Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [vb pp] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition all the functions of the unc sec. stopwatch are complemented by audible signals . |
| 2 | At least 90% of all Chardonnay vines in Champagne are trained by this method . |
| 3 | Cable & Wireless holds around three-quarters of the shares , the Hong Kong Government another 7 per cent and the remainder are held by outside shareholders . |
| 4 | Britain 's role as Kingston described it could be called that of a peace-keeping force , and his stones of intrigue and skirmish are punctuated by anti-war sentiments . |
| 5 | purely economic approaches to healthcare provision are balanced by humanitarian and ethical considerations which value the lives and well-being of older people ; |
| 6 | A significant number of the HNCs and HNDs within the SCOTVEC provision are offered by one college only . |
| 7 | Alright , a , another reason erm , we could term asset fixity , it 's in general erm , fixed , fixed factors , right , erm , or fac factors of production in agriculture are dominated by fixed factors , right . |
| 8 | The Head of Department is responsible for ensuring that proposals for change are considered by appropriate field and/or subject committees and the departmental board and in particular that resource implications are identified . |
| 9 | Similar analyses which place values and sentiments at the centre of family change are offered by Shorter ( 1975 ) , Flandrin ( 1979 ) and also by Aries ( 1972 ) , who is concerned mainly with the changing nature of childhood . |
| 10 | That way , such banks can reassure shareholders of takeover targets that the shares they are likely to be offered in payment are backed by rock-solid assets . |
| 11 | Similar part-time courses including some in science/technology subjects leading to a University Certificate are offered by several Colleges of Further Education . |
| 12 | Mice also produce ultrasound during mating , when the pelvic thrusts of the male are accompanied by rhythmic squeaks . |
| 13 | The Californian sun shines on some strange , off-beat groups but the vast majority are eclipsed by newer and crazier fads . |
| 14 | Ten species of owl are represented by 27 pellet samples providing small mammal samples large enough for analysis . |
| 15 | The main application of the principle of implied consent is found in cases where different floors in the same building are occupied by different persons and the tenant of a lower floor suffers damage as the result of water escaping from an upper floor . |
| 16 | An attempt had been made to have the case relisted before the sentencer within the 28 day period during which variations in sentence are permitted by Supreme Court Act 1981 , S.4 ; , and if the matter had come back before the sentencer within that period it would have been open to him to review the sentence and impose a lawful sentence . |
| 17 | The Wedding Present are seen by many as a victory for the ordinary and in a perverse way , their lack of image has become their image . |
| 18 | Traditional opportunities for ‘ on-job ’ design experience are subsumed by young graduate engineers who are able to use the new design aids . |
| 19 | Cross-references to this appendix are given by italic numbers , ( eg 16 ) From Joseph Conrad , The Secret Sharer On my right hand there were lines of fishing-stakes resembling a mysterious system of half-submerged bamboo fences , incomprehensible in its division of the domain of tropical fishes , and crazy of aspect as if abandoned forever by some nomad tribe of fishermen now gone to the other end of the ocean ; for there was no sign of human habitation as far as the eye could reach ( 1 ) . |
| 20 | In contrast to this , extrinsic factors like food supply and predation are held by other workers to control the population cycles . |
| 21 | Measurements of colonic pressurss are confounded by pronounced intra and interindividual variation of colonic motility indices depending on factors that are obscure and thus difficult to control . |
| 22 | Drink and football are linked by such a strong umbilical cord in Scottish culture that it is virtually impossible to talk about one without the other encroaching . |
| 23 | Since murder , assault , and theft are committed by working-class men , corporate executives see their own virtue reflected in the guilt of those beneath them . |
| 24 | Both the government and the opposition are supported by loose coalitions consisting of many political parties . |
| 25 | In another room adjacent to one of his two bathrooms lies some weight-lifting equipment : the needs of the mind are counterbalanced by those of the body . |
| 26 | ALL ACCESSIBLE WINDOWS , FANLIGHTS AND OTHER OPENINGS to the Home WHICH PERMIT ENTRY are secured by any of the following : |
| 27 | Contours are at 50 cm intervals , scats are individually numbered and areas of bone concentration are shown by numbered squares . |
| 28 | For this , five years of full-time study are complemented by two years of practical training in architects ' offices — the first between third and fourth years , and the second after completing the Diploma in Architecture . |
| 29 | Er most of the houses that are provided rent are provided by local authorities , but there again you 've got a very serious change in situation when the government are looking to privatize council houses . |
| 30 | This is best exemplified in our community education work where our idealism , our welcoming environment , our sensitive support for the handicapped and our initiatives in integrating special-needs students into the college are underpinned by hard-nosed accountancy and entrepreneurial activity . |