Example sentences of "about [adv] by the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not easy to think of a precedent , and one could be forgiven for concluding that the notorious obscurity of the poem came about not by the author 's design but accidentally , because the work was the product not of one mind but of two . |
| 2 | Changes not brought about directly by the Authority happened in two ways . |
| 3 | The revival of small-scale farmhouses cheeses and the subsequent interest in these individual products has been brought about partly by the farmers ' need to cut the amount of milk that they send to the Milk Marketing Board and partly by the public 's demand for ‘ real ’ cheeses with traditional texture and flavour . |
| 4 | Yet William was made well-aware that the crisis in England which had led to his invitation had been brought about mainly by the opposition of the Anglican interest , something he implicitly recognised in his invasion propaganda . |
| 5 | More often than not , social disengagement will not have been intentional , and certainly not brought about simply by the process of ageing , but rather by a failure to maintain an adequate level of social life beyond that of being parents . |