Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus it remains for discussion whether it would not be preferable to criminalize them by means of special ‘ endangerment ’ offences . |
| 2 | After detailed examination of the information fields , it was felt that it would be possible to categorise them by type as a basis for selecting areas for further study . |
| 3 | However , it is hoped that by bringing in additional path material it will be possible to reopen it by Easter , with access being limited to certain ‘ clean ’ areas . |
| 4 | The true citizen must be ‘ able to understand the interests of the community , must be able to subordinate his own will to the general will , must feel his responsibility to the community and be prepared to serve it by voting , working , or ( if need be ) fighting ’ . |
| 5 | The trouble is that there are so many ways of continuing , so many alternatives and possibilities , that it would be wrong to advise him by saying that one procedure is better than another . |
| 6 | We decided that it would be easier to send them by air to Singapore , placing them considerably closer to their intended final destination . |
| 7 | By nature , and before he went to Ireland , whose problems affected the characters and ruined the careers of many another English administrator before and since , Jeremy Taylor was a very humane man , and it may be appropriate to leave him by quoting a story which was his conclusion to The Liberty of Prophesying : |
| 8 | Well , let's move on to Mohammed , and I should say that I 'm identifying each one of the people in the studio by their first names because it would be dangerous to identify them by their surnames . |
| 9 | It was for him that now she was entertaining this arrow-straight , dark-eyed young scoundrel who would be likely to repay her by seducing her daughter , she thought , if she still had one , and who would probably forget everything he 'd ever heard about hunger in St Jude 's , or in County Kildare for that matter , should he ever find himself well-fed in Westminster . |
| 10 | ‘ Fool , ’ said Rhodri impatiently , ‘ would they be likely to send it by one palpably dishonest ? |
| 11 | I knew I needed the disguise because I would be able to surprise him by two hours at the most . |
| 12 | And we would never be able to surprise him by two hours at the most . |
| 13 | Same thing is to take the take screws off and just try and door and see whether how much extra space you need , I mean , maybe you might be able to do it by just |
| 14 | Perhaps I might be able to stop them by exposing them but I do n't think they will allow that to happen . |
| 15 | When a problem develops , the hope will be that the client will be able to resolve it by discussion with the solicitor or other person dealing with his case ( whose identity and status must have been disclosed upon acceptance of instructions ) . |
| 16 | What they 're actually asking for is that whether we would be able to help them by arranging for a loan on their behalf , they would service the debt at this time , so I might suggest chairman that we revert it to the finance committee for |
| 17 | An Inspector from the local water company may well visit your house if you intend making extensive alterations or additions and may be able to help you by spotting any bad practice or likely contravention of the bye-laws . |
| 18 | The duty , which was to have been phased out over a nine-month period to March 1991 , was dismissed as ineffective because shoppers would be able to circumvent it by buying in the West after July 1 . |
| 19 | you ca n't hear me , right , ok , I 'll try and speak up a little bit louder , erm my work , I work erm here and I work abroad and I live in Durham , er I 'm a writer and erm one of the things that I 'm most interested in is using art as an inspiration for my work as a , as a writer and I 'd like to be able to show you by this talk , how I do that , erm , I have a few publications , my work 's performed by a local group actually based in Newcastle and I 'm a member of er a group called Another Story and my work 's been put to music by a composer and er a play and the play and sing that , that the pieces of |
| 20 | ‘ I 've no wish to argue with you , ’ said the young man , with the beginning of a smile on his lips , ‘ but I 'll be proud to shake you by the hand , Connor O'Dell . ’ |