Example sentences of "by a [noun] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though 45 stunt people were employed in Batman and they were heavily used in the final rooftop battle , it is a dummy that takes the Joker 's final long fall from the roof of Gotham City cathedral , possibly enhanced by a rotoscope artist who put in the diminishing image frame by frame . |
| 2 | All the machinery was powered by a gas engine which drove a long shaft near the ceiling that in turn , by means of belts to fast and loose pulleys , provided the motive power for the various equipment . |
| 3 | His arithmetic was supported by a BBC poll which calculated 36 Tory MPs would either abstain or vote against the Prime Minister . |
| 4 | Mr Daniels , from Newton Abbot , Devon , who had been making poems up in his head , was helped by a voice synthesiser which ‘ spoke ’ each letter typed , and read back what he had written . |
| 5 | A crowd of angry demonstrators were given the slip today by a building expert who 'll decide the fate of a hotel facing demolition . |
| 6 | They were addressed by a M. Corneloup who told them that some 103 priests had ‘ escaped from the land of slavery … and had entered the … |
| 7 | I tried boxing when I was fifteen and won a bout against an opponent who was smaller than me and who normally wore thick glasses ; I went on to the second round of the competition and was beaten flat in thirty seconds by a demon midget who hammered me onto the ropes and kept hitting me until the referee stopped the bout before I suffered permanent damage . |
| 8 | The baker 's shop was no longer there but had been replaced by a bespoke tailor who traded under the name of Jacob Cohen . |
| 9 | Until about 1780 these expectations were met largely by a relief system which was " generous , flexible and humane " . |
| 10 | Network junctions are indicated by a merging curve which should be followed . |
| 11 | Network junctions are indicated by a merging curve which should be followed . |
| 12 | Ruling groups have found that their interests are best safeguarded if they are supported by a work force which can not think for itself in the coherent way writing affords . |
| 13 | These were perceived as tools of management , [ who ] were only interested in productivity and in milking as much as possible out of their work force and were thus responded to by a work force who were determined to ensure that their rewards were as high as possible , and thus there was a perceived necessity to fool the time and motion man . |
| 14 | When asked by a government committee what people were to do who could not afford 5s. a week rent for a room , her answer was , ‘ I should have thought that when the cost of living rose the wages must necessarily rise , or something more efficient be done . |
| 15 | However , prospects of an imminent review of Japan 's nuclear policy were firmly dismissed by a government spokesman who said on Nov. 16 that there were no immediate plans to halt plutonium shipments from Europe . |
| 16 | The testimony of these devices was shown by a Ford employee who was involved in a serious accident in his new Mondeo . |
| 17 | Further impetus to the work in the coalfields was given by a wartime committee which once again found the maps of these areas out of date and recommended that the staff should be increased to carry out a satisfactory revision . |
| 18 | Good humour helped to see Victor through his prolonged ill health , caused by a lung complaint which led ultimately to a transplant operation from which he did not recover . |
| 19 | Five minutes later , he was joined by a UDA officer who had just been arrested . |
| 20 | For an hour they were outplayed by a recast side whose pace and touch , if not finishing , evoked uncomfortable echoes of England 's embarrassments in the European Championship . |
| 21 | Luckily Roy , 40 , from St Helens , Lancs , awoke and was spotted screaming for help by a crane driver who raised the alarm . |
| 22 | When an American rang the busy news-desk of City Radio 's ‘ Good Morning ’ show , the call was taken by a girl trainee who later tearfully admitted she had not thought to query the claim that the speaker was the Press Counsellor from the American embassy with a genuine news-bulletin . |
| 23 | That is , the aggregate level of welfare in society is given by a welfare function whose arguments are the cardinal utility of income functions . |
| 24 | For some operators , there is the added benefit of a deal put together and managed by a service company which cuts down the workload for in-house geophysicists . |
| 25 | The consortium has been advised by a mining engineer who was made redundant by British Coal . |
| 26 | They 're very central , no more than a five minute walk from the beach , although most people spend most of the day around the large pool , surrounded by a sun terrace which looks onto the pretty gardens . |
| 27 | Since it was swiftly followed by a marriage proposal it must have gone down fairly well . |
| 28 | William Somerville was purchased by a US firm which had previously bought Colter Guardbridge . |
| 29 | A group of sports fans are claiming they were overcharged and let down by a tour operator who sold them tickets to the Olympic Games . |
| 30 | It was interesting to read about the Washington write-offs — WF555 was captained by a F/O Connolly who was very much an extrovert ( with an extensive repertoire of bawdy songs ) . |