Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] by [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prime Minister Petre Roman insisted on April 13 during an official visit to France that the King 's intention to attend a demonstration in the Transylvanian city of Timisoara , which he claimed " would have been covered by about 80 journalists flown in by chartered plane " , invalidated the claim that his visit would have been only a " private " one . |
| 2 | He was cheered along by proud parents and his then girlfriend , Rosanne . |
| 3 | The structure may be subsequently broken down by microbial activity and the complexed cation precipitated . |
| 4 | Protein skimmers are a must for any butterfly or angelfish tank , as these species are sensitive to any organics left in the water that can not be filtered out or broken down by bacterial activity . |
| 5 | Even chemicals that are broken down by different enzymes may ‘ compete ’ : some enzymes need substances known cofactors to help them do their work , so the two chemicals are ‘ competing ’ for cofactors , rather than for the enzymes themselves . |
| 6 | Big organic molecules , and especially the nucleic acids of which genes are made ( see p 5 ) , are liable to be broken down by high-energy radiation , and in particular by the ultraviolet ( W ) light that is a component of sunlight . |
| 7 | Boxplots , showing median , interquartile range , and extreme values , are useful for quantitative outcome variables , especially when broken down by explanatory strata and displayed together . |
| 8 | The dataset SCOTLAND shows the rate of stillbirths in Scotland in the period 1944 to 1983 , broken down by social class . |
| 9 | Can class barriers be broken down by educational reform ? |
| 10 | Some people said their incomes were so low they could not obtain mortgages and 18 were squatted in by former occupants who refused to pay the money . |
| 11 | Some people said that their incomes were so low that they could not obtain mortgages and 18 were squatted in by former occupants who refused to pay the money . |
| 12 | It is easy to assume that there was a gap in Darwin 's theory that would later be filled in by modern knowledge of heredity . |
| 13 | All about running for trains they could n't catch or being sat on by scaly monsters , and they got hold of books that told you that it meant Sex . |
| 14 | The widest definition of the Crown in the cases is that of Lord Diplock in Town Investments Ltd. v. Department of Environment who said of the term that it is ‘ appropriate to embrace both collectively and individually all the Ministers of the Crown and parliamentary secretaries under whose direction the administrative work of government is carried on by civil servants in the various government departments ’ . |
| 15 | is carried on by private study under supervision . |
| 16 | The distinction here is between two very distinct schools of harpsichord-making ; a tradition carried on by native craftsmen who flourished during the first 25 years of the 18th century and an imported tradition initiated by Hermann Tabel that displaced its native rival as effectively as a cuckoo might take charge in a sparrow 's nest . |
| 17 | In the first half of the seventeenth century the Dutch East India Company , for example , still sent representatives of its own to negotiate with European powers ; but by its end any diplomatic activity in Europe carried on by non-sovereign entities was a curiosity without practical significance . |
| 18 | Failing success in negotiation , however , the struggle had to be carried on by any means possible . |
| 19 | In 1839 , the Chinese decided to end the lucrative opium trade carried on by British merchants . |
| 20 | After the death of old Daniel , the five year lease was carried on by old Smythe who renewed it for a further term of two years though at a lower rental . |
| 21 | That was not too bad but , like most ideas ahead of their time , I am afraid that it was voted down by 182 votes to 170 . |
| 22 | Yet someone had come in by that door , very softly , and was now motionless just within it , hesitating to advance into the choir and interrupt the second office of the day . |
| 23 | The optimum completion time has come down by one minute to 11 minutes and more time is being allowed on the roads and tracks section before the cross country . |
| 24 | I think good skin care is really important so I get sucked in by anti-wrinkle creams and things like that . |
| 25 | General Karl Steiner , carried in by two SS men , was already dead from a heart attack , the only good thing about the entire proceedings . |
| 26 | Coun Richmond asked councillors to vote for more talks with the disabled who he felt had been let down by late changes to the scheme . |
| 27 | Ms Morrell attempts damage limitation by telling her boss to keep his mouth shut and not rock the boat , but on he goes collecting more enemies and being let down by erstwhile friends . |
| 28 | English observers felt England had improved and that they dominated periods of the game but were let down by defensive errors . |
| 29 | Aimed at the dedicated games player with crisp graphics and rapid scaling , it 's let down by short battery life . |
| 30 | Crusaders , who hammered Wakefield 30-0 in the first round , were never in front and were let down by bad handling in atrocious conditions . |