Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [verb] by [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oral sex , although mentioned in literature and depicted in art spanning millennia , has been thought of and described by many people as a perversion of sexual practice . |
| 2 | as if summoned by that anger , Tom Carey rounded a bend in the path , rod in hand . |
| 3 | The group sat quite still as if bound by some secret . |
| 4 | When the man saw this , he began to walk more quickly , then to run , as if triggered by some vulnerability in Nicola that he had n't found before . |
| 5 | There was a moment 's silence ; then Fand clasped her hands to her face , as if seized by more dismay than she could bear . |
| 6 | This authority is normally the sovereign body in the state , such as a king or popular assembly , although in practice this authority might be delegated to or assumed by another body or individual . |
| 7 | Show directors ' rights to subscribe for shares in or debentures of the company granted to or exercised by each person during the year . |
| 8 | State whether any rights to subscribe for shares in or debentures of the group were granted to or exercised by each director during the year . |
| 9 | The Plaintiff relies on proprietary estoppel the principle of which , in its broadest form , may be stated as follows ; where one person , A , has acted to his detriment on the faith of a belief , which was known to and encouraged by another person , B , that he either has or is going to be given a right in or over B 's property , B can not insist on his strict legal rights if to do so would be inconsistent with A 's belief . |
| 10 | Techniques for the integration of further levels of processing were discussed along with information needed by and produced by each level . |