Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] by [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have just done her a return kindness by getting invitations for her and her mother , to the Alumnus of the Year award given by Royal Bank as holder of Chair of European Governmental Studies . |
| 2 | Direct employment covers all those activities undertaken by Scotch Whisky companies , who , to a greater or lesser extent , are engaged in : |
| 3 | By the outbreak of World War II rather more was being made of the ceremony itself , but it would appear that the reasons given by working class couples heading for the altar were still somewhat pragmatic . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , ill luck , in his case compounded by ill judgement , dogs the unsuccessful , and the only way into the sport , for some who should never be in it , is around the less successful teams . |
| 5 | In the London case at least , this recovery can no doubt be attributed in part to the strength of its economy , the support given by central government to the Docklands redevelopment and other schemes , and the associated attraction of young professionals back to the more central parts of the city . |
| 6 | Particularly in a large organization , reclassification can be a major exercise , although it can be facilitated by the support given by computer-based catalogue records . |
| 7 | It would be a tragedy if the use of violence or any confusion introduced by irregular elements on the picket lines were to divide and deflect the support given by responsible trade unionists all over the country aimed at achieving an early and a peaceful solution to this problem . |
| 8 | the principle of interpreting ambiguous words against the person who used them , so as not to encourage employers to mislead by deliberate vagueness . |
| 9 | The harmony , with its touch of modality , the monochrome orchestration , and the hint of ‘ organum ’ parallelisms , add to the almost monastic austerity evoked : Naturally , in other accompaniments formed by harmonized doubling , the harmony and orchestration can be made to create other atmospheres — ; colourful , lush and rich , or harsh and cold , according to the tone colours used and the quality of the harmony . |
| 10 | Brawling has often been a pastime favoured by certain film stars ; normally those who happen to drink a lot as well . |
| 11 | Eclipse drake distinguished by yellow bill ; duck 's is greenish , juvenile 's reddish . |
| 12 | National-scale data , which should be treated with caution , illustrate that the number of passenger-kilometres travelled by private vehicles increased from 60,000 million to 380,000 million per annum between 1951 and 1977 , while the number of passenger-kilometres travelled by public service road vehicles declined from 80,000 million to 50,000 million . |
| 13 | It looks closely at the range of policies developed by local government and in so doing assesses the relative responsibilities of various professional and political groups for their initiation and enactment . |
| 14 | This figure is in agreemen t with other informati on about housewor k hours gathered by other researche rs : Table 5.4 contains a comparis on of results from a range of different studies . |
| 15 | Patients with previous cholecystitis diagnosed by scintigraphic examination of the gall bladder were excluded . |
| 16 | Last month 16 Mac employees gained a food hygiene certificate following a course organised by environmental health officers from Gateshead Council . |
| 17 | The long-term significance of CCT may be greater , therefore , than the relatively small proportion of contracts won by private enterprise would suggest , and certainly more important than the limited financial savings at first achieved . |
| 18 | This procedure would best suit states torn by civil strife which is fuelled by the support of the superpowers ( or China ) for rival political or military factions or by the involvement of superpower ‘ proxy ’ forces . |
| 19 | Healey cabin dominated by large steering wheel |
| 20 | When Graham Smith contracted cancer , she invited him and his wife on holiday to Necker in the Caribbean and also on a Mediterranean cruise on board the yacht owned by Greek tycoon , John Latsis . |
| 21 | On the return journey the headboard carried by Flying Scotsman was raffled and raised over £250 for charity . |
| 22 | In early 1981 under the cloak of exercises , Polish military units in strategic locations were redeployed and their barracks occupied by internal security troops . |
| 23 | Those admitted to Holland were immediately transferred to a camp surrounded by barbed wire and guard dogs . |
| 24 | Uses direct air ( impact ) to an expanding/contracting diaphragm surrounded by static air . |
| 25 | The most likely candidates are local firm MSP Sp zoo , and DHI , which is majority owned by Munich-based Computer 2000 GmBH — although this was not confirmed by American Technologies ' executive vice-president Alex Barkaloff . |
| 26 | Ten control rats excreted ( mean ( SE ) 188.2 ( 13.6 ) µg of PABA ; 10 rats with an intestinal stagnant loop excreted more ( 530.1 ( 30.1 ) µg ; p<0.001 ) : whereas 10 rats in each of three groups pretreated by oral administration of various antibiotics excreted less ( polymix B+ tinidazole , 4.9 ( 1.6 ) µg ; kanamycin , 31.0 ( 4.7 ) µg ; clindamycin 40.9 ( 5.5 ) µg ; p<0.001 ) . |
| 27 | French and UK Defence Ministers had discussed in Paris on Feb. 28 , 1989 , a joint development of an air-launched nuclear missile , extending the range of a French 300-km missile in service since 1986 , and providing a replacement for the free-fall bombs carried by British Tornado aircraft . |
| 28 | Again the one who 's been around ( you can tell her type a mile off — they always find something to send back , even if it 's the salt ) ordered the better meal : a pan-fried fillet steak topped with tomato and served with a Madiera sauce , while I went for fresh halibut wrapped in vegetables surrounded by creamy mustard sauce . |
| 29 | Two day conferences of the Permanent Secretaries are now held annually , with meetings between Grade 2 officers ( Deputy Secretaries ) taking place at intervals of two or three months , in each case supplemented by frequent day to day contacts . |
| 30 | However , he argues that it is an anomaly explained by social pressure . |