Example sentences of "by [adj] it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1737 it included 33 ships of the line . |
| 2 | The success of BEFIEX can be judged by the fact that by 1985 it covered 40 per cent of all manufactures , with a significant increase of the net trade generated ( Fritsch and Franco , 1988 : p. 116 ) . |
| 3 | Its share of wool exports rose too , though less strikingly , in 1374–75 and 1424–25 the figure was between 40 and 45 per cent , by 1474–75 it exceeded 50 per cent and in 1524–25 it was 66 per cent . |
| 4 | It was low in numbers a century ago , when the Piedmonts of Italy were being imported for beef and good red milking cows came from Bergamo , but by 1979 it numbered 150,000 and is now a well-established milk and meat breed in France , though almost extinct in Italy , where it is known as the Tarina . |
| 5 | By 1891–95 it had average total deposits of £83 m. — an average individual deposit of £14.75 . |
| 6 | By 1864 it had 600 employees . |
| 7 | By 1982 it covered some 500 acres . |
| 8 | After the First World War the Midland continued to expand by opening branches , and by 1939 it had 2,100 . |
| 9 | By 1983 it had half that number on roll . |
| 10 | In about May 1977 he formed a company called Yash Pal Kansal & Co. , which flourished until by 1983 it operated some 20 chemist shops . |
| 11 | A recent government survey showed that while in 1961 only 57 per cent of the total workforce in full-time employment was covered , the proportion increased to 73 per cent in 1970 and by 1974 it reached 80 per cent of men and 78 per cent of women in full-time employment . |
| 12 | By 1988 it became apparent that the lack of scientific software for the Altos system , together with the expenses which would have been necessary to upgrade the operating system and install new communication facilities , necessitated a through review of our computing activities , and a strategic assessment of the Garden 's computing requirements . |