Example sentences of "by whose [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was appointed by a decree of the Russian government , by whose decision the Hermitage is now included among the number of especially important national cultural monuments . |
| 2 | So the prime offence was a refusal to acknowledge respect to the gods , including the emperor , by whose favour the empire was preserved . |
| 3 | In most insects they consist of two groups of muscles : ( 1 ) a pair of dorsoventral muscles by whose contraction the tergal region of the thorax is depressed , with the result that the wings are forced upwards owing to the peculiar nature of their articulation with the thorax ; ( 2 ) a pair of longitudinal muscles by whose contraction the tergal region becomes arched upwards which results in the wings being forced downwards . |
| 4 | In most insects they consist of two groups of muscles : ( 1 ) a pair of dorsoventral muscles by whose contraction the tergal region of the thorax is depressed , with the result that the wings are forced upwards owing to the peculiar nature of their articulation with the thorax ; ( 2 ) a pair of longitudinal muscles by whose contraction the tergal region becomes arched upwards which results in the wings being forced downwards . |
| 5 | The holder of such an estate in land is , like an owner , entitled to the possession , use , and enjoyment of the land , and he can dispose of his interest ; but at the death of the person by whose life the extent of his estate is measured , the estate comes to an end , and nothing passes from the holder . |