Example sentences of "[verb] by [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their subordination to adults in general is minimized by what might almost be called an avoidance of them : from the age of five or six , they return home only to eat and sleep , and spend the rest of their time in unsupervised gangs . |
| 2 | Moreover , only a conditional right of savages to the land occupied by them could be recognized . |
| 3 | The connection of inherent resources , often deepened by what may be shared rhythmic and perceptual qualities in our species , offers at least some degree of relatively unmediated access . |
| 4 | I think that , those need to be clarified by I would say , I 'm saying well it 's Tuesday today , definitely by the end of this week . |
| 5 | The intensional level structures which we are describing here are not rules of logical combination , constrained by what may or must be possible , given the type meaning of the words which are combined ; there is any amount of evidence to this effect if we simply allow our attention to rest on it . |
| 6 | A stranger that was addressed by him would imagine he was talking to someone else , or if no other person was in the room , would stare about him , wondering what the fellow was talking to . |
| 7 | So when we saw one go flapping by I used to shout thkarni and the Indians would all laugh . |
| 8 | The absurdity of the Italian ‘ recruitment ’ system is revealed by what could safely be described as the ‘ Aquila paradox ’ — the man sidelined by Martin was none other than the successful Italian fullback Luigi Troiani . |
| 9 | Lexington , Kentucky-based Lexmark International Inc says that operating profits more than doubled in its second year as an independent $2,000m-a-year company , but unhelpfully does n't provide any numbers : worldwide shipments of IBM personal printers made by what used to be the typewriter arm of IBM grew 20% and the typewriter and supplies businesses both substantially exceeded their financial targets , it says ; debt is now below $700m from the $1,150m in March 1991 , and this year 's portion of debt obligation has already been paid in advance . |
| 10 | To qualify for compensation the deposit made by him must be a protected deposit . |
| 11 | If so , an ethical statement made by me would be true , and could not reasonably be challenged by others , if I have the feelings in question . |
| 12 | You see Walsall being a leather town there was a lot of this er bark tannin as went and when anyone who was ill so they would n't hear the noises of the horse driven vehicles going by they used to , for about fifty yards each side of the house they used to put this stuff in the road to deaden the sound . |
| 13 | The electricity generated in this new hydro-electric scheme will be sold to the National Grid ; power to service the site and to provide floodlighting for the spectacular gorge and falls will also be produced by what will be one of the largest electricity-generating waterwheels in Europe . |
| 14 | But what can be used by us can just as easily be used by our enemies , and I 'm loath to see this one fall back into their hands . |
| 15 | Angered by what must have seemed a monstrous betrayal , or a display of contemptible cowardice , Simeon turned upon them and persecuted them as traitors . |
| 16 | Today , the existence of these stages of psycho-sexual development is seldom disputed , even though , as we have already seen , the full significance of infantile sexuality is characteristically denied and avoided by what might be called the modern , permissive defence against psychoanalytic insight . |
| 17 | He is well known for his interest in teaching and learning in higher education , especially through the possibilities offered by what used to be known as ‘ new ’ technologies . |
| 18 | Traditional Christian teaching has been removed from many schools and replaced by what may be in the minds of teachers clear and accurate material , but which is not infrequently received as a mish-mash of other religions and vague talk of spiritual development . |
| 19 | Just as the dominions of Canada , Australia and New Zealand were able to conduct their own economic policies while belonging to the sterling area — having their own Chancellors of the Exchequer operating their own fiscal policies , and raising their own tax revenues — so Britain will retain a wide freedom of action , while enjoying the benefit of belonging to a currency and economy underpinned by what will undoubtedly be the strongest currency in the world . |
| 20 | They have been rewarded by what may be the most remarkable statistic of this election : for the first time since 1966 the party in office has improved its position in Scotland . |
| 21 | Foreign lawyers will still be able to practise as such on their own within the UK without registering but solicitors employed by them will not be able to hold themselves out as such to clients of the business . |
| 22 | But the truth is that HMI is to be privatised by the back door because the half of HMI who will not be employed by it will have to go and set up as private consultants . |
| 23 | It is vital to any understanding of the present state , both of public debate and personal morality , to realise the part played by what might generally be called the ‘ humanist lobby ’ . |
| 24 | For example , a DC which has been entered but not assessed by everybody can easily be removed by persuading someone to reject it , or by aborting it immediately after it has been agreed . |
| 25 | A tiny bit inhaled by someone would be lethal . |
| 26 | Your direction in life could be affected by what may seem a rather fateful set of circumstances or through the influence of a certain someone . |
| 27 | One might suppose , then , that under the RES an exclusion clause would be superfluous , since the few parties affected by it would be debarred from representation by the very paucity of their support . |
| 28 | The Goblin King , Grom the Paunch of Misty Mountain , infamous old Goblin Warlord and Lord of the Crags , was suddenly and unexpectedly struck by what could have been a big rock were it not for the sploshy red stuff that exploded from it , showering the goblin horde . |
| 29 | The difficulty was that the evangelicals took a low view of the deans and chaplains of colleges , and did not expect that anything run by them would have force and challenge . |
| 30 | reached at the end of June , 1973 , was caused by what may be called ‘ economic duress . ’ |