Example sentences of "[is] [verb] to [noun sg] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | In relation to running-down cases or cases where liability is admitted automatic discovery is limited to disclosure by the plaintiff of any documents relating to special damages . |
| 2 | The government 's formal reply to these reports is presented to Parliament by the Treasury in the form of a Treasury minute , and the reports and minutes are debated annually in the House . |
| 3 | The roadway is closed to traffic by a turnpike , then , underneath a kind of Bridge of Sighs connecting the main block with the buildings attached to the Arch , it is closed again by a set of ornamental gates — and then closed for a third time by another turnpike . |
| 4 | In the legend Tristan is condemned to death by his uncle Mark for having fallen in love with Iseult , but on his way to his death is allowed to pause and pray at a wayside chapel . |
| 5 | It collapses onto the ground , which happens to be a deep pile of manure , and it lies there until it is trampled to death by the other cows which are milling continually around it . |
| 6 | Rangers rarely respond to their outcry when a person is trampled to death by the same beasts . |
| 7 | It cites the case of ‘ Edward Stapleton … a young attorney of London ’ , who appears to have died of typhus , but is restored to life by use of a ‘ galvanic battery ’ . |
| 8 | There is so much to do and see in Prague — a city which is brought to life by street entertainers , festivals and exhibitions which add to the rich culture of its architectural , artistic and musical heritage . |
| 9 | It may prompt further , more wide-ranging research , providing ideas to be followed up later , or it may be that some broad generalization is brought to life by a case-study . |
| 10 | The whole picture surface is brought to life by the interaction of the angular , shaded planes . |
| 11 | First job is to check that Tony , a boy who is brought to school by mini-cab is in . |
| 12 | Actual meaning is thus that part of the potential meaning which is brought to consciousness by a particular experience to be expressed . |
| 13 | As most of the SO 2 cloud is converted to sulphate by September , the perturbations of the photochemical balance of O 3 are substantially reduced at this time compared with July ; O 3 production through cycle I now represents less than 10% of the O 3 production in the mid-stratosphere ( Fig. 2 b ) , and oxygen photolysis is reduced only by about 10% in the lower stratosphere ( Fig. 3 b ) . |
| 14 | Best home grown Irish barley is converted to malt by germination , while part of the barley is steam cooked and rolled to form flakes . |
| 15 | Debate among those legislators will begin this summer or autumn , once a report on the feasibility of a droit de suite is submitted to Congress by the Library of Congress Copyright Office . |