Example sentences of "given [adv] by the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the eighteenth century salutes were normally given merely by the firing of guns , not by the more humiliating lowering of the flag or striking of sails . |
| 2 | The award is given annually by the Author 's Club on the recommendation of the RIBA 's Professional Literature Committee . |
| 3 | During the day , a well-camouflaged animal may escape the eyes of a snake , but it will be given away by the halo of its infra-red radiation . |
| 4 | Martha and Ann were orphans , and were to be given away by the lord of the manor . |
| 5 | Property passing on a death is defined in the Finance Act 1894 , as amended by the Finance Act 1969 , and includes : property owned absolutely by the deceased , property given away by the deceased within seven years of death , and property in which the deceased owned a limited interest within seven years of his death . |
| 6 | Information kept on a credit card would be wiped clean by the massive bursts of magnetism given off by the scanner . |
| 7 | Dr Newton , Harwell 's deputy head of biomedical research must give regular samples for analysis , as does his fellow volunteer , Eric Voice , along with regular sessions under this detector which picks up the gamma rays given off by the plutonium . |
| 8 | Dr Newton , Harwell 's deputy head of biomedical research must give regular samples for analysis , as does his fellow volunteer , Eric Voice , along with regular sessions under this detector which picks up the gamma rays given off by the plutonium . |
| 9 | However , some radiation will still find its way around even these substantial barriers , increasing the exposure to the workforce above what they would expect from the ‘ natural ’ radiation given off by the sun or the earth . |
| 10 | Its lemon fragrance is given off by the leaves without the need to rub them , unlike lemon balm and , even when dried , continue to be pungently scented for years , so that they constitute an excellent ingredient for potpourris . |
| 11 | an electro cardiograph , it 's a tracing of the electrical il impulses from the heart given off by the heart and this chap came in he 'd never had one before and he was nervous anyway , so I 'm trying to put him at his ease and I , I put , you have to put like a rubber band round their arms and legs and attach erm electrodes to them , you do n't feel anything , you 're only measuring the electrical impulses given off by the heart |
| 12 | an electro cardiograph , it 's a tracing of the electrical il impulses from the heart given off by the heart and this chap came in he 'd never had one before and he was nervous anyway , so I 'm trying to put him at his ease and I , I put , you have to put like a rubber band round their arms and legs and attach erm electrodes to them , you do n't feel anything , you 're only measuring the electrical impulses given off by the heart |
| 13 | The perfumes and aromas exuded by their leaves and flowers on a warm sunny day give any garden a fourth dimension , and one of the charms of the Greek and Italian hillsides is the pungently aromatic fragrance given off by the herbs and shrubs . |
| 14 | The spadefish swim faster in schools because of a slime given off by the swimming fish . |
| 15 | On 26 December , 114 Lower Church Street and adjoining properties which had been leased to W. A. Reeves , the furnisher , since the offices were given up by the South Metropolitan Company , were sold to him . |
| 16 | The Campbells ' rooms had been given up by the officers of the household for the visitors . |
| 17 | Any additional support or special tuition that a pupil needs as a result of defective sight must be given tactfully by the teacher or teacher 's aid , with an emphasis on what the pupil can do rather than on difficulties . |
| 18 | Remarkably , they were given back by the owner without payment . |
| 19 | Earlier figures given out by the US Army in January said that 23 US soldiers had been killed ( later amended to 26 ) and 323 wounded . |
| 20 | The emotion given out by the barge is horrifying and unknown . |
| 21 | My stomach did for a while , as it did not like the vapours given out by the hops in the borough market after the sea air it had been used to in Hastings , but one can not live on sea air . |
| 22 | In 1983 a questionnaire given out by the Tourist Office asked visitors what pleased them most about Madeira : 35.7 per cent of those questioned said the natural beauty of the island , 13.6 per cent the friendliness of the residents , 12.4 per cent the climate , 8.4 per cent good hotels and 7.8 per cent the flowers . |
| 23 | However , a controlling interest by a non-resident in any company requires consent to be given jointly by the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Trade . |
| 24 | The licence is given jointly by the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Trade , and unless the licence is refused within ninety days it is deemed to have been given . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , it has been held that the initial approval of the company is required to the proposed scheme and that the court has no jurisdiction to sanction a scheme without that approval , which may be given either by the board of directors or by the company by an ordinary resolution in general meeting ( Re Savoy Hotel Limited [ 1981 ] 3 All ER 646 ) . |