Example sentences of "[vb pp] by [num] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Berlin intelligence scene was dominated by one of the most charismatic figures in post-war espionage — General Reinhard Gehlen . |
| 2 | I hoped the dogs would be in the garden but the moment I stepped inside I was surrounded by five of the massive dogs . |
| 3 | Experience the beauty and tranquillity of the gardens and buildings , surrounded by one of the largest moats in England , when you visit Michelham Priory |
| 4 | The concern of the six states of the Gulf Co-operation Council ( GCC ) stemmed from several considerations : regret that two neighbouring Muslim states should be spilling one another 's blood ; anxiety lest the conflict provoke the intervention of one or both superpowers , with dangerous consequences ; fear lest member states be attacked by one of the belligerents if they were suspected of sympathizing with the other ; a feeling that a conflict of this sort diverted Arab and outside world attention and resources from the paramount issue of palestine ; a desire not to see either belligerent emerge from the conflict so strengthened by the spoils of victory as to become the most powerful entity in the Gulf ; and , finally , anxiety lest their internal security should be threatened as a by-product either of the war or of Iran 's revolution . |
| 5 | The aim would be to give the courts the right to divide pension rights , even if earned by one of the divorcing parties , between them . |
| 6 | The Group has added its name to the programme , organised by six of the United Kingdom 's leading voluntary organisations , which has developed well over 2,000 self-financing environmental schemes and green projects for small businesses since 1986 . |
| 7 | The anthropological scholars ' emphasis on ‘ Survival in Culture , is paralleled by one of the dominant motifs of romantic poetry : the fading , echoing voice . |
| 8 | This post was successively occupied by three of the best : Chris Higgenbotham , Bill Thompson and Dick Sanborn , with whom our Times-Herald man would share Press facilities at most of the local functions and general community activities . |
| 9 | May he enjoy happy bachelor days , but not too many , before he realizes the error of his ways and is claimed by one of the angels on Earth . |
| 10 | On the day the apology from ‘ The Move ’ was published , the International Herald Tribune ( a Paris-based publication owned by one of the most important newspaper entities in the USA — the Whitney Communications Corporation ) published an article headed ‘ The Other Woman in the Life of Harold Wilson ’ , which was grossly libellous of him and Marcia Williams . |
| 11 | QPR is owned by one of the wealthiest families in the UK . |
| 12 | Finance Secretary Ramon del Rosario was chairman of the rapidly growing Asia Bank , owned by three of the country 's largest conglomerates . |
| 13 | Show owner Graham Wallace was approached by one of the sisters at the hospital for a quote on the cost of a tank after they were given a sum of money as a donation . |
| 14 | He brings a large , but incomplete , map of the village and surrounding area , saying that he 's been approached by one of the railway companies who are interested in building a railway line to Seatown , and that they have asked him to have the map updated . |
| 15 | The benefits of Eastern investment can be seen in February 's unemployment figures for Sunderland they have dropped by 314 on the previous month , thanks in the main to the ‘ Nissan effect ’ and the start of a huge recruitment campaign for 1,500 workers . |
| 16 | Planning permission for its conversion into a dwelling existed when the barn was purchased , but the scheme was particularly disliked by one of the new owners who believed , partly for the reason cited above and partly because of her training as a sculptress , that a simpler treatment , more strongly evocative of the barn 's original function , might be adopted and still give comfortable and convenient living accommodation . |
| 17 | The fall of Vizcaya was preceded by one of the Spanish Civil War 's most notorious actions : the bombing of the Basques ' spiritual capital , Guernica , by the German Condor Legion , acting on the instructions of the Nationalist High Command . |
| 18 | 1 ha ) , all farmland will be saturated by 1995 at a population of 5.7m. , marked 4 on the diagram . |
| 19 | Alec gave chase until it was thrown back over his head to be caught by one of the boys at the rear . |
| 20 | My eye was caught by one of the men in . |
| 21 | It also claims that emissions could be stabilized by 1994 through the use of new technologies and tax incentives for fuel-efficient cars . |
| 22 | Within parish churches the use of coffin stools were , in some areas , being overtaken by the bier and the custom of issuing mourners with wax tapers — slender candles some two or three feet in length and between half and 1&1/2 inches in diameter — was already in decline , not to be reintroduced until the late sixteenth century when they reappeared in their new capacity as flambeaus for night-time funerals ; in the eighteenth century a more elaborate form of triple candle , twisted to resemble a three-branched candlestick and very much like the Candlemas candle once used in the Roman Rite , was carried by one of the undertaker 's men proceeding the cortège . |
| 23 | I picked up a programme , which had been designed by one of the committee members , Sue Brown ; it was a work of art . |
| 24 | The master told the Board that a temporary porter was subject to fits , and after the unfortunate man had been interviewed by two of the guardians , he was made to resign . |
| 25 | This fellow , whose name I did n't catch , was being interviewed by one of the golden oldies on the Today programme . |
| 26 | She looked across to where the lawyer stood , quietly detached by one of the windows of her large saloon , gazing out on to the extensive gardens . |
| 27 | Ironically , a 14-club league was vetoed by nine of the members of the Super League as recently as last month . |
| 28 | Intestinal cramps , upper abdominal discomfort , and fatty stools were noticed by five of the subjects during SMS 201–995 treatment taken either alone or with omeprazole . |
| 29 | The tourist or business or conference traveller will more often than not travel on a plane manufactured by one of the few aerospace TNCs that dominate the civil airline industry , occupy a hotel room subcontracted to or owned or managed by the local affiliate of one of the few chains that dominate the global hotel industry , hire a car from an agency of one of the international firms that dominate the car rental industry , and will pay for all this with one of the credit cards issued by the few TNCs that control global personal finance . |
| 30 | Mr Gruson went upstairs where he said he was threatened by one of the gunmen . |