |
| 14 | It was tacitly assumed by everyone that every single thing existed for the benefit of humankind — nature was man 's convenient larder or leisure bowl . |
| 15 | ‘ The development has been eagerly awaited by everyone but none more so than the livestock producers of Caithness and Sutherland , who depend so much on sound transport links with customers in the south . ’ |
| 16 | The undramatic origins of my particular badges , as it were , have been forgotten by everyone except myself . |
| 17 | For some religious convictions will dictate the manner of disposal , but again these may not be shared by everyone involved . |
| 18 | ( v ) And lastly , the face of rising anger , which should be recognised by everyone . |
| 19 | I wanted to curl into a tiny ball and be forgotten about by everyone . |
| 20 | This plan has upset bankers holding bad loans as they want ‘ the pain to be shared ’ by everyone . |
| 21 | She was respected by everyone she worked with and was brilliant at the job . |
| 22 | The ‘ form ’ was linked to real people , not distant ‘ researchers ’ , and the whole project was owned by everyone involved . |
| 23 | This book is now in the RSC library at Burlington House and should be read by everyone interested in environmental matters in the USSR and Eastern Europe . |
| 24 | One particularly good comment at the time , much appreciated by everyone — except the recipient I assume — was the card that read Arciduca 6 1 0 , translated as ‘ Archduke VI , you ( one ) are nothing ’ . |
| 25 | This overriding goal entails that the best constitutional arrangements each person can reach while acting in conformity with his own moral ideals are morally valid , and since the commonly agreed upon arrangements are so regarded by everyone , they are morally binding on all . |
| 26 | He , moving between this strange abode and Jack 's house in Chelsea , felt as if , wanting to be needed by everyone , he were merely becoming some sort of semi-invisible messenger . |
| 27 | One of the most common mis-judgements among all ADT London Marathon runners is to start too fast , stampeded into it by everyone else . |
| 28 | An assumption has been made by everyone . |
| 29 | The backlash is awaited with interest by everyone , even those with only a passing interest in the music scene . |
| 30 | If you get on the layline too early then you risk being slowed down by everyone tacking in front of you and , furthermore , if the wind shifts you have no option other than sailing on , thereby losing ground over your competitors . |