Example sentences of "[vb pp] by [be] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is , the sensation itself we would apprehend as , perhaps , a mild , diffused prickling , and the warmth and coldness would be our classification of it as ‘ the sort of sensation which is usually caused by being in hot water ’ and ‘ the sort of sensation which is usually caused by being in cold water ’ . |
| 2 | If there were no regularity at all , if the sort of sensation which is caused by being in hot water were equally often caused by being in cold water , and vice versa , then we would be denied even the possibility of this notional classification . |
| 3 | That is , the sensation itself we would apprehend as , perhaps , a mild , diffused prickling , and the warmth and coldness would be our classification of it as ‘ the sort of sensation which is usually caused by being in hot water ’ and ‘ the sort of sensation which is usually caused by being in cold water ’ . |
| 4 | If there were no regularity at all , if the sort of sensation which is caused by being in hot water were equally often caused by being in cold water , and vice versa , then we would be denied even the possibility of this notional classification . |
| 5 | The Working Party felt it was very necessary to have a closer contact with Society members than was possible at present and that this could be best achieved by being in direct communication with them . |