Example sentences of "[vb pp] by [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once again this attitude to the natural environment was essentially pragmatic ; farming involves replacing complex , natural biological communities with simplified , artificial systems dominated by only a handful of species . |
| 2 | The stroke works well in boats of this length but in the last six years the average length of kayak has dropped by almost a metre . |
| 3 | A long-standing illness , disability or infirmity was reported by almost a quarter . |
| 4 | A long-standing illness , disability or infirmity was reported by almost a quarter . |
| 5 | In an elegant and scholarly catalogue entry , Christie 's included a reproduction of the relevant pages from the catalogue of the Aumont sale which lasted nine days and was preceded by nearly a month 's viewing . |
| 6 | But the test was sat by only a handful of pupils because of a boycott by teaching unions . |
| 7 | THE cost of telephoning Europe will be slashed by almost a quarter throughout January . |
| 8 | Again , this needs to be done by either a solicitor or Sheriff Officer . |
| 9 | ‘ This is n't as lot of work if many people are involved , but it can not be done by just a handful . ’ |
| 10 | The real thinking and activity is being done by only a proportion of the children . |
| 11 | Last time out , all three were separated by only a couple of thousand votes . |
| 12 | By 1900 Darwin was acknowledged as the founder of evolutionism , but his theory of natural selection was accepted by only a minority of biologists . |
| 13 | At Peking we were met by quite a delegation of people , and sat down at the airport for some formal introductions and speeches . |
| 14 | General de Gaulle , who had re-emerged unto the political scene , opposed the constitution and it was approved by only a minority of the electorate : 36 per cent voted ‘ for ’ , over 31 per cent ‘ against ’ , and 31 per cent abstained . |
| 15 | ( September 6 ) I suggest that the Tory logo of a flaming torch be replaced by either a cuckoo or an oozelum bird . |
| 16 | So , hot water is best provided by either a gas or electric instantaneous water heater . |
| 17 | With losses in the fourth quarter of $40.1m lower at $42.1m ( 1991 : $82.2m loss ) the UK underwriting deficit at the full year was reduced by almost a half from $341.9m to $175.2m as action on rates and operating costs proved increasingly effective . |
| 18 | Civil Service manpower has been reduced by almost a quarter . |
| 19 | At formal interviews in connection with these cases you may , if you wish , be accompanied by either a TU representative or a colleague . |
| 20 | A Eurasian engine-driver would invariably be accompanied by both a trainee of his own race and a fireman , much inferior , who would be an Indian . |
| 21 | But she realised with irritation that it was n't followed by either a phone number or an address . |
| 22 | A request is most likely to be followed by either an acceptance or a refusal . |
| 23 | I mention this variety of rites , which are in process of preparation , because the main route whereby people are introduced to and grow in the light of the church , baptism as infants , confirmation in early teens , leading to faithful communicant life , that route is no longer followed by quite a number in our fellowship . |
| 24 | It is true that the text departs from the normal format of Scaevola 's digesta , in which his favourite expression secundum ea quae proponerentur is regularly followed by only a couple of words . |
| 25 | Only when the cameras were rolling was it heart-sinkingly apparent that the physics of inertia , represented by nearly a ton of resting sand , were greater than the physics of motion represented by the four skidding wheels of a Land Rover . |
| 26 | Oxford led by nearly a length at Barnes Bridge , though they could not get away . |
| 27 | Tomba had led by almost a second on the first run . |
| 28 | It is astonishing how many cultural vanguardists actually seem to welcome a situation where musical tastes are defined by either a handful of multinationals on the one hand or a relatively tight cabal of university-educated journalists on the other . |
| 29 | The frustration of life without a torch , illustrated by either a feature or a demonstration , could interest the men 's press , and special car fitments for fixing a torch inside the car would be of great interest to the motoring media . |
| 30 | Theorists have categorized these activities into a sequential series but in practice they produce a complex interrelationship ( as shown in Chapter I ) that is influenced by both a company 's products and structure . |