Example sentences of "[verb] by the [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last year , Scotland 's 16 health boards were reconstituted so that no trade unions or local authorities had the right of membership , and they are now dominated by the Tories ' natural allies — business people — under the cloak of rhetoric about bringing in commercial nous ( see box ) . |
| 2 | The 82,000 cars in the capital emit levels of exhaust fumes which , in congested areas , are 70 per cent above those permitted by the Netherlands ' national environment plan . |
| 3 | In 1829 he was one of the three judges for the Rainhill locomotive trials on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway , won by the Stephensons ' ‘ Rocket ’ . |
| 4 | However the voting might go in these circumstances there could be no PR of wet , damp and dry votes , because there would be no means of knowing how far these had been attracted by the candidates ' presumed wetness , dampness or dryness . |
| 5 | While researching my article , I was given a long briefing at Falkland House in London , by a Falkland Islands councillor nominated by the Islands ' London representative . |
| 6 | Membership Assistant Dean ( chair ) Dean Modular Course Co-ordinator Assistant Academic Secretary ( secretary ) Ten elected members of teaching staff to include at least one member from each faculty Two student representatives nominated by the students ' union from the MCC representatives Any Field Chair ( not otherwise qualified ) choosing to attend and having two days ' notice of his or her intention to the Chair . |
| 7 | Amendments made : No. 49 , in schedule 1 , page 37 , line 21 , leave out from being' to end of line 22 and insert nominated by the students ' association of the college from among students of the college . ' . |
| 8 | No. 50 , in page 38 , line 22 , leave out from person' to whether' in line 23 and insert appointed by being nominated by the students ' association of the college' . |
| 9 | No. 51 , in page 38 , line 33 , leave out from beginning to ‘ shall ’ and insert ‘ appointed by being nominated by the students ' association of the college ’ . |
| 10 | No. 52 , in page 38 , line 39 , leave out from ‘ by ’ to ‘ shall ’ in line 40 , and insert ‘ being nominated by the students ' association of the college ’ . |
| 11 | 200 walks organised by The Ramblers ' Association to be held all over England , Scotland and Wales . |
| 12 | A series of guided walks in England and Wales , organised by the Ramblers ' Association and the National Trust . |
| 13 | Of course , the original John Birch model is still owned by the Sabs ' mainman . |
| 14 | Those who wonder whether the hire of labour by capital can ever be a feature of authentic co-operation may not be , even though the employing capital is owned by the Consumers ' Movement . |
| 15 | The girl 's brother attempts to save her but is fatally wounded by the Marquis ' brother 's sword . |
| 16 | It was based on information from RAMM ( the Road Assessment and Management database ) , and the bridge inventory held by Transit NZ , supplemented by the valuers ' local knowledge and expertise , particularly in respect of depreciation . |
| 17 | This irony was only accentuated by the refugees ' initial belief that their exile was to be brief , a few days perhaps , at most a month , after which — in the manner of other civilians who had abandoned their homes in the midst of battle — they would return to their houses and fields to resume the life which had been interrupted by war . |
| 18 | For Newcastle , having built up a two-goal lead could have been caught by the Bees ' stirring comeback . |
| 19 | The red of my anger bubbled up like the rosy orange juice squeezed by the vendors ' machines in the main street in our village . |
| 20 | Agent Monteith refused it , pressured by the settlers ' supporters and frustrated by the Wallowa band 's reluctance to farm . |
| 21 | State officials are in the end constrained by the capitalists ' control of the economy , since economic performance decides the electoral success of politicians and the revenues of state organizations . |
| 22 | Health union negotiators rejected a 1.5 per cent pay award for 600,000 nurses , midwives and health visitors as totally unacceptable , refusing to accept the below-inflation increase recommended by the professions ' pay review body . |
| 23 | And in fact the coffee rooms not only were not profitable but I think at one time were even subsidized by the directors ' own pocket which just how balmy some people can be . |
| 24 | The technique is very reminiscent of that used by the amphibians ' far distant and antique cousin , the lungfish . |
| 25 | The 16th had close ties with the Boys ' Brigade , with flags presented by the Trades ' House of Glasgow . |
| 26 | Once it was mooted that there should be a study-period after school , but this was vetoed by the parents ' meeting which protested that it would interfere with after-school sports . |
| 27 | Pharaoh decides to tackle the problem in more direct ways ( 15–22 ) , only to be defeated by the midwives ' faith . |
| 28 | The dispersal of power and the divisive potential of the revolution created grave problems for a Republican government threatened by the Nationalists ' advance on Madrid . |
| 29 | She spoke of the charity work done by the Students ' Union , paid compliments to Salford Council and expressed approval of the University 's wider access policy , particularly of the 2 × 2 courses , the first graduates of which will take their degrees next year . |
| 30 | The restoration of the clock-case was done by the Museums ' furniture conservator , while the mechanisms of the clock were repaired and restored by , head of the engineering conservation section . |