Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [adj] by the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We remain greatly concerned by the failure of the Iranian authorities to repudiate this incitement to murder and to repudiate the bounty , ’ the spokesman said .
2 Questions about the forms violence is taking and how it is spreading grow more salient by the day .
3 They get more entertaining by the day .
4 Sugar , holding a news conference at his lawyers ' offices after the judgment in his favour , ruled out the chance of any compromise deal with Venables , saying : ‘ I feel deeply aggrieved by the tactics he has adopted .
5 We are now trying to affirm citizenship through the vote and therefore the nature in which we distribute these seats and the affirmation that we give through the vote will not relate in fact to any of the sentiments I believe as pronounced by the opposition front bench .
6 I feel quite fit by the time I get back , you know by the time I 've done
7 If you feel very inhibited by the artificiality of the situation you will give a very inaccurate impression of the sort of person you really are , perhaps even overcompensating for nerves by being too gregarious and obvious and making it clear that you are not good at handling yourself in a social situation .
8 I feel very offended by the slogan used on the envelope of your last mailing .
9 ‘ We feel very frustrated by the fact we have not achieved any result .
10 As oil resources become more scarce by the end of the century , can agriculture continue in its present form ?
11 Many parents become very confused by the range of professionals that they see and will call everyone doctor .
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