Example sentences of "by [noun pl] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they look down their noses at schemes devised by builders which may offer £100 a month to encourage a potential purchaser of their existing home . |
| 2 | The arrangements for getting rid of rainwater are often skimped by builders who will put in the cheapest possible system — and not always install it properly . |
| 3 | Sylvie 's coffin slid away , swallowed up by flames they could n't see . |
| 4 | It was recognized that a work of literature might employ , to advance its serious purpose , a style which resembled , or had the same effect as , the pornographer 's : here the jury was to be assisted to draw the line by experts who would offer judgments as to the degree of importance the article represented in its particular discipline . |
| 5 | He was the most handsome man she had ever seen , although his face was marred by the marks of her nails , and by bruises which would soon turn black and blue . |
| 6 | Clough jnr was generally an irrelevance ; once more , it seems that he struggles when faced by defenders who can react faster than he thinks . |
| 7 | The intention behind the introduction of the Green Form scheme was to extend the range of services offered by solicitors which would be covered by legal aid . |
| 8 | Quite apart from the drafting problems that would be encountered , the imposition of such a system might well be resented by sentencers who would probably not find it difficult to subvert the intended aims through a process of ‘ destructive interpretation ’ . |
| 9 | Diffusing knowledge and acquiring it are as much an art as a science , processes influenced by variables which can not be measured as much as by those which can . |
| 10 | Occasionally as Mary describes , our panels ’ tempers are severely tested by fishkeepers who ca n't or wo n't do the basic background reading for themselves . |
| 11 | It was worked out by the Austrian ethologist Karl von Frisch in the middle of this century , by methods we shall discuss in the next section . |
| 12 | The manor is set right in the middle of Horncastle and has a large and colourful garden , much admired by passers-by who can not help but pause at the usually open corner gate in the garden wall . |
| 13 | But in her heart she knew there was no way in the world she would ever take up this incredible offer , which had been prompted by motives she could not even begin to fathom . |
| 14 | At the same time , the formalism is broken up ( particularly in the last and longest sentence ) by elements which will ease transition to a lighter tone of comedy : for example , the bantering irony signalled by the parenthesis of " though ( of course ) an undeniably fine infant " ( directed against a general human frailty , partiality of parents for their offspring , rather than against the more repellent form that partiality takes in Mr Dombey ) ; also , the fanciful extensions of the well-worn personifications of Time and Care , again expressed through parenthetical elaboration of the syntax . |
| 15 | Why am I served by incompetents who can only advise surrender ? ’ |
| 16 | But her very virtues carried their own faults , and not the least of them was the possibility of her being upset by matters she could not understand . |
| 17 | All the permissions granted by the GDO are subject to conditions and some are hedged about by preconditions which can be very important . |
| 18 | These techniques are used by parents who can anticipate the child 's reactions . |
| 19 | The trip was organised by the Offshore Supplies Office with support from 48 companies wanting to ensure that UK capability was fully appreciated by countries which could become leading export markets for technology developed in the North Sea . |
| 20 | Many of the old families and old quintas still have good collections of antiques , augmented over the years by visitors who used to sell china , silver and furniture to pay their bills before leaving the island . |
| 21 | Condition is relatively immaterial , as those that do not appeal to collectors are often bought by visitors who can not afford the full price of an up to date guide . |
| 22 | Matthew Fullerton , chartered surveyor and a property consultant for MOE , said if the site was approved by planners it would double the company 's operating space . |
| 23 | For the purposes of mens rea or the mental state of the accused , where his awareness is impaired by intoxicants he shall be taken to be aware of that which he would have been aware if not intoxicated , unless he shows either that his intoxication was not self-induced or that it was caused solely by the taking or administration of a substance in the course of medical treatment ( Section 6(5) ) . |
| 24 | The two volumes of her so-called biography were received unenthusiastically by reviewers who could not know the extent to which it was Hardy 's own attempt to sum up his views on lifelong preoccupations such as the nature of art , life , and man 's cruelty to man and the other animals . |
| 25 | To encourage the basically extrovert person to develop his praying in a way more suited to the introvert is to do him a disservice , and since many books on prayer are written by introverts we can quickly fall into this trap . |
| 26 | Although not confronted regularly by Aids we can no longer pretend that it does not affect us . ’ |
| 27 | As we have seen , such organisations tend to be dominated by formal rules and by committees which may lend themselves to the more autocratic style of leadership . |
| 28 | Planning might be done exclusively by managers who will later be responsible for performance : however , advice on planning decisions might also be provided by ‘ staff management ’ who do not have ‘ line ’ authority for putting the plans into practice . |
| 29 | They oversimplify the richness of reality and are , therefore , ignored by managers who must have a holistic view of situations and who , unlike some economists , can not wish reality away by ignoring the facts and instead expound on the theories … . |
| 30 | Without the authority to initiate change , more harm than good would be done by reforms which may get stuck half-way , and which would be resented by heads and teachers in all the schools . |