Example sentences of "[conj] is [vb pp] by [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is worth noting that the word " religion " either does not naturally feature in some religions , or is regarded by many religious people with considerable disapproval . |
| 2 | The Trader warrants that he is either the owner of the goods in any Consignment or is authorized by such owner to accept these Conditions on such owner 's behalf . |
| 3 | A paranoid reproach is aimed at all females by an Amis-like figure , who then reproaches himself , or is reproached by some other Amis agent detectable in the novel . |
| 4 | Whereas Cipriani , in all his dealings , retained a high degree of honour , albeit confused , those that superseded him after 1938 , heralded in a period that is recognised by some as the nadir of political life in Trinidad . |
| 5 | It implies that capacity for personal affective response that is dismissed by those who wish to transform literature into a purely cognitive discourse . |
| 6 | The misery that is caused by these lines will at last be wiped out . ’ |
| 7 | Carbon 14 is a radioactive isotope of carbon that is absorbed by all living things ; the proportion of carbon 14 to other isotopes of carbon remains constant , but when something dies , the carbon 14 in it decays at a known rate , while the other isotopes stay the same . |
| 8 | Women provide the ‘ matter ’ or ‘ blood ’ that is shaped by this male formative power . |
| 9 | While CD-I has remained a promise for more than four years , Commodore has used existing technology to produce a consumer multimedia system that is seen by many to be a serious competitor for CD-I . |
| 10 | It is this feminisation of the labour force that is considered by this research . |
| 11 | One feature of English verse that is scanted by this method , or can be acknowledged only incidentally , is one that every careful reader knows from his or her experience : tempo , the speeding up or slowing down of enunciation , and therefore of apprehension , as we read through a line or through several lines in sequence . |
| 12 | The social exclusivity of private education enables a distinct ‘ superior ’ culture to remain intact , and ensures that this world-view is displayed with the self-assurance and ‘ soundness ’ that is valued by those recruiting entrants to elite occupations ( the elite-educated spies Burgess and Maclean are notorious for having exploited this trust ) . |
| 13 | Staff quality is perhaps the most important factor of all in providing the standard of service that is expected by those who pay for it . |
| 14 | With few exceptions the participants in our study of talk about classroom violence and its accounting are from one school that is graced by some of the fans . |
| 15 | I suggest that the Labour and particularly Liberal feel , think very carefully about the quality of service that is provided by this county er council cos at the moment there is neither justice or equity in it . |
| 16 | The articles show the bravery , skill and commitment that is needed by each of the lifeboat crews . |
| 17 | To create a quality of life that is admired by all your friends who do not live alone , demands thought , planning , perseverance and a degree of practicality , although in essence all of this is determined by the will to live rather than merely exist . |
| 18 | But there is nothing to argue about here , as the act of quantifying is not intended to be predictive , explanatory or theoretical : it is a methodological tool that is used by those who wish to make accountable statements about the distribution of linguistic forms in real speech communities in cases where this is not evident without quantification . |
| 19 | It is fine for many of us , given the privileged lives that we lead ; it is hell for many of our citizens and we owe them a great deal more urgency than is provided by this useful but inadequate measure . |
| 20 | A wider coverage of contemporary — and specialized — vocabulary than is provided by any other learner 's dictionary . |
| 21 | Light : Requires plenty of bright light over a longer period than is required by most other plants . |
| 22 | ( a ) prevent any proceedings to which this Order applies from being taken or completed earlier than is required by this Order ; or |
| 23 | Shame , his novel of Pakistan , was short-listed for the Booker Prize and is believed by many to be his finest work . |
| 24 | The guest turns the pages and is perplexed by some of the photos . |
| 25 | Confidentiality for the client has always been of paramount importance within the CAB and is accepted by all workers as an essential part of their work . |
| 26 | These forms are a cumbersome sheet , like a medieval scroll , although a short form is available and is accepted by most authorities . |
| 27 | Shame on the Ordnance Survey for giving it the name of Ingleborough Hill on some of their maps : it is every inch a mountain and , although not the highest in England as was once thought and is overtopped by many others , one of the grandest . |
| 28 | The use of the mouth to caress and suck the genitals of either sex is more likely to produce disgust in some people , and is treated by many who indulge in oral sex as a ‘ problem ’ , an activity they have learned to see as a deviation from normal sexual activity . |
| 29 | The libertarian view is still barely acknowledged by Soviet historians and is treated by most western historians as not wholly academically respectable . |
| 30 | ‘ Fortean Times ’ is published bi-monthly by John Brown , and is stocked by all good newsagents |