Example sentences of "by [adj] 's [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inspired by 70 's punk , this short feminine crop is by Nikki Kirk of Architect in Leeds |
| 2 | By s.5(4) : [ w ] here a person gets property by another 's mistake and is under an obligation to make restoration ( in whole or in part ) of the property or its proceeds or the value thereof , then to the extent of that obligation the property or proceeds shall be regarded ( as against him ) as belonging to the person entitled to restoration , and an intention not to make restoration shall be regarded accordingly as an intention to deprive that person of the property or proceeds . |
| 3 | First , there is the libertarian premiss that a person 's position should not be irremediably worsened by another 's conduct . |
| 4 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that although an adult patient was entitled to refuse consent to treatment irrespective of the wisdom of his decision , for such a refusal to be effective his doctors had to be satisfied that at the time of his refusal his capacity to decide had not been diminished by illness or medication or by false assumptions or misinformation , that his will had not been overborne by another 's influence and that his decision had been directed to the situation in which it had become relevant ; that where a patient 's refusal was not effective the doctors were free to treat him in accordance with their clinical judgment of his best interests ; that in all the circumstances , including T. 's mental and physical state when she signed the form , the pressure exerted on her by her mother and the misleading response to her inquiry as to alternative treatment , her refusal was not effective and the doctors were justified in treating her on the principle of necessity ; and that , accordingly , the judge 's order had been properly made ( post , pp. 786G–H , 795B–F , 796F–H , 797B–F , 798A–B , E–G , 799B–G , H — 800B , E–G , 803C–D , F — 804B , F–G , H — 805B , F ) . |
| 5 | Women who are raped receive about £5,000 compensation and , in one recent case , a man whose brain was badly damaged by another 's negligence received £22,000 for the pain and suffering . |
| 6 | He had been called from this office to so many bodies , in such different settings , such different states of dissolution , old , young , pathetic , horrifying , having in common only the one fact , that they were violently dead and by another 's hand . |
| 7 | Kelly made her way through the crowd , vaguely aware of the chatter of people whose dull lives had briefly been made more exciting by another 's misfortune . |
| 8 | If we can establish that your injury was caused by another 's fault then we can usually recover damages to compensate you for the effects of the injury and for any financial loss . |
| 9 | John Toshack , a little surprised by Real 's vulnerability towards the end , spoke of questionable decisions and a tendency towards ‘ strange results ’ at this stage of the season . |
| 10 | Created by Three 's Company 12 Flitcroft Street , London WC2 Produced by Angus Hudson Ltd , Mill Hill , London Typeset by Watermark , Cromer Printed in Great Britain |
| 11 | But the people who were stranded by Eastern 's closure may now think twice about that . |
| 12 | The Cambodian head of state , Prince Norodom Sihanouk , announced that he was " very , very worried " by Long 's assassination . |
| 13 | It was enthralling entertainment prompted by United 's need to gamble and attack in the second half . |
| 14 | This is reinforced by Handy 's view that schools have a multiplicity of purposes and these are not discriminated between or prioritised , nor do they include any reference to the management of adults . |
| 15 | The problem which arose when Richard 's army arrived was caused by Tancred 's withholding of a dowry promised to Richard 's sister Joan — as well as the small matter of a legacy left by William II to Henry , who had been his father-in-law . |
| 16 | Eventually , though , he singles out Celia Johnson 's acting followed by Lean 's direction . |
| 17 | Coenred , son of Wulfhere , was a man of at least 30 years of age , possibly older , who abdicated five years later in 709 to live as a monk at Rome ( HE V , 19 , 24 ) and who was succeeded by Aethelred 's son , Ceolred . |
| 18 | By the time Ann Lynn had berthed , Valiant had arrived , much to the relief of the two harassed officers , and a full rummage by Valiant 's crew disclosed 74,000 cigarettes and 268 bottles of spirits . |
| 19 | We have seen the former being raided by Eadric Streona in 1012 and fighting for Edmund Ironside in 1016 , while the latter are said to have attacked Durham in 1006 , and by Æthelred 's death King Malcolm II was planning a further incursion . |
| 20 | In Sudan , by contrast , forecasters claim to have visited all areas badly affected by 1990 's drought . |