Example sentences of "by sir david [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taylor , interviewed by Sir David Frost , said : ‘ Between games , as any sportsman knows , you can train as hard as you like , but what is also important is what you eat and how you eat , what you drink and how much you drink . |
| 2 | The awards , hosted by Sir David Frost , were presented today at a star studded lunch at London 's Grosvenor House attended by the celebrity winners and nominees . |
| 3 | Has my right hon. Friend seen the excellent proposals tabled by Sir David Williamson for the reform of the bureaucracy running the European Community ? |
| 4 | Those places in army units were invariably awarded through political interest , though admittedly rarely in so blatant a manner as that adopted by Sir David Cunynghame , a West Lothian politician , when disposing of the junior medical officer 's place in his regiment in 1760 . |
| 5 | On personal recommendation , Alison has recently been approached by Sir David Brooke of Brooke Bond fame and Sir Howard Guinness . |
| 6 | When Layton hired Mayfair-based KAS , started by Sir David Stirling , founder of the SAS , its day-to-day running was in the hands of another former SAS colonel , Ian Crook . |
| 7 | The fact that the final article is likely to have been polished by Sir David English , the editor and long-standing friend of Margaret Thatcher , prompted speculation that the Number 10 knives were out for the Chancellor , and that his days might be numbered . |
| 8 | CORRECTION The statement attributed to Charles Wilson , editor of The Times , saying that Chancellor of the Exchequer should have let the pound drop lower , was in fact made by Sir David English , editor of the Daily Mail . |
| 9 | A statement on page two of The Independent yesterday , attributed to Charles Wilson , editor of The Times , saying that the Chancellor of the Exchequer should have let the pound drop lower , was in fact made by Sir David English , editor of the Daily Mail . |
| 10 | The historic site of Athelstaneford was developed as an estate village by Sir David Kinloch , leasing out smallholdings on which his tenants could build their own harled ( rough-cast ) and pantiled cottages ; and here , too , many of them wove cloth . |
| 11 | The primacy of the law of contract in assessing challenges to experts ' decisions was reaffirmed by Sir David Cairns in Baber v Kenwood Manufacturing Co Ltd and Whinney Murray & Co [ 1978 ] 1 Lloyd 's Rep 175 at 181 . |
| 12 | To protect those that remain , The Royal Society for Nature Conservation is running the British Wildlife appeal , chaired by Sir David Attenborough . |
| 13 | To protect those that remain , The Royal Society for Nature Conservation is running the British Wildlife appeal , chaired by Sir David Attenborough . |
| 14 | A new nature reserve on the Somerset Levels , near Glastonbury , which will eventually form part of one of the largest and most important wetlands in Europe , has been formally opened by Sir David Attenborough . |
| 15 | To celebrate the 90th birthday of British potter Dame Lucie Rie , a major exhibition is to be opened on 30 Jan at the Crafts Council Gallery by Sir David Attenborough , a collector of her work ( 071–278 7700 ) . |
| 16 | by Sir David Attenborough Trustee , WWF-UK In the early 1950s , the London Zoo announced that one of its Scientific Meetings would include a lecture by Peter Scott . |
| 17 | For example the Review of Railway Finances chaired by Sir David Serpell was given the following terms of reference ‘ to examine the finances of the railway and associated operations , in the light of all relevant considerations , and to report on options for alternative policies , and their related objectives , designed to secure improved financial results in an efficiently run railway in Great Britain over the next 20 years ’ . |
| 18 | The new Chinese stance was evident during the Jan. 10-13 visit to Beijing by Sir David Wilson , the Hong Kong Governor . |
| 19 | Hailed by Sir David Wilson , the Governor of Hong Kong , as " a good agreement for Hong Kong " , the memorandum was widely seen as the UK acceding to China 's demands for a greater say in Hong Kong 's affairs , although Sir David claimed that it would not give China a veto over the Hong Kong government . |
| 20 | Speeches were made by Sir David Miers and Sir Geoffrey Howe , emphasising the cultural debt of Europe to the classical Greek civilisation , and the role that the British School has played in the last 100 years in fostering good links between the United Kingdom and Greece . |
| 21 | The idea for a national committee to act as an independent watchdog has been proposed behind the scenes by Sir David Cox , one of the world 's most eminent statisticians . |
| 22 | Part of Lord Wilson 's legacy will include a phalanx of sinologists , plus a strong administrative team headed by Sir David Ford , the Chief Secretary . |
| 23 | In 1853 he developed a binocular stereoscopic camera , following an idea put forward in 1847 by Sir David Brewster [ q.v . ] . |