Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] [noun pl] by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was forbidden to punish children by confinement during the night , and corporal punishment was not inflicted except for boys under the age of fourteen ( and then at least two officers were to be present ) . |
| 2 | He was not unusual ( at least in Oxford ) in being a New Zealand philologist , but unlike his countrymen who are alleged to mark dates by rugby Test matches , he marked them by exactly remembered dinners and the wines which had accompanied them . |
| 3 | Context co-citation is used to map specialisms by clustering words used in titles of text . |
| 4 | Harry had eaten a square of the chocolate and somehow felt bound to answer questions by way of thanks . |
| 5 | The Act defines a mock auction as an auction where persons are invited to buy goods by way of competitive bidding and : |
| 6 | Gas chiefs have also vowed to support campaigns by university bosses and students ' unions to create more awareness of gas safety . |