Example sentences of "be [prep] [noun sg] of [noun] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | On 12 May 1992 Mr. Butler was again found to be in contempt of court by cutting telephone wires at Mrs. Butler 's house and assaulting her in a public house . |
| 2 | As Bertram is owed a duty of care , the Trust would appear to be in breach of duty by failing to maintain the boat , and Bertram has suffered damage as a result . |
| 3 | The Milan-based Centre for Cetacean Studies , in association with several other wildlife and research groups , has petitioned the Italian Government for an end to the swordfish drift-net fishery , warning that the cetacean populations of the Italian seas would otherwise be at risk of extinction by the year 2000 . |
| 4 | The firm 's recommendations were in course of consideration by the Council . |
| 5 | Around two-thirds of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest ( SSSI ) in Wales are at risk of damage by acid rain unless current targets for sulphur dioxide emissions are tightened , according to the Countryside Council for Wales . |
| 6 | Churchill was increasingly restive — ‘ it was a case of Rome on the rates and Rome on the taxes ’ — and , what was more , he was in favour of fee-paying by parents . |