Example sentences of "[adv prt] by [noun] of [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That knowledge , handed down by word of mouth over generations is invaluable . |
| 2 | Stories simply handed down by word of mouth over that length of time are likely to be less accurate than those written down from the beginning . |
| 3 | Finnegan has been under investigation after detectives were called in by creditors of North of England Investments who lost money in the company which collapsed last year . |
| 4 | It is primarily intended for carers , and draws together practical hints and ideas sent in by carers of people with Alzheimer 's Disease , on subjects including household tasks , exercise , using transport , music , games and gardening . |
| 5 | In the first place , the entrepreneurial function was likely to become redundant , largely because innovation would be taken over by teams of specialists in large corporations . |
| 6 | You know , the freeholds were made over by deeds of gift by way of conveyance , and the — ’ |
| 7 | He was setting it up by way of defence to her application for leave to proceed on the judgment . |
| 8 | It was set up by Act of Parliament in 1966 to manage the airports at Heathrow , Gatwick , Stansted and Prestwick . |
| 9 | Much of this information is picked up by word of mouth from previous students and workmates . |
| 10 | Founded in 1972 , the National Schizophrenia Fellowship is a voluntary organisation set up by relatives of people with schizophrenia and allied disorders . |
| 11 | He used the event to test modifications to his Peugeot 205 GTi , carried out by Autotech of Thirsk over the winter season . |
| 12 | Before the publication ofthe Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society communication in science was primarily carried out by means of networks of correspondents . |
| 13 | Having dismissed Gloucs for 211 Australia raced to 400 all out by close of play with Matthew Hayden , David Boon , Mark Waugh and Damien Martyn all contributing explosive half centuries . |
| 14 | I poured 70 per cent of it into a glass representing the wages paid to those of us who work in the business , 20 per cent into a glass representing what was ploughed back by way of reinvestment in plant and machinery , 5 per cent into a glass representing dividends and 5 per cent into a glass representing tax . |
| 15 | They do n't hear about job opportunities because these are mostly passed around by word of mouth among those who are in work . |
| 16 | In 1967 , a parliamentary commissioner was established to investigate complaints passed on by Members of Parliament about maladministration in government departments . |
| 17 | The chain armour had to be improved to protect the knight against arrows : in western Europe in the eleventh century the powerful crossbow came to be used , and the crusading armies constantly found themselves rained on by showers of arrows from mounted Turkish archers . |
| 18 | After the death and resurrection of Jesus , the stories about his life were passed on by word of mouth for some thirty years before the first Gospel was written . |
| 19 | For instance , the stores of Abraham were probably passed on by word of mouth for several generations before being incorporated in a written source later used by the author of Genesis . |
| 20 | What to do , how to do it and when to do it are instructions passed on by word of mouth from one generation to the next . |