Example sentences of "by [art] [adj] [noun pl] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was tantalised by the mysterious secrets of that diary . |
| 2 | Conventions of the Constitution are most aptly described as rules that are considered binding by and upon those who are responsible for making the Constitution work , but rules that are not enforced by the courts or by the presiding officers in either house of Parliament . |
| 3 | Think about that for a moment , cost it 's more than just a word , it 's potentially the mass genocide of innocent young people on both sides of the divide by the combined efforts of those who consider themselves fit to make such decisions for us , and about us . |
| 4 | Think about that for a moment , cost it 's more than just a word , it 's potentially the mass genocide of innocent young people on both sides of the divide by the combined efforts of those who consider themselves fit to make such decisions for us , and about us . |
| 5 | By the early decades of this century English was being called upon to sustain a " national ideal " — an ideal which was traced back to Matthew Arnold . |
| 6 | ( Champagne 's a tradition set by the early pioneers for those who dare to cross the Timor Sea . ) |
| 7 | The biographical sources for this period are neither detailed nor accurate enough to allow a close analysis of the degree to which the system had become elaborated in the first half of the sixteenth century , but the broader outlines may certainly be perceived and seem to confirm that something like the provisions of the Kanunname were operating by the early years of that century . |
| 8 | By the early years of this century , pawnbrokers — the first lenders to have been controlled in detail — were licensed , and the way in which they did their business was regulated . |
| 9 | Because of rising costs and the import of cheap foreign lead in the late 1800s , the market collapsed and by the early years of this century the mines had all closed . |
| 10 | This morning you will visit the most important of the 39 tombs quarried out of the hillside built by the provincial princes of this district in 11th and 12th Dynasties . |
| 11 | Compliance with these rules will be enforced by the appropriate authorities in each member state . |
| 12 | If the object has been imported for sale and is accompanied by the appropriate papers from another member State , there is no problem . |
| 13 | Recent American studies , for example , show that the evolution of vowel sounds is effectively directed by the central figures in any given speech community . |
| 14 | By the moral standards of some of the bargainers the claims of some of the others may be immoral . |
| 15 | The ones who do object , and with reason , are those whose land has been trampled over without care , whose stock have got loose because gates have been left open or walls broken down , or whose sheep have cut themselves or choked to death on the bottles and plastic bags thrown away by the Wandering Wallies of this world that have as much common sense and appreciation of the countryside as a toad has feathers . |
| 16 | In this and all other figures , samples for which duplicate γ Os values are available are represented by the average values of these duplicates . |
| 17 | This focus on a particular strategy of growth-based survival on both sides of the Atlantic has been lent a credibility by the apparent successes of these high profile city projects . |
| 18 | Schools are complex institutions driven by the powerful perceptions of many people . |
| 19 | The friendly atmosphere of St Catherines Lodge Hotel has been built up by the present owners over many years . |
| 20 | Having regard to his indebtedness , reflected by the various charges on this property , he was anxious to take up that employment . |
| 21 | A short walk from this belvedere takes you to a wonderful steep wall which at its outer edge is taken by the final pitches of some famous harder routes like Spitophage Pervers and Dingomaniaque . |
| 22 | The controversy smouldered on for several years fuelled by the entrenched views of some of the judges . |
| 23 | ‘ the High Court , Court of Session or High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland , as the case may be , shall have the powers conferred on it by the following provisions of this Act . |
| 24 | He gave detailed instructions for the procedure to be followed if no suitable dissertations were submitted , concluding : ‘ But if no such dissertations , worthy , in the opinion of the said Examiners , of any such reward as aforesaid should be offered for seven years , then a Medal , to be purchased with the said accumulations , shall be offered for the best dissertation on any Veterinary subject thought worthy by the said Examiners of such reward , but at all times the Foot of the Horse is to be the subject preferred , and next to that the nature , causes and treatment of Glanders , and the diseases of the Eye in horses : And if there should be no successful dissertation at the end of seven years , then the amount of the said accumulations shall be disposed of by the said Governors in such manner as they in their discretion may think proper , so as they are applied for the promotion of Veterinary Science ’ . |
| 25 | He gave detailed instructions for the procedure to be followed if no suitable dissertations were submitted , concluding : ‘ But if no such dissertations , worthy , in the opinion of the said Examiners , of any such reward as aforesaid should be offered for seven years , then a Medal , to be purchased with the said accumulations , shall be offered for the best dissertation on any Veterinary subject thought worthy by the said Examiners of such reward , but at all times the Foot of the Horse is to be the subject preferred , and next to that the nature , causes and treatment of Glanders , and the diseases of the Eye in horses : And if there should be no successful dissertation at the end of seven years , then the amount of the said accumulations shall be disposed of by the said Governors in such manner as they in their discretion may think proper , so as they are applied for the promotion of Veterinary Science ’ . |
| 26 | Whores , dirty bookshops , Chinese restaurants — and the whole scene manipulated by the invisible wires of this all-powerful secret monopoly ! |
| 27 | It was even argued that a State could justifiably be compelled , by the other members of that system , to sacrifice for the common good territory to which it had every legal right , just as it in its turn could compel one of its subjects if necessary to sacrifice some of his wealth to its needs ; for ‘ the most legitimate rulers must sometimes renounce their rights in order to maintain the balance ’ . |
| 28 | The collection contains works by the major artists of this form and from the leading centres : Florence , Faenza and Urbino amongst others . |
| 29 | The beneficial effects of adrenaline on myocardial and cerebral perfusion pressures are mediated by the alpha-adrenergic effects of this agent . |
| 30 | Proving that Yeltsin had lost little by the forced resignations of some of his closest ministers during recent months , it was announced on Dec. 29 that Mikhail Poltoranin , until late November Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Press and Information [ see p. 39202 ] , was to become the head of a new Federal Information Service , which would distribute information about government policy . |