Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [modal v] be [vb pp] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's unlikely that asking my help will be approved by your masters . ’ |
| 2 | I like to think my husband would be devastated by my untimely demise , but I know that he would not be left short of cash to buy black ties and Kleenex . |
| 3 | I know that in this regard my feeling will be echoed by my hon. Friends with responsibility for Bristol constituencies . |
| 4 | My descent could be protected by a safety rope . |
| 5 | If a son or daughter commits a crime and is sentenced to imprisonment , the court will not allow an anxious father or mother to take their place , so how can it be that my sin can be taken by another ? |
| 6 | Their comprehension should be signalled by the most economic means available , eg incomplete sentences , figures , single words , diagrams , organisation trees etc. ( 25 marks ) |
| 7 | It is such considerations of equity and judgement that make the course-work component in examinations suspect , however much its assessment may be regulated by published sets of criteria . |
| 8 | Its direction can be determined by the thoughts and wishes of individuals . |
| 9 | At Newby Cote , a detached farming community on the old road , a track leads up the hillside and when it ends , its direction can be maintained by continuing upwards alongside the stream bed of Grey Wife Sike , which is normally dry . |
| 10 | Living in damp caves beneath the earth , Echidna shunned the light of day ; her presence could be tracked by rank , marshy patches , or cracks in the soil 's surface . |
| 11 | The relationship of the structure of sCD2 to its function may be illuminated by contrasting its structure with that of the NH 2 -terminal fragment of CD4(D1D2) . |
| 12 | After the judgement the heart was returned to the dead person for his continued life and from the Sixth Dynasty onwards its presence might be ensured by the provision of a heart amulet on the chest . |
| 13 | Clearly this analysis will only give the performance of corresponding practical circuits up to some critical frequency beyond which their response will be influenced by the significant departure of the operational amplifier from ideal behaviour . |
| 14 | … ( 6 ) Schedule 12 to this Act has effect for the purposes of this section and , in that Schedule — ( a ) Part I prescribes the matters for which provision must be made by a scheme if it is to be a scheme which qualifies for recognition for the purposes of this section ; ( b ) Part II prescribes the matters action in relation to any of which must be subject to investigation under a scheme if it is to qualify for recognition for the purpose of investigations in relation to that matter ; and ( c ) Part III contains other requirements to which a scheme must conform if it is to be so recognised . |
| 15 | Even if it did , Charlotte sensed her response would be determined by a fine judgement of how her own interests might best be protected . |
| 16 | Any curvature or flaw in the line of its keel must be countered by a rudder , with consequent loss of energy . |
| 17 | They may be exacerbated or their effect may be reduced by circumstances or special considerations . |
| 18 | We are confident that any problems in the early days of the new system will be kept to a minimum , and that their effect will be outweighed by the advantages of the new system as it comes into full use . |
| 19 | The king himself was not paid ( although Edward Balliol , ‘ king ’ of Scots , drew payment both in times of war and peace ) but dukes received 13s. 4d ; earls 6s. 8d ; knights-baneret 4s ; knights-bachelor 2s ; and esquires 1s ; these last sums corresponding proportionately to the amount each might expect to spend on a horse ( as outlined above ) whose value was agreed in advance , so that compensation for its loss could be paid by the crown . |
| 20 | Clearly not just the type of evaluation of effectiveness but its essence will be affected by who evaluates . |
| 21 | All except Bir Zeit ( on the West Bank ) had now opened or were preparing to open , but Bir Zeit had been informed at the end of August that its closure would be extended by three months for failing to ensure that its campus would not be used as a centre for anti-Israeli activity . |
| 22 | Any decisions about her future will be taken by the High Court , the council said . |
| 23 | Any decisions about her future will be taken by the High Court , the council said . |
| 24 | If the management 's lawyers are not successful in removing a provision of this kind , then its effect can be mitigated by amendment so that it will apply only after an agreed period of time , for example five years , or with the consent of an agreed percentage of the members ; the latter may be appropriate where the investment has been syndicated . |
| 25 | Using particularly Roy Parker 's early study ( 1966 ) of foster home breakdowns , Peter Marsh examines the way in which practice can be assisted by the ‘ new view ’ taken in this study ( still a classic example of the alliance ‘ between research and practice ’ at its best ) . |
| 26 | Its appraisal must be made by reference to the market position and the economic and financial power of the parties ; to alternatives available to suppliers and users ; to access to suppliers or markets ; to the structure of the markets affected , to take account of international competition ; to consider legal and factual barriers to entry ; and the interests of consumers and the development of technical and economic progress ( provided that the latter is to the consumers ' advantage and does not form an obstacle to competition ) . |
| 27 | Soon her mouth would be opened by the lector-priest and her purification ministered by the Sem-priest . |
| 28 | Their work should be studied by all would-be choreographers . |
| 29 | Nevertheless , the party with an honest policy and a swing to its campaign will be defeated by the party whose centrepiece is dishonest , and whose campaign has had all the swagger of a bedraggled old hen in a muddy farmyard . |
| 30 | And at the same time their influence must be bounded by other , dominant ISAs . |