Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [noun sg] by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several of these points were taken up in the Takeover Panel case in which Lord Donaldson said that the court should be wary of allowing judicial review to be used as a tactical or delaying device by a company which is the target of a takeover bid or by one of several rival bidders . |
| 2 | Preventing or curing disease by a change in lifestyle raises problems to do with education and politics that are somewhat beyond our scope . |
| 3 | Victoria continued to wear handed-down Liberty dresses from Aunt Rose 's daughters , and wasting money by the excessive use of electric light , hot water or heating appliances was a vice which Pamela rigorously discouraged in children and servants . |
| 4 | With MAS assistance the vendor will normally have set his expectation , upper and lower limits and opening position by the time of the issue of the Information memorandum . |
| 5 | With transactions data the possibility exists of shortening the time period used ( to hours , say ) , and measuring maturity by the number of hours to delivery . |
| 6 | Lockers and bookshelves — the latter lit by concealed lighting — line both sides of the saloon , which is semi-partitioned from the galley and navigating area by a very open keyhole bulkhead |
| 7 | The seneschal came out of his room , shutting the door quickly and taking Quiss by the upper arm . |
| 8 | First , they will be required to distribute most ( possibly around three-quarters ) of these funds ( the ‘ aggregated schools budget ’ ) between schools strictly and even-handedly according to a formula , to be devised by each LEA but requiring approval by the DES . |
| 9 | It is used in a narrow sense in the context of the Parliament Act procedure as requiring certification by the Speaker with the consequence that the delaying power of the House of Lords is restricted to one month . |