Example sentences of "[noun pl] by [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her act comprises chart covers and songs by all the popular stars . |
| 2 | Changes to back washing of caustic filters has improved control of the concentrations and cut sodium hydroxide losses by more than half : — from 7.6 tonnes per day on-line in 1989 to 2 . |
| 3 | In a modest attempt to amend the damage accumulated over centuries by this pernicious little fiction , I asked the children to give me the Other Version , particularly Eve 's , but Adam 's or God 's as well if they preferred . |
| 4 | I had got my back almost round to the steps by this time but I knew I 'd never get my parka open and the front door key out unless I had an edge . |
| 5 | There used to be a particular difficulty in clauses providing for the appointment of valuers by each party who would then refer the matter to an umpire : see 9.8.1 . |
| 6 | To date there has been no direct detection of gravitational waves by either method . |
| 7 | Human relationships can not usually be kept within neat bounds by both partners , but tend to spill over in deep emotions of pain and anger . |
| 8 | However , 1 doubt whether anything more substantial will have been achieved on many units by that date . |
| 9 | The one notable feature in his face were the eyes ; they were brilliant blue , recognised as the colour of gentians by those who had travelled to the Swiss mountains in summer . |
| 10 | 281 is regarded as extending the protected class , there was in Shah 's case no relationship of influence or likely influence over the sureties by those connected with the debtor company of which the bank had any knowledge . |
| 11 | Worthy servants of the brewers are being turned out of their livelihoods and homes by these draconian rents , set in the main by estate agents who have no concept of the harm that will be done to these people . |
| 12 | In 1959 about 60,000 caravans in England and Wales were being used as homes by some 150,000 people , mainly young married couples , often with small children . |
| 13 | Both groups contained a number of fans who were scathingly referred to as ‘ part-time ’ supporters by those in the Rowdies and the Town Boys groups . |
| 14 | The special relationship Finniston forged between top management and the work-force at British Steel is epitomised by the fact that he was given farewell parties by each of the seven major steelworks when he came to leave the corporation at the end of ten years . |
| 15 | The law also prohibited the use of the symbols , names or slogans of these parties by any new organizations . |
| 16 | This case supports the right of a third party to challenge the conclusion of a treaty inconsistent with obligations owed to at least one of the treaty parties by another treaty . |
| 17 | Or might we still be awaiting the development of personal computers by some Japanese company ? |
| 18 | The NAC decided as early as October 1932 to warn the Committee that it could not countenance an organization or an appeal for funds by any minority within the Party . |
| 19 | The difference of view seems to be that a deficiency of official reserves and lack of access to funds by some countries is a reflection of their creditworthiness rather than a global lack of reserves . |
| 20 | Inside the ground , flares were fired into the England sheep pens after both goals by some Dutch klootzak , and coins and a chair or two flung back by some English dickheads . |
| 21 | Although defining fabliaux as " " contes à rire " " , Bédier did not define the comedy of the fabliaux by any positive attributes . |
| 22 | Differences were partially resolved in May after talks between the US Secretary of State , James Baker , and the then Soviet Foreign Minister , Eduard Shevardnadze , resulted in major concessions by both sides . |
| 23 | The study will be a blow for the government which earlier this year pledged to reduce the number of under-16 pregnancies by half . |
| 24 | One of the images by this German photographer of the desolation and decay of the cities in former East Germany . |
| 25 | Though hard evidence linking any such programme to decreased AIDS transmission is difficult to pin down , Tacoma 's health officials believe that their system has cut ‘ unsafe ’ injections by half . |
| 26 | In spite of Matata 's shock-horror tactics , he was the most wonderful guide , in tune with the swamps by some atavistic sixth sense . |
| 27 | It includes performances by such great Mozartians as Sir Colin Davis and the late Belgian violinist , Arthur Grumiaux . |
| 28 | Since the beginning of the twentieth century , Chiswick was one of the homes of Sir Oswald Stoll 's ‘ Empire ’ theatres — another was at Shepherds Bush Green , which still remains as the B.B.C. 's television theatre — and although the Chiswick Empire was not always used for ‘ live ’ entertainment ( it became a cinema during the 1930s ) , it was one of the principle variety theatres in the Country and saw performances by all the principle artists from George Robey to Morecambe & Wise ; Petula Clark and Cliff Richards . |
| 29 | Strong performances by most parts of the food conglomerate were largely cancelled out by a slump at the US subsidiary , Keebler , according to Sir Robert Clarke , the chairman . |
| 30 | This must rank as one of the truly great performances by any Irish boxer , anywhere in recent times . |