Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Up to now this demarcation of activities has only come about by delegation , no control system could enforce these roles . |
| 2 | Slorne had already calmed down by the time Creggan and Minch had finished speaking and the following evening the Sweeper came and she was calm again . |
| 3 | Since the 1900s , despite the increasing numbers of the elderly , the proportion has again fallen back by more than a third . |
| 4 | Ronni felt faintly put out by this further reference to Arnie — especially since the allegation was perfectly true . |
| 5 | As far as can be made out , systems of fingerspelling have always come about by hearing invention . |
| 6 | Rocastle has really messed up by talking to the press . |
| 7 | So far the source of consultees names is the series of recent consultation exercises already carried out by the Department and the Metro Development Group . |
| 8 | Knowing my luck I 'll only be able to afford a weekend break in Bognor Regis , especially as my measly wage has only gone up by fourpence in the last two years . |
| 9 | The Centre refreshment vehicles had virtually sold out by Monday evening and record receipts were taken on Sunday and then Monday . |
| 10 | It is just that politicians in power do show a tendency to become rather bogged down by the business in hand , and battered women , ill-educated toddlers and the tax status of child-minders have , for perfectly understandable reasons , so far not succeeded in exercising their imaginations . |
| 11 | Second point is the price to pay will be a sharp increase I fear in the administration of this new law , the approval of street works particularly carried out by public utilities will be required an increased demand upon our manpower resources . |