Example sentences of "by a [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | Although it carries a slight risk of giving false positive results , if followed by a rectal examination it gives a good indication of the presence of prostate malignancy , which can be further confirmed by ultrasound and biopsy . |
2 | If charged by a powerful enemy they can turn and flee away , hopefully regrouping for a later return . |
3 | Whatever was said , Becker clearly seems to have changed his mind about the credibility and validity of the Grand Slam Cup , judging by a recent interview he gave to Suddeutsche Zeitung , one of Germany 's most influential newspapers . |
4 | Although Olivetti has stolen most of Pyramid 's limelight of late , the $100m OEM relationship with the Italian group is matched by a similar agreement it has over at Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG . |
5 | " I 'm referring to a leading article which appeared in The Times concerning the Exhibition and which I should like to read you ( by a fortunate chance I happen to have it on my person ) . |
6 | Alternate benches were so made that the back could be swung over so that by a simple movement you had two benches facing each other instead of one behind the other and back-to-back with the adjoining classes , the teacher sitting on a chair between the ends of the benches . |
7 | When approached by a possible killer they hide their real heads and raise up the tips of their tails . |
8 | ‘ You see people out of context , years later , you try to judge by a hazy memory I 'm just not sure . |
9 | The thegns lived in increasing grandeur but in wooden halls rather than masonry villas ; although tapestried and heated by a central fire they must have been both dirty and draughty . |
10 | Their attitude , however , seemed to be that because I was young I was utterly unaware of what was happening to me , emotionally unstable , childish , and being forced into womanhood by a terrible mistake I had made . |
11 | One thing you can be sure of is that the panel will know the words of these characters very well ( they will probably be able to prompt you at any given moment should you ‘ dry ’ ) but each and every time the lines are spoken by a new voice they are different in their texture , humour , drama and music . |
12 | But even though it 's run by a private company I see no reason to worry |
13 | A PUB landlord was attacked by a former customer he had barred days before , a court heard . |
14 | Even if he is murdered by a homicidal maniac he has chosen to be at a certain place at a certain time . |
15 | However , some parts of the lease will be construed against the tenent , since by a legal fiction he may be treated as a grantor . |
16 | By a supreme effort I managed to feed a few inches back into the vaginal opening but as soon as I relaxed it popped quietly out again . |
17 | What was undoubtedly important , however , was that the ICS briefed and trained its interviewers to deal with the part of the questionnaire which dealt with sexual offences , and indeed when a case was uncovered by a male interviewer he always offered a follow-up interview conducted by a woman . |
18 | Joan had been deserted in India by a worthless husband she had married whilst on service in Hong Kong . |
19 | If a resident is bothered by a noisy plant he normally must persuade his local authority 's environmental health department to take action which , if friendly persuasion fails , end up ultimately in the magistrates court . |
20 | The refuge of books , first discovered in his Aunt Susannah 's shop , still remained available to him in London , and by a curious accident he gained access to as many books as even he could want . |
21 | Turning , she found Bridget , accompanied by a black student she had noticed earlier . |
22 | For those too young to remember the 1960s , Niki de Saint Phalle 's name conjures up wacky and colourful Nanas ( French slang for woman ) , whose harmlessness is matched only by their price tag and Partisian chic , neatly caricatured by a tacky perfume she put her name to in 1982 . |
23 | Observed by a lone seal we headed west , the wind now beginning to pick up . |
24 | The term ‘ indiction ’ has been used earlier in this chapter , and although the system is unlikely to be encountered in isolation by a local historian it is worth recording , if only for the sake of completeness . |
25 | But by a bizarre co-incidence he was put in touch with the castle 's owner and the holiday is now going ahead : |
26 | Encouraging local councils , assisted by a special budget we have set aside , to introduce pedestrian priority areas and cycle lanes . |
27 | By a vertical merger we mean the union of two firms at different production stages in the same industry , as when a car manufacturer merges with a steel producer . |
28 | ( 1977 ) put it , " By a natural monopoly we mean an industry whose cost function is such that no combination of several firms can produce an industry output vector as cheaply as it can be provided by a single supplier' ( p. 350 ) . |
29 | By a happy chance he became acquainted with ( Sir ) Edward Burne-Jones [ q.v. ] and his circle , through whom he also met William Morris [ q.v . ] . |
30 | By a horizontal merger we mean the union of two firms at the same production stage in the same industry , for example the merger of two steel producers or two motor car manufacturers . |