Example sentences of "to [noun sg] by a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a step might not involve a great deal of additional work in the legislative process , since Bills are already accompanied on presentation to Parliament by an Explanatory and Financial Memorandum , which is frequently well drafted and helpful . |
| 2 | In October 1990 a new constitution , which would permit the formation of other political parties , was approved by the People 's Assembly , subject to confirmation by a national referendum " within 12 months " . |
| 3 | The majority were introduced to injection by a casual acquaintance . |
| 4 | Used carefully , however , over an extended period , Indian patronage could permit a politician to capitalise upon feelings of gratitude aroused by acts of seemingly disinterested friendship several years earlier , acts which would in fact be quietly brought to mind by a shrewd politician 's regular enquiries about the activities of his young friend in India . |
| 5 | proposals for a graded system of decision-making , covering both personal and financial decisions , reflecting decisions made by carers and by administrative bodies , both subject to review by a judicial authority |
| 6 | It is true that if Mr. Tully fails to comply with the order of Buckley J. he could be punished for contempt after a hearing in open court and subject to review by an appellate court . |
| 7 | Actual meaning is thus that part of the potential meaning which is brought to consciousness by a particular experience to be expressed . |
| 8 | My friend was followed from seat to seat by a dirty old man during He-Man and the Masters of the Universe . |
| 9 | She was invited to a few parties , kissed good-night outside her door in South Kensington , taken out to lunch by a young man training to be a chartered accountant , and to an Italian film by another who was ‘ in the City ’ ; she was beginning to forget about Rupert when one evening towards the end of January she was later than usual leaving Toogood and Shelve , the publishers , where she worked as secretary to Mr Shelve . |
| 10 | In some systems one crane serves more than one aisle and in this case is moved from aisle to aisle by an automatic transfer system . |
| 11 | Binding does not necessarily mean final , because the determination may be subject to reconsideration by an appellate body . |
| 12 | This procedure is open to sabotage by an awkward party , but the law will now help : see 10.3.3 . |
| 13 | Other forms include being subject to investigation by a public ombudsman , or by a select committee of the House of Commons , or by a public auditor , or by a public regulatory body ( such as those which supervise the recently privatized gas and telecommunications industries ) ; being obliged to conduct business in accordance with statutory rules or government direction or to submit business plans for public approval ; holding a position or office which is subject , either directly or indirectly , to popular election . |
| 14 | Such a treaty would be subject to approval by a two-thirds majority of the Philippines ' Senate , however , at least 15 of whose 23 members had stated their opposition to the continued presence of the bases . |
| 15 | Duty solicitors are subject to the control of the Legal Aid Board which requires them and their authorised representatives to have relevant experience and to submit themselves to selection by a local committee . |
| 16 | I 'm not saying that negotiations should be completed by a certain date , but that the matter should come back to court by a certain date so that there is therefore er er is a time , an incentive for the |
| 17 | In the absence of such consent , the President might still introduce a state of emergency subject to ratification by a two-thirds majority of the USSR Supreme Soviet . |
| 18 | The image is transferred on to paper by a conventional xerographic printing process . |
| 19 | A suitably pedagogic figure called Skuul puts the case for cause and effect which is speedily reduced to relativism by an opposing voice : ‘ You pursue essentials I ride with the random … |
| 20 | So , again , was a Spanish force put to flight by a Cornish force a fraction of its size . |
| 21 | The picture illustrates the transmission of the secrets of alchemy from master to student by an oral convention . |
| 22 | Here we have something that looks very much like a totalitarian welfare state in microcosm , and which must have powerfully contributed to Schreber 's psychosis , which featured delusions of passive submission to impregnation by an omnipotent solar god . |
| 23 | Thus a car which is so seriously damaged that its chassis is distorted could no longer be accurately described as new , even after being repaired , whereas if only the engine were damaged the car could be restored to newness by a new engine being installed . |
| 24 | 4 Patient accompanied to theatre by a familiar ward nurse who may remain with him until fully anaesthetized . |
| 25 | The exhibition or supply of any film , video or sound recording or any other publication shall be prohibited by law if the manner in which it depicts or describes violence or sexual activity or crime is such as , when taken as a whole , to encourage the imitation or toleration of behaviour which is seriously harmful to society by a significant proportion of those who are likely , having regard to all the relevant circumstances , to read , see , or hear the matter contained or embodied in it . |
| 26 | This meant that each small boy was accompanied to church by an older boy whose job it was to find the hymns and generally ensure good behaviour . |
| 27 | Cunningham had now been wheeled away to bed by an obliging porter , having reached that maudlin stage of inebriation which is most painful for others to bear . |
| 28 | One guard shot during the raid on a security van in Cheltenham last year , was brought back to life by a passing nurse , according to the prosecution . |
| 29 | It says Microsoft will likely be driven to support an optional Unix SVR4 personality on top of the NT kernel by 1995 or 1996 and that such a creature will be brought to life by a third party , nominating the Santa Cruz Operation Inc for the role . |
| 30 | A further eight people said that they had been helped to gain access to training by an influential person . |