Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] [be] [verb] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tall , prematurely grey , and I suppose in his early forties , he had a cheerful word for everyone and was adored by the whole camp , men and women alike . |
| 2 | The Sufis have an explanation for this eternal something that is discerned by the mystics and can also be discerned by anyone who wants to develop his emotions . |
| 3 | And again this is n't my opinion , it is something that is demonstrated by the traffic predictions which have been produced by the County Council . |
| 4 | An utterance like ‘ Here ’ can have a use without there being something that is meant by the word uttered , something which the utterer must know , either by acquaintance or by description , for the utterance to have that use . |
| 5 | Instead of fashion being mainly , well almost totally an upper class preoccupation , it became , because of the ease of manufacture and because more clothes were more readily available and cheaper , it became one , something that was worn by the middle classes , gradually sort of percolated downwards . |
| 6 | On the whole , during what Duiker has called ‘ the Stalinist years ’ , this was something that was accepted by the Vietnamese Communist Party but one can imagine that it was not always so easy to accept the advice which came to them from their French comrades . |
| 7 | It is for this reason we currently have the ludicrous situation of two record fish lists , one run by the National Anglers Council , which is a record of fish that were claimed in accordance with a set of inflexible rules , and one that is run by the National Association of Specialist Anglers , whose record fish appear according to individual merit , this merit being judged by highly experienced specialist anglers who know a ‘ con ’ when they see one and who would reject a claim if there were any doubt as to its truth . |
| 8 | It is one that is echoed by the Cloud-author . |
| 9 | Fifth , is the security interest one that is created by the act of the parties or is it one created by operation of law ? |
| 10 | What we have , it seems , is a Court–Country division cutting across party , but one that is blurred by the fact that some old Tories ( even though backbenchers ) opposed a measure which they thought was an encroachment on the royal prerogative , whilst some Whigs ( even those close to the Court ) felt obliged to support a measure which reflected old Whig principles . |
| 11 | If you live in a listed building ( one that is protected by the local authority from demolition or structural alteration because of its historical interest ) you may be able to arrange grants to help you do repairs to the essential fabric of the building . |
| 12 | This was a difficult action for us , due to our utmost regard for the memory of Leo Fender , but one that was necessitated by the actions of the new management at G&L . ’ |
| 13 | It was not an easy decision to make but one that was helped by the undoubted pedigree of the new team . |
| 14 | Julia asked her and was touched by the way Felicity 's face lit up . |
| 15 | He had risen ahead of her and was standing by the door now , pulling it open , inviting her to leave . |
| 16 | In surprise , I searched for words to thank him but was forestalled by the telephone ringing . |
| 17 | Super Channel wanted to run it but were told by the I.T.C. they 'd be pulled off the air if they did . |
| 18 | He describes it as being initiated by the Burgundian king 's brother , Godegisel , who made secret overtures to Clovis , persuaded him to invade Burgundy , and then joined him on the battlefield . |
| 19 | Technology means that the former is open to us and is organised by the latter . |