Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] by a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | San Vincenzo is a lovely resort of clear soft sands interrupted only by a few emerging reefs . |
| 2 | If we claim our interest is to focus on the writing produced only by a sophisticated elite , and that we determine the best literature is that which , in terms of generic structure , subject , and eloquent rhetoric , concerns itself with the preoccupations of males who have a high social and political standing , then the traditional canon will serve the majority of our needs . |
| 3 | I asked him , ‘ Have you got any old letters in the attic ? ’ and he said ‘ Yes ! ’ ’ , is his mildly amazed recall of this historian 's jackpot — one which he then capitalised on by a determined digging out of all the other surviving relatives , enabling the construction of the definitive Shrewsbury family tree in the book . |
| 4 | He knelt down by a familiar mound and after a moment 's hesitation yanked out the cross that he had placed at the head of the grave . |
| 5 | With full combat kit , helmet , rifle and webbing , and weighed down by a thirty-five pound rucksack , we set off on a run . |
| 6 | Fisons enjoyed another buoyant session , helped along by a few comforting words from broker Hoare Govett , who hosted a presentation to institutions on Wednesday . |
| 7 | The custom of cleaning the close had been explained to Madge on the day she moved in by a small woman carrying a metal pail and a large card . |
| 8 | A candidate could refuse to answer certain personal questions posed directly by a potential employer , a problem partially overcome by employing a search consultant as an intermediary . |
| 9 | His interest in media started as a by-product of buying the House of Fraser , initially a large department stores group built up by a nationalistic Scot , Lord Fraser of Annandale . |
| 10 | For example , I pass through a sequence of states identical to one passed through by a native Chinese speaker in being presented with a question in Chinese and giving the answer in Chinese . |
| 11 | But these objects , ritualistically sprinkled and gestured over by a Catholic priest or Aymara sage , take on a new significance as promises of future prosperity . |
| 12 | I recently met Mrs Kjaersgaard in London to discuss our common objective to forge a link between parliamentarians across Europe who wish to see Europe united not by a single government but with a free market . |
| 13 | He strolled home by a comfortable margin thanks to some good body work early on . |
| 14 | Eventually , stirred up by a fire-breathing minister called Reverend George Whitefield , the mob , that is to say , congregation , censored the proceedings by the simple expedient of pulling the theatre to bits . |
| 15 | Every political leader is locked inside an impenetrable bubble and wafted around by a gigantic retinue of security advisers to keep us out . |
| 16 | A thin disdainful blonde girl led me up narrow stairs to a room filled completely by a single bed . |
| 17 | Amoco had appealed against the original decision , handed down by a lower court in 1990 , arguing that the plaintiffs had failed to prove Amoco 's negligence . |
| 18 | The Guardian , The Observer and The Sunday Times are seeking a ruling that temporary injunctions handed down by a 3-2 House of Lords majority in 1987 , banning publication of details from the memoirs of an ex-MI5 officer , Peter Wright , were unnecessary prior restraints on free speech that breached Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights . |
| 19 | If you wanted the report handed in by a certain day , why did n't you say so ? |
| 20 | A cornerstone of market economic reform , the long-awaited price rises had been unveiled by Pavlov in the USSR Supreme Soviet on Feb. 18 , and enacted formally by a presidential decree of March 19 following endorsement by the Federation Council . |
| 21 | Crisis and clarity are notebook froth whipped up by a single hidden energy . |
| 22 | I use an old 10in saw blade , pressed down by a clamping device . |
| 23 | Her dark , grey-streaked hair , which she wore in a long bob , had been cut by Vidal Sassoon and she wore a beautifully tailored black suit relieved only by a little white flounce at the neckline . |
| 24 | After a 5 minute resting period , in patients with PVT or liver disease , 370 mbq ( 10 mCi ) of 9 9 m Tc pertechnetate were administered by bolus peripheral intravenous injection followed rapidly by a 30 ml saline flush to ensure rapid transit of the radionuclide into the heart . |
| 25 | The ceremony was hosted by a couple dressed in matching velvet Babygros , his tipped off by a woolly bobble , hers with what appeared to be a cat 's tail . |
| 26 | For free the solicitor then discusses with the client the legal aspects of the business and its plans , how it operates , ‘ key contractual and legal rights and obligations ’ and recommendations for any action , all followed up by a written summary . |
| 27 | He walked back by a different route which took him along the waterfront . |
| 28 | On the doorstep of the night-time house , imagining herself locked out by a freak wind slamming the door shut . |
| 29 | ‘ Even the light seems different , ’ she murmured , forgetting her embarrassment as the car climbed steadily along the road twisting between spectacular mountains and valleys hung about by a still blue haze . |
| 30 | It is quite common to see an important Orc Boss strutting through the Orc camp followed closely by a tiny Snotling impersonating his walk and copying the Boss ' every movement in an exaggerated comic fashion . |