Example sentences of "it be [verb] by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is also an extremely important form of property , and rights of access to it are governed by legislation and custom . |
| 2 | If this is the case , can it be substantiated by evidence from the history of developed societies ? |
| 3 | Even then she might have decided not to answer him , or she could have let it be seen by accident before knowing what it was . |
| 4 | Popular buys among those who intended to spend part of it were headed by household furnishings ( 28% ) , a new car ( 23% ) , gifts to children ( 20% ) and travel ( 19% ) ; only 5% splashed out on a home extension . |
| 5 | Omitting external glutamate ( Fig. 1 a ) or sodium ( Fig. 1 b ) abolished this pH o change , as would be expected if it were produced by glutamate uptake . |
| 6 | Well the , the risk has changed for a start I mean with the chemicals there are so many now erm chemicals and so much of it being transported by road , the risk of that and the dangers of accidents must be increased , although legislation has brought in a number of improvements , so firemen have to be very much up to date with that . |
| 7 | Ask your landlord to replace your door if it is flimsy and get hinge bolts fitted to help prevent it being opened by force . |
| 8 | He 's certain it 's caused by sewage pollution . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's caused by water retention , not by what you ate . |
| 10 | People call it a self-regulatory system , but it 's governed by statute , the Treasury presides over it all and the members of the SIB are not appointed by those whom they supervise . |
| 11 | If , however , it 's absorbed by osmosis through the skin , it simply paralyses in a death-like state for anything between a few hours and a few days , depending on the dosage . |
| 12 | It 's misrepresented by downbeat books reeling off menus . |
| 13 | No fire can burn without the oxygen air provides , and air can only rise to great heights when it 's warmed by fire . |
| 14 | It 's published by Gin and Co. , Educational Publishers ! ’ |
| 15 | It 's sold by surface area on a spool . |
| 16 | It 's used by heart surgeon Stephen Westerby at the John Radcliffe . |
| 17 | In the United Kingdom it 's driven by medicine and there are n't many posts for social scientists . |
| 18 | It is reached by way of a beautiful mountain railway journey from Lauterbrunnen or by cable car from Stechelberg . |
| 19 | It is reached by stepping stones over the lawn and a small bridge crossing the bog garden and two linking fish pools . |
| 20 | It is reached by bus from Kalamata through scenery of Arcadian gentleness . |
| 21 | It is affected by wind , the barometer , freshwater and the position of the changing channels in the estuary . |
| 22 | Some scientists believe that it is caused by water pollution . |
| 23 | When we turn to that most distinctive feature of cave organisms , regressive evolution , we can not decide whether it is caused by selection or genetic drift ; nor can we settle whether allozymic variation is due to selection or drift . |
| 24 | A It is caused by honeydew , exuded by aphids , which then becomes the host to a fungi giving the foliage a sooty look . |
| 25 | Although its origin is not known , it is caused by skin bacteria acting on our body chemistry . |
| 26 | Some declare it is caused by diet ; others are convinced it is a motility disorder or due to altered perception , a psychological disorder , a psychophysiological phenomenon , or even abnormal illness behaviour . |
| 27 | Even if this is true — and it is disputed by animal and human studies — the argument overlooks the fact that reproductive defects may appear in workers ' female children . |
| 28 | ‘ Our opinion is n't worth anything if people think it is influenced by self-interest . ’ |
| 29 | The performance of existing duties under a contract can amount to consideration for a promise if performance confers a practical benefit on the promisor ( Williams v Roffey Bros & Nicolls ( Contractors ) Ltd [ 1990 ] 1 All ER 512 ) , but the promise will be unenforceable if it is obtained by duress , including economic duress . |
| 30 | It may be that there is a special rule for reservation of title clauses : this is examined below ( Chapter 10 ) but subject to that possible exception , once a contract has been made , its terms can only be altered or supplemented by a variation , and such variation will only be effective if it is supported by consideration . |