Example sentences of "by [pers pn] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Daniel son of Nicholas of Newcastle , husband of one of the co-heiresses , was appointed by them to perform the duties of Forest warden until he was succeeded in 1226 by Thomas of Stratton , husband of another co-heiress . |
| 2 | In the previous chapter we saw how anthropology was sometimes used by them to show the historical particularity of institutions which under capitalism were represented as eternal . |
| 3 | As the sign for Piccadilly Circus flashed by I braved the warm draught on the platform again and on my way to the National Gallery I passed Trafalgar Square where I observed the pigeons strangely doing the same things I had seen just moments before , except of course rather less ‘ chicly ’ . |
| 4 | As each year goes by I find the fiction of George Orwell becoming fact . |
| 5 | this was this done by you know the subscription each week or each month ? |
| 6 | But they would be impressed by you winning the order of merit — especially in Ryder Cup year . ’ |
| 7 | And near by she heard the howling of the wolves . |
| 8 | So I seek the authority of Jesus ; and I am led on by him to see the authority of the Bible . |
| 9 | In the event of his having to pay value added tax and car tax on the import into the United Kingdom of a car purchased by him to replace the car in respect of which a claim has been settled on a total loss basis |
| 10 | He was only dimly aware of Alina coming down the steps toward him , only dimly aware of her crouching by him to smooth the hair from his forehead . |
| 11 | Then it may be in the parties ' interests to leave the money in the account but transfer the benefit of the account to the third party by some other means ; for instance , by the depositor constituting himself a trustee of the account for the benefit of the third party , or by him assigning the money in his account to the third party . |
| 12 | Those cited by him included the following : it was a one-off opportunity ; there was a fear that despite the justice of the case it would not be sufficient to persuade the Government to recognise the principle by proposing legislation ; the practical impact would be limited as most cases would continue to be regulated by the various statutory regimes ; and it was consistent with Community law . |
| 13 | In his sick mind , he was the terrible swift sword of the Lord — chosen by Him to cleanse the world of the sin of whoredom . |
| 14 | Other works by him include the canopy under the Grande Arche de la Défense and the glass walls of the Science Museum at La Villette , both in Paris and the Pavilion of the Future , at Expo '92 , Seville . |
| 15 | Subsequent works designed by him include the north range at Clare ( 1682–6 ) and probably the rebuilding of St Catharine 's College ( 1674–1704 ) . |
| 16 | I do believe that in years gone by they paid the annual rent for Low Birk Hatt by spinning and knitting . |
| 17 | For instance , He plays the violin very well entails and is entailed by He plays the fiddle very well . |
| 18 | But any interference by us to control the judgment of the visitor , would be attended with the most mischievous consequences , since we must then decide on the statutes of the college , of which we are ignorant , and the construction of which has been confided to another forum . |
| 19 | If , therefore , we were to interfere , it would be for the purpose of controlling his judgment ; but any interference by us to control the judgment of the visitor would be attended with the most mischievous consequences , since we must then decide upon the statutes of the college , of which we are ignorant , and the construction of which has been confided to another forum . ’ |
| 20 | There 's a deliberate attempt by us to make the people remember their pride , and to appeal to their ancestry , their way of worshipping and all these things . |