Example sentences of "by [pron] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the present case , the primary argument of the revenue has been that the repayment of sums paid by Woolwich was made by them on a voluntary basis , i.e. that the payment was repaid ex gratia . |
| 2 | As a young man he had worked for GenSyn as a commodity slave , his time and talents bought by them on a fifteen-year contract . |
| 3 | A female courts one or more males and then goes round laying eggs in nests prepared by them on the ground . |
| 4 | Most interesting warbird is the Sea Fury G-BUCM : this is the former RAF Museum example VX653 , and has been acquired by the Fighter Collection at Duxford in exchange for work carried out by them on the Museum 's Hawker Tempest II . |
| 5 | Neither the Labour nor the Liberal Party had won , but it was clear that the Conservatives had lost- and in an election called by them on an issue of their own choice . |
| 6 | After arriving at the quantity of paper needed ( allowing for wastage ) I would descend to the cellar , bring up the paper , and cut it to size on our huge hand-powered guillotine whilst the two others would be hand-setting the copy handed them by me on a clip , for their guidance . |
| 7 | I wondered if her presence was an invitation ; I felt that if I stretched out my hand to grasp hers she would have sat by me on the bed . |
| 8 | Somebody was close by me on the hillside . |
| 9 | When I introduce myself to a class that I am working with for the first time I frequently begin by asking them to sit close by me on the floor and listen with their eyes shut to the sound of a pair of Indian bells struck together . |
| 10 | Director Tay Garnett took Beery aside and pointed out that Rooney was loved by everyone on the set as well as at the studio , and it would be ‘ most unfortunate if someone decided to part your hair with a sun arc . |
| 11 | That view was expressed by everyone on the Opposition Benches and a few Conservative Members , but was ignored as the Government arrogantly used the power of an artificial majority to force the poll tax through . |
| 12 | If name is cleared note date of clearance and by whom on the ABN enquiry form and request a confidentiality letter from the firm making the enquiry . |
| 13 | These types of problem extend even to the more commonplace types of metalwork in which the lack of replication might lead to the suggestion that everyday items were produced locally as required ; but were such technical skills possessed by someone on every farm or hamlet , at only a few locations , or was the craftsman a mobile specialist ? |
| 14 | Johnny Giles commentating on the game expressed the view , expressed by someone on the list recently , that he is only a fair weather player . |
| 15 | He added : ‘ The operators should have been given at least another 12 months , rather than having to face a judge and jury overnight decision by someone on the Intervention Board . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ The operators should have been given at least another 12 months , rather than having to face a judge and jury overnight decision by someone on the Intervention Board . ’ |
| 17 | Our samples were no exception : Table 5.1 takes a loose definition of ‘ carer ’ and shows — for the three points in time — whether the dementia sufferer lived with someone who helped in some way to care for him or her , and if not , how frequently he or she was visited by someone on an informal caring basis . |
| 18 | ‘ I suddenly feel old , Dexter , ’ she shouted , paddling through the crowd towards Eddy Russell , who sat by himself on a huge mahogany settle on the right of the door . |
| 19 | So he swept the paths and repaired the fences and at lunchtime most days would go and sit by himself on the benches , watching the people watching the animals , and sometimes looking at his old friend the golden eagle , who was growing old with him . |
| 20 | Dickon plays by himself on the moors for hours , with the wild birds , and the sheep , and the other animals . ’ |
| 21 | If you are no longer acting for any of the appellants shown as being represented by you on the enclosed Roll , you should inform this office , in writing , at least seven days before the hearing date , enclosing a copy of your letter to the appellant informing him/her that you are no longer acting , giving him/her details of the date , time and place of the Appeal hearing and that he/she must attend to present his/her Appeal and that failure to appear may result in the Appeal being dismissed . |
| 22 | The little tree stood by itself on a table in the centre of the room . |
| 23 | From 21 March 1988 , this future was replaced by one on the Value Line Arithmetic index , which is the arithmetic equivalent of the VLCI . |
| 24 | Matched by one on the suspect print . |
| 25 | This is followed by a report on the construction of lifeboats , then by one on the state of knowledge on radiant heat , again the third of a series , essentially reviewing recent work all over Europe ; then an account of the results of magnetic observations at observatories in the British colonies , another Humboldtian exercise ; a report on how Solar Radiations affect the Vital Powers of plants , grown under bell-glasses of various colours ; a catalogue of meteors ; a report on the surface of the Moon ; another on water-pressure machinery ; and reports on the equivalence of starch and sugar in food , on deviations of the compass in iron and wooden ships , and on the vitality of seeds . |
| 26 | She loved to walk by herself on the wild lonely moors , with her dog Keeper running by her side . |
| 27 | It 's a hundred and twenty miles — say up to three hours in that little crate — and he could make the night train down , arriving home in the early morning and , with luck , not being recognized by anybody on the trip or at the station , and not disturbing the family . ’ |
| 28 | Suddenly she switched on a yellow lamp that stood by her on the table and moved the snake-like stem so that Larry 's face was spotlighted as if on stage . |
| 29 | The hand under hers clenched on the settee cushion , his face went red , and his eyes flashed such vindictive rage for a moment that she thought he would hit her , then he controlled himself , sitting silently by her on the settee , until she felt his hand gradually relax . |
| 30 | Both made from remnants of terylene bought by Madeleine at a sale in Le Havre and run up by her on the black and gold sewing-machine you had to pedal like a toy car . |