Example sentences of "by [indef pn] [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is surprising , and possibly inappropriate , that a leading article on a middle ear condition should be written by someone who specialises in general practice , rather than by an otologist , and by someone who may be less well acquainted with the problems of long waiting times in Britain than a British specialist . |
| 2 | Zambia had no wish to be found out cold by someone who might discover what SHe was . |
| 3 | Today 's prayer was written by someone who must have experienced the terrible sense of desolation that Cardinal Newman spoke about — it was written by the great composer , Beethoven , at a time when he realised that his deafness was incurable . |
| 4 | You rescued me from those gorillas at the garage , took me out to that dinner and , lo and behold , I came home to find my house ransacked by someone who must have known how long I 'd be away . |
| 5 | An assessment will be carried out by someone who will try to find out what kind of needs you have and what services would best meet those needs . |
| 6 | No one believes the TPLF can take the capital , but their continuing success could persuade senior army officers that President Mengistu should be replaced by someone who can stop the war and negotiate . |
| 7 | It must be carried by someone who could not be suspected . |
| 8 | Maybe it would do Isobel good to be dragged out by someone she would feel at home with , and a man of her own age would cause much more of a stir in the neighbourhood . |
| 9 | But the exit was at the foot of the screen , and I was being borne up towards that great and drooling hag , away from safety , pinioned by someone I could n't see , and the witch was laughing . |
| 10 | If you 're confronted on the phone by someone you 'd rather not speak to , or asked to name a price or give information you 're not ready to give , then always ask if you can call back later . |
| 11 | Nor have I any wish to see him caught by one who would drag him back to the city lights . ’ |
| 12 | This is identical with the reaction of primitives to a fetich : it is animated by something they can not understand . |
| 13 | It was a simple task made difficult by something she could n't name . |
| 14 | She was never ill , but now she looked beaten and angered by something he must be doing to her . |
| 15 | This is particularly likely in a horse who shies suddenly when he is frightened by something he can not identify . |
| 16 | These enable the production of more proficient diagrams by anyone who can not draw . |
| 17 | Because although it could be argued that what an utterance means is readily recoverable by anyone who can read printed English , it is important to understand that what the speaker wishes to express is more often than not defined by the factors which get lost in the process of transcription . |
| 18 | I would like to think that my ministry would appeal to a cross section of the population , that Official Unionists could come to my services and not be insulted by anything I might say . |