Example sentences of "[conj] is [vb pp] by a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other planning authorities prefer not to impose standard conditions but refer each application on its own merits , and whenever there is a likelihood of odour emission the matter is referred to the Director of Environmental Health and his advice either incorporated into the planning application or is covered by a condition . |
| 2 | Anteating ( where " ants " are deemed for convenience to include termites — another convergence as we shall see ) is a " trade " that is filled by a variety of convergent mammals . |
| 3 | When a choreographer wishes to make a statement about dance that is inspired by a piece of music , he has to answer the question as to what style of dance is appropriate . |
| 4 | Since it is an exposition of the second part that is aided by a comparison with the ‘ Afternoon on the Sun ’ question and answers , I shall devote my remaining time to it . |
| 5 | One suggestion that is favoured by a number of commentators would be to alter the onus of proof . |
| 6 | I know from first-hand experience about the excellent work that is done by a number of legal aid practices and law centres in supporting asylum applicants . |
| 7 | Put another way , the area which can properly be called the ‘ tectonic Pacific ’ is one of relatively low altitude that is bounded by a ring of islands and mountains which have been — and are still being — formed by the geological processes that occur when one tectonic plate bumps into and grinds against another . |
| 8 | Far be it for me to say that this is the sort of budget that conservatives ought to applaud because it is after all , a budget that is guided by a feeling that councils should provide services and they should orientate their services to the least communities , to be guided by equal opportunities and by egalitarians and that 's what this group has always stood for , this is the budget that we present tonight and I would hope that it would get a far better and far larger measure of support than perhaps of course been the case in the past . |
| 9 | Presumably , many species perceive their environment in a way that is informed by a variety of concepts and inferential structures ( innate and acquired ) embodying everyday knowledge of the material world . |
| 10 | The intellectual stance that is taken by a friend on various issues of life should be understood because meaningful friendship is difficult between people who do not know , do not care about or can not comprehend the other 's thoughts or philosophy of life . |
| 11 | Ray Talbot 's solution is remarkably straightforward … on his own bottom drains , the cover pivots on to the sump , and is secured by a bayonet fitting — remarkably similar , I remarked , to the one that holds the lens of my camera in place . |
| 12 | According to LTL , the system costs less than 75 pence per hour to run and is operated by a coin metre which has a flashing ‘ 5 minutes to go ’ warning light . |
| 13 | The UPF manifesto proclaims commitment to monetary stability and exchange rate mechanism co-operation , and is reinforced by a promise to make the Bank of France independent . |
| 14 | After fusion the tube sinks below the surface and is covered by a sheet of cells that will eventually form the skin . |
| 15 | As a ‘ for instance ’ , I was recently perturbed by an apparent leak in the smaller of my two ponds , which shares a common circulatory system with the larger Koi pool , and is fed by a return waterfall . |
| 16 | Davin , whatever his limitations , is standing on and in an Irishness which can be and is described and mapped , which is not a neutral zone , and which feeds and is fed by a language . |
| 17 | When we analyse longer stretches of speech , it is necessary to mark the places where tone-unit boundaries occur ( that is , where one tone-unit ends and another begins , or where a tone-unit ends and is followed by a pause , or where a tone-unit begins following a pause ) . |
| 18 | This will be particularly pertinent where the retirement is early in the tax year and is followed by a return to Sch E employment . |
| 19 | The Public Library Research Group definition of public library aims reads ‘ To contribute to sustaining the quality of life in all aspects — educational , economic , industrial , scientific and cultural … ’ , and is followed by a sub-statement on adult lending services ‘ To satisfy the educational , informational and recreational needs of the community … ’ . |
| 20 | A long introductory essay discusses his themes in a chronological development and is followed by a catalogue of 455 works , with major projects and cycles , such as the Burghclere Chapel , ‘ Shipbuilding on the Clyde ’ or the Port Glasgow Resurrection series being treated in single entries . |
| 21 | A rod or tube , which drops down from the retainer on the kiteline , engages a spindle on the main frame and is locked by a wire split pin . |
| 22 | As the name implies , this disease is affiliated with Guppies and is caused by a ciliate protozoan called Tetrahymena . |
| 23 | Suppose a landlord claims against an assignee for rent and is met by a counterclaim for damages for breach of the landlord 's covenants : suppose , further , that the claim and counterclaim are compromised on the footing that neither party pays the other anything . |
| 24 | This passes through a mile-long avenue of noble Scots pines ( denuded by a recent fire ) soon after leaving the village , crosses a bare upland with views of the mountains of Coulin Forest , and is joined by a road from Applecross for the last stage of the journey to Lochcarron ; our itinerary will join it at the junction after a tour of the Applecross peninsula which follows below . |
| 25 | Under the terms of the 1978 Constitution , considerable executive power is vested in the King , and is exercised by a Cabinet appointed by him . |
| 26 | According to a game survey recently performed by a group at the Istituto di Zoologia of the University of Rome , Italy 's population of fully wild , feral dogs has exploded to above 80 000 and is fuelled by a pool of perhaps ten times as many stray and free-ranging animals . |
| 27 | The Student Health Centre at Coleraine is on Level 1 in the Tower Building and is staffed by a receptionist , an experienced nursing sister and male and female doctors . |
| 28 | The stencil is the master copy , and is cut by a stencil key on a typewriter with the ribbon out of action and the keys thoroughly cleaned to prevent a smudged outline . |
| 29 | This organisation has headquarters in Helsinki " Finland , and is governed by a Bureau consisting of a President , the Secretary-General for the time being , and nine deaf members , elected by national delegates to serve for four years from one Congress to the next . |
| 30 | The City of London has a completely separate constitution and is governed by a Lord Mayor , Aldermen and a Common Council . |