Example sentences of "by an [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They eliminate the need to purify the most useful of the wide range of different antibodies produced by an animal 's immune system after an injection of foreign material . |
| 2 | By an editor 's mistake we described ( March 17th ) the drug baron Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha as the Colombian government 's main surviving enemy . |
| 3 | Military privilege was undefined ; civilians did not know what an officer was entitled to , what they could safely refuse , what belonged to the armed forces , and what claims were backed only by an officer 's pretensions . |
| 4 | I had missed , early morning , the VIC 32 , one of the few working puffers kept afloat by an enthusiasts ' club . |
| 5 | Margaret Newens , whose degree in Animal Physiology at Oxford was followed by an M. Sc . |
| 6 | The personal computer was linked by an ISDN 2B+D interface — as used by a digital telephone — to an Ericsson MD10 digital PABX . |
| 7 | Well fortunately the Spanish were even more incompetent than he was and what the Spanish commander , instead of rubbing his hands at the prospect of er the damage they were about to wreak , he discovered that they had the wrong calibre shells for their guns and Roosevelt and the Rough Riders overran the Spanish guns a and Teddy Roosevelt became a war hero and on the strength of becoming a war hero , he become vice president of the United States , got the vice presidential nomination and in good American fashion the president was shot er by an assassin er and Teddy Roosevelt became president , so there you are , there 's a there 's a career plan for you to er to think about . |
| 8 | Then , too , the Garfields of KILSBY and ASHBY ST LEDGERS were the forefathers of another president , James Garfield , whose tenure , however , was one of the briefest in American history ; his term was cut short by an assassin 's bullet just a few months after his inauguration . |
| 9 | To read them in an historical frame of mind is to see the death of Rassendyll , by an assassin 's bullet , not as a fortunate escape from prolonged misery but as the formal seal on a pact of honour . |
| 10 | As far as I 'm concerned , I would ignore that er I 'm perfectly prepared to talk to anybody who wants to talk to me and to explain why , certainly in West Oxfordshire , the problems are caused by an over-spending Labour/S L D County Council that accounts for 90% of the . |
| 11 | STRANDED airline passengers were entertained to an impromptu carol concert by an airport 's staff choir after fog closed the runways yesterday . |
| 12 | Individual attitude change can be reinforced by an organisation 's commitment to positive attitudes . |
| 13 | Each consisted of an hour 's physical exercise followed by an hour 's discussion . |
| 14 | From these examples it is clear that the acquisition of fundamental human characteristics does not occur instinctively ; indeed , such behaviour is predominantly shaped by an individual 's immediate social environment . |
| 15 | We assume in ( 4 ) that the gains to be had from following the custom of membership are modified by an individual 's level of commitment to unionism , or evaluation of the reputation from unionism , given by . |
| 16 | The statements will be accompanied by an auditor 's certificate in the form set out in Schedule 2 of the Grant Offer Letter . |
| 17 | The connoisseur also hopes to have in a drawing an authentic work by an artist 's own hand , which in the case of an oil painting may not be so assured . |
| 18 | The second Dragoon was dead , his throat sliced by an Hussar 's sabre . |
| 19 | So much for ensuring that the rights of the individual or of an organisation are not disregarded by an inspector 's investigation taking place in private . |
| 20 | Gould ) , and the House of Lords ( of which it has been asked whether we can continue to afford it as a court of ultimate resort in criminal law , a question prompted less by economics than by an expositor 's desire for consistency ) . |
| 21 | Light was detected by an EMI 9813B photomultiplier in an EMI FACT 50 MK III cooler , cooled to -20°C and operated at 1375 volts . |
| 22 | The region of the presumptive posterior midbrain is marked by an arrowhead. os , Optic stalk . |
| 23 | Todd linked family structure to ideology and politics , and indeed sought to account both for types of regime and for the electoral support given to particular types of party by an area 's dominant family structure . |
| 24 | Selection committees have tended to be influenced by an applicant 's knowledge of the constituency , his or her stature and delivery of speech , and whether there are the makings of a good " constituency member " ( one who will represent diligently the interests of constituents ) or , in some cases , of a national figure . |
| 25 | There was also interruption circuits to prevent airframe structures being hit by an aircraft 's own gunfire but as there was always a round left in the breech , gunners were instructed that after prolonged firing the guns should be stowed into the slipstream until they cooled . |
| 26 | Strong demand helped push up consumer prices by an official 8.6% last year and , because of price increases by utilities , 2.1% in January alone this year . |
| 27 | Such a metaphor denies the dynamic character of performance which , for instance , can be changed by an audience 's response . |
| 28 | I think the point has been made er and let me er ask you to correct me if I if you do n't i it 's a fair assessment , the point that 's really being made is there is a judgmental issue here as to whether a surplus arises from over-funding by an employer er substantial investment performance or or effectively unfair claiming between either the deferred pensioners or the pensioners and i it can be that all of those interests have to put into the pot and it 's a judgment as to who actually is doing best in what circumstances . |
| 29 | Taking pension provision , for example , only 60 per cent of male manual workers are covered ( 1986 ) by an employer 's pension scheme , and many of these , unlike their non-manual counterparts , do not enjoy an enhanced or earnings-related pension at retirement . |
| 30 | Children 's artistic sense is innate and should not be cramped by an adult 's vision or formal teaching . |