Example sentences of "by [adj] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the right and a ten by eight to the left and then they went up a grade and they drove up same on both . |
| 2 | Though Mrs Poole , gentle-natured and tolerant , made up in part for her disagreeable husband , most who visited the Castle Street house were attracted there by neither of the elder Pooles , but by their son , another Thomas . |
| 3 | England led by 14–10 at the interval through tries by O'Leary , Nick Smith ( Northampton ) and centre Jason Keyter ( Harlequins ) plus a Burke penalty goal to which Wales replied with two penalty goals from full-back Ian Jones ( Camarthen Quins ) and a try by Allnut . |
| 4 | We have restored the hospital building programme so savagely cut by Labour at the end of their last term of office . |
| 5 | In a debate called by Labour on the Government 's economic record , Mr Jones ( Alyn and Deeside ) said his 600 constituents working for the firm were ‘ perplexed ’ at the move . |
| 6 | The SNP must not allow itself to be bullied by Labour in the stramash over the Commons vote . |
| 7 | The G M B should welcome this move which will give elected regional representatives a direction say in issues affecting their region and we should recognize the successful efforts made by Labour in the House of Commons to ensure the democratic accountability of these representatives . |
| 8 | York finally produced a win for the first time since the second half of November but only by 1110 against a side who went desperately close to clinching a late victory themselves . |
| 9 | York finally produced a win for the first time since the second half of November but only by 1110 against a side who went desperately close to clinching a late victory themselves . |
| 10 | The Court 's decision re-ignited the campaign for a constitutional amendment to protect the flag , a process requiring approval by two-thirds of the House and of the Senate and ratification by 38 of the 50 state legislatures . |
| 11 | Opponents of the treaty in the Senate questioned the legality of a referendum on this issue , as the Constitution stated that any extension of the US military presence had to be ratified in a treaty by two-thirds of the Senate . |
| 12 | There is indeed very extensive literature on their use as feed additives , and it is matched by that on the use of clays and cyanoferrates . |
| 13 | Its disappearance has been followed in many cases by that of the village shop , the village post office , even the village pub — the slow , inexorable process of rural decay . |
| 14 | How comfortable we feel is determined not only by the temperature of the body ( in effect , the temperature of the blood going through the brain ) but also by that of the skin . |
| 15 | The interpretation of individual sites is then followed by that of the archaeology of a particular region , studying all the relevant sites and finds to assess how they relate to each other . |
| 16 | As the gravity effect of one weight is balanced by that of the other , the only power necessary to produce movement is that amount required to overcome friction and the inertia of the moving parts . |
| 17 | The idea of the humane , creatively enlightened State , which cared for ordinary men and their development , was in his thinking always overshadowed by that of the power-State , Spartan , demanding and careless of the feelings or immediate interests of the individual . |
| 18 | Bearing in mind that the computed measure is a scaling of the raw pixel count of the subject divided by that of the reference card , one would hope that small variations would cancel out . |
| 19 | The cover picture of a paperback edition of She and Allan published for popular consumption in 1960 implied that this was a ‘ romantic ’ novel , but the orthodox young , handsome ‘ hero ’ depicted there bears little relation to the ‘ insignificant and withered hunter ’ whose presence , helped by that of the warrior Umslopagaas , coolly acceptant of mystery , pulls this tale of Ayesha round into the robust atmosphere of Rider Haggard 's most typical African adventures . |
| 20 | It follows that in paired individuals the male 's breeding capacity is limited by that of the female . |
| 21 | If that is not the case , strengthened by your ( the Assembly 's ) support , and by that of the Nation , we shall know how to fulfil our duty without either weakness or hesitation . |
| 22 | The capitalism of the Chicago meatyards has been replaced by that of the information system ; ‘ … organizations have shed more than one million managers and staff professionals since 1979. … technology will enable senior management to monitor and control large organizations more effectively … |
| 23 | Thursday morning 's newspapers were dominated by this news , accompanied by that of the victory of an independent ( i.e. anti-Coalition ) Conservative candidate in a by-election at Newport . |
| 24 | The savagery which he showed towards his opponents was equalled only by that of the discipline that he imposed upon his supporters . |
| 25 | Another crucial piece of information that must be presented ( on the basis of publicly available information only ) with our findings is an assessment by MAS of the likelihood of each possible transaction being completed . |
| 26 | Echekratidas ' son Orestes ( note the name Orestes , assertively anti-Dorian — it was the name or Agamemnon 's son in a famous myth about pre-Dorian Greece — and perhaps a hit at Aleuad pretensions ) was thrown out by 454 by an anti-Athenian ( or simply anti-Echekratid , or even more simply anti-Orestes ) party ; Athens failed to restore him ( Thuc. i. 111 ) . |
| 27 | At the end of October they all met at the Daytona Raceway , opposite the B.B.C. Television Centre in West London , and spent the morning watching and acting in humorous scenarios presented by each of the branch teams . |
| 28 | The articles show the bravery , skill and commitment that is needed by each of the lifeboat crews . |
| 29 | The Treaty was formally signed by representatives of the Governments of the Twelve on 7 February 1992 , and was set to come into force on 1 January 1993 following Parliamentary ratification by each of the Member States ‘ or , failing that , on the first day of the month following the deposit of the instrument of ratification by the last signatory State to take this step ’ ( Article R ) . |
| 30 | Follow in detail the sequence of events illustrated by each of the editing examples in Figure 2.25 . |