Example sentences of "[vb pp] and by [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An extra dimension is added by the practical motivation of the problems considered and by the need to formulate these mathematically . |
| 2 | Wade 's plan was immediately accepted and by the summer of 1725 he was back in Scotland with a new appointment , that of Commander of the Forces in North Britain . |
| 3 | There was evidence that potential sub-licensees were deterred by the level of royalty sought and by the non-exclusivity of the licences on offer . |
| 4 | At present , almost 80% of the 280 or so necessary legislative measures have been adopted and by the end of the year it is expected to be 90% . |
| 5 | Her sisters Sarah and Jane , her senior by six and four years respectively , were already spending mornings in the downstairs classroom when she was born and by the time Diana was ready to join them they were packing their bags for boarding-school . |
| 6 | Public transport was initially most affected and by the end of the month postal services , refuse collection and hospital services were disrupted in cities and towns across western Germany . |
| 7 | Forecasts were reduced and by the year 2000 it was expected that 45pc of homes 9.5 million were likely to have a dish or cable TV — 800,000 fewer than first predicted . |
| 8 | The motor age had arrived and by the end of the 1950s one and a quarter million new vehicles were being registered every year . |
| 9 | The name stuck and by the end of the day it seemed to Murray that every child in the school covertly sniggered ‘ Toady ’ as he passed . |
| 10 | The majority of Danes asking ‘ Geoff Who ? ’ were soon enlightened and by the end of the evening there was hum of comment about this tasteful guitarist with a tone that would impress Peter Green himself ! |
| 11 | As the word spread that potatoes were a very good food to eat people 's reluctance to include potatoes in their diet was overcome and by the end of the 18th Century almost every country in Europe had accepted this knobbly brown tuber as part of their everyday diet . |
| 12 | and then it all had to be scrapped and by the middle |
| 13 | A sharp downturn in 1920–1 was aggravated and by the middle of 1921 Britain was experiencing one of the worst recessions in its history , with unemployment rising to 2.4 million in May in that year ( 22 per cent of the insured labour force ) . |
| 14 | By mid-way through the campaign this had narrowed to a level where nearly as many people agreed as disagreed and by the end of the campaign we had totally swapped over people 's opinions . |
| 15 | Any reader literal enough to doubt Quinn 's success in those matters is likely to be diverted by the thrust and crackle of action rapidly described and by the element of chance so quickly exploited by the boy . |