Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | A lot of accidents occur on slides , for instance , which are mostly designed for use by seven to 12-year-olds , but which in practice are used more by preschoolers . |
| 2 | In each case , therefore , the agreement between the parties or the court order should be properly carried into effect by way of a conveyance , severance , transfer or declaration of trust , the form of which is the subject of this chapter . |
| 3 | The music was played by two musicians , Rolande and Ydrys , sitting cross-legged under the cart with a hurdy-gurdy , a reed-pipe , a drum and a shawm , all hidden from sight by a straw bale . |
| 4 | credulous old burgher of Windsor in Mr Pickwick 's tale contributed to Master Humphrey 's Clock , pompous and slow-witted , ‘ one of those people who , being plunged into the Thames , would make no vain efforts to set it afire , but would straightway flop down to the bottom with a deal of gravity , and be highly respected in consequence by all good men ’ . |
| 5 | Apparently caught off guard by the proposals , Peking threw up a host of pre-conditions and challenged the Dalai Lama 's ‘ sincerity ’ . |
| 6 | Unlikely as that seems now , it must be remembered that in the early 1970s the private market was in a very bad condition and many developer builders were only rescued from bankruptcy by ‘ package deals ’ under which the DOE gave local authorities special loan sanctions in order to buy in whole estates of unsold private dwellings . |
| 7 | It was an exercise to prove the existence of a Nonconformist unity which only came into existence by the exercise . |
| 8 | King penguins are the second largest of all the penguin tribe , only exceeded in size by the emperor penguin which breeds on the sea ice of the cold Antarctic continent . |
| 9 | What could have proved a disastrous appointment did , and Athletico were only saved from oblivion by the inspired choice of Reg Pybus as coach . |
| 10 | Most are malnourished , only saved from starvation by water and food provided en route by the Red Cross . |
| 11 | It took them five overs to score their first run and they were only saved from disaster by captain Allan Lamb . |
| 12 | His first , 11 weeks after the crash took place on December 20 when he was gently transferred from hospital by ambulance , strapped to a stretcher . |
| 13 | It may be that the attendance of the petitioning creditor 's solicitor will suffice , at least in regard to petitions presented by limited companies by analogy with the rule that limited companies can only appear in court by a solicitor ( Count Courts Act 1984 , s 60 and RSC , Ord 5 , r6 ) . |
| 14 | The audience was constantly moved to applause by the spectacle , and Colonel Fergusson would nudge his daughter heavily at some particularly felicitous aspect of the display . |
| 15 | It literally came to light by accident when it fell out of a bag — it was God 's will , I suppose . ’ |
| 16 | This is a bright room , serving tasty Italian meals personally supervised with care by the proprietors . |
| 17 | Since they may only return to earth by replacing one of their number with a living child , mothers warn their off-spring never to follow the lights . |
| 18 | Bowe won the undisputed title on points from Holyfield in November but is only recognised as champion by the IBF and WBA . |
| 19 | Although the ericaceous shrubs are a consistent part of the community , they are usually much reduced in stature by exposure and grazing , and may be only a few centimetres high . |
| 20 | Historians agree that the size of this group was certainly much reduced in number by the middle of the eighteenth century , but the chronology of this decline is debatable for it varied from region to region . |
| 21 | This went down very well , all translated into Zulu by the headmistress . |
| 22 | After the first round of hanging reforms some forty years earlier , capital statutes were greatly reduced in number by the legislative changes of the early 1860s as a result of which the only common crime punishable by the death penalty became murder . |
| 23 | We studied a human fibroblast cell line that was entirely depleted of mtDNA by long-term exposure to low concentrations of ethidium bromide as previously described . |
| 24 | The political turbulence that followed the Civil War was only brought under control by Cromwell 's benevolent dictatorship . |
| 25 | Set back from the main road , the Hotel Gabbiano is personally run with pride by the Mirandola family . |
| 26 | Like her father Elizabeth could only pay for war by resorting to forced loans , benevolences , and various other devices that proved unpopular in the long run , although , to her credit , she never debased the coinage . |
| 27 | The courts were only retained for recreation by a concerted public campaign , which resulted in the District Council acquiring the land through a Compulsory Purchase Order . |
| 28 | He was suddenly thrown off balance by the hurried departure of a Minister . |
| 29 | personally inscribed to Core by the author . |
| 30 | Life here , which was dingy enough with war conditions overlying the natural drabness of environment and narrowness of mind , was suddenly galvanised into alarm by the thought that half the population might not be decently married at all . |