Example sentences of "[to-vb] to [noun] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boris Pasternak , who had published nothing since the Thirties because he refused to submit to censorship by the party , had his manuscript rejected all the same . |
| 2 | Pan-European sales of research biochemicals had reached an estimated $536.4m by the end of 1990 with over a third of sales made in Germany , where the market is forecast to climb to $319m by the close of 1996 . |
| 3 | The animal cells ’ ability to respond to induction by the vegetal region was tested by placing them in a sandwich between two vegetal regions . |
| 4 | Quatar announced in February 1988 that both sides had agreed to resort to arbitration by the ICJ . |
| 5 | The intention at that time had been for Ian and myself to return to Uist by the ferry in the afternoon but the weather was so bad that the ferryman decided not to chance his luck in the storm . |
| 6 | The decision was described by Le Monde of July 10 as Cresson 's " first exercise in Realpolitik in industrial matters " since her appointment as Prime Minister , and by Bull 's chairman as essential to the success of plans to return to profitability by the end of 1992 . |
| 7 | However , an aid convoy and a French field hospital trying to reach Srebrenica remained blocked yesterday while trucks intended for the Muslim town of Zepa were ordered to return to Belgrade by the UN after being stalled for six days . |
| 8 | In Tanzania , for example , the charcoal share of the wood fuel burned , which was 3% in 1970 , is expected to rise to 25% by the year 2000 . |