Example sentences of "by [noun pl] ' [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Grants will not be made for purposes which should be covered by schools ' normal funding arrangements . |
2 | VIBRANT strains of aboriginal sound created a musical background for the premiere of Spirit Catchers , choreographed by Diversions ' artistic director Roy Campbell-Moore . |
3 | Day to day work is carried out by contractors ' own labour or British Gas ' industrial staff under control of our supervisors and engineers . |
4 | Caused by parents ' low intelligence . |
5 | SHELL-SHOCKED West Ham missed the chance to steal second place from Division One promotion rivals Tranmere last night after being shot down by Rovers ' ace marksman John Aldridge . |
6 | Backed by Rovers ' mega-rich owner Jack Walker , manager Dalglish has approached his QPR counterpart Gerry Francis with an audacious ‘ name-your-price ’ offer for the two players . |
7 | The second semi-final is expected to be dominated by bookmakers ' favourite Risk It Miss , trained by Midlands-based Charlie Lister . |
8 | A 39th successive game without defeat would better the previous record , set by Rangers ' treble-winning side from the 1975-76 season . |
9 | Female exclusion from science and technology , even if it is apparently by girls ' own choice , also means that as citizens their ability to understand and control their environment is limited . |
10 | In addition , the deliberations of these committees were of course hampered and sometimes halted by teachers ' industrial action . |
11 | Nutty cried out , stung by adults ' crass thinking , wanting one thing , saying another , saying you had to when you did n't want to , and you could n't when you did want , saying you were no good when you were , and good when it was something that did n't matter , like a pootling poem or something . |
12 | He shows commendable " guile " not far from deplorable " trickery " , the force of lordly authority belied by followers ' barely-controlled violence . |