Example sentences of "to [noun pl] [noun] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Congress responded to grass-roots pressure by only permitting a maximum cut of 37,600 in reserve and national guard forces , whereas the Pentagon wanted a reduction of 105,000 . |
| 2 | In purely financial terms option ( i ) above is preferable to Calculators Plc by [ £272,219.20 - £272,000 ] £219.20 . |
| 3 | Sharp and Dust ( 1987 ) , as already reported , found little priority given to arts activities by primary teachers . |
| 4 | Both changes parallel changes made to companies legislation by the Companies Act 1989 . |
| 5 | Several can offer overnight accommodation to pilots socked-inn by weather . |
| 6 | Continental legal systems have sought , with little success , to overcome this vulnerability to police results by introducing a legal official into the investigative process . |
| 7 | The pictures she brought back range from women cleaning the ( male ) officers ' silver , to recreation room friendships over teas , to women drivers by their mud-spattered vehicles . |