Example sentences of "and [vb pp] by [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They wandered the savannah during the day , looking for food , and sometimes met and socialised by the lake with other groups of hominids . |
| 2 | This was why he was feared and tabooed as the totem , but this was also why he was periodically sacrificed and consumed by the clan brothers in rituals which re-enacted the primal trauma and the occasion of his first emergence as a psychological force of self-restraint . |
| 3 | The situation has improved in many ways , but it is not easy to overcome the problems created by natural obstacles and compounded by the legacy of centuries of neglect . |
| 4 | This was a study of life in Muncie , Indiana , and typified by an eclecticism of data sources . |
| 5 | The events of 1297 marked a new era in crown and church and in clergy-laity relations , one in which the endowments and incomes of the clergy were increasingly raided by the king and coveted by the laity to meet , above all , the soaring costs of warfare and diplomacy . |
| 6 | Once we see that the relationship between a set of explanatory principles and the more specific analyses offered by social scientists must be a reciprocal one we are able to benefit from the fact that , just as social scientific practice is moulded by existing views of explanation , so those views can be refined and altered by the impact of practice . |
| 7 | These will be collected and catalogued by the Institute , which will pass on to Merck any promising varieties . |
| 8 | In Incredible Era , a book on the corruption of the Harding years in the Twenties , historian Samuel Adams wrote , ‘ A president is measured , weighed and catalogued by the character of his chosen intimates . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 've got it — signed , sealed and witnessed by a notary . |
| 10 | She felt depressed and frightened by the time the shop closed and she was able to go home . |
| 11 | These sections will be broken down and explained by the lecturer , and further understood in your reading . |
| 12 | The results-seen and heard by the majority of Teesside on TV , radio and the newspapers — proved the journalists had been genuinely impressed by the work of the laboratory . |
| 13 | The payment request or invoices from the nominated sub-contractor will be received and checked by the builder and passed to the client 's quantity surveyor at the time of the interim valuation . |
| 14 | This valuation will be undertaken by the storekeeper , assessed and verified by management and checked by the auditor . |
| 15 | It then had to be tested by training officers and checked by the IPG . |
| 16 | If they believed they had ‘ natural ability ’ , they well knew that it had to be refined and fastened by a bridle of discipline . |
| 17 | They had no house of their own ; only married quarters supplied and furnished by the Army . |
| 18 | And yet , she thought , as they picked their way gingerly along under the stooping eaves of the alley that led to the rear of St Chad 's church , to avoid the running kennel thawed and filled by the morning showers , the finger of God had intervened in her life only yesterday , and might again lean down to point out for her an acceptable and fruitful way . |
| 19 | The letter — seen and authenticated by an expert for the Daily Mirror — is one of hundreds just unearthed as Presley fans around the world mark the anniversary of the death of ‘ The King ’ 15 years ago . |
| 20 | Yet another document published by Uzuncarsili is useful for establishing a terminus post quem for Molla Fenari 's return , namely the for Karamanoglu Ali Bey 's Ak medrese in Nigde , written and registered by the hakim of Nigde , Muhammad b . |
| 21 | One of the key findings was that for babies born outside marriage and registered by the mother alone — a total of 8% of all births in 1990 — the infant mortality rate was 13.1 ( per 1000 live births ) , 80% higher than that of babies born within marriage . |
| 22 | Hamburgers , oozing with fatty juices , bathed in mayonnaise and ketchup and partnered by a mountain of French fries , are hardly the stuff superman — or woman — is made of . |
| 23 | The Ishams were kept at home by Sir Justinian , their father , and taught by a tutor who lived at Lamport . |
| 24 | Harassed by creditors , and pressed by the Treasury to render his long overdue chamber accounts , he fled to Hanover , where he attempted to ingratiate himself with the electoral family . |
| 25 | He walked down the hall and stopped by a door . |
| 26 | He swung the car across the yellow line and stopped by the marble colonnade at the roadside . |
| 27 | Her jaw dropped as the woman walked past her and stopped by the car . |
| 28 | Tate was clearly surprised and irritated by the request but after a moment or two of hesitation he said : ‘ Very well , if you wish . |
| 29 | The bereaved often show signs of ill-health , which is not surprising since they usually feel quite ill in their minds and crushed by the burden of their sorrow . |
| 30 | ‘ When buying a puppy , try and ensure it is well-bred and reared by a breeder who has some aim to produce well-tempered stock . ’ |