Example sentences of "by [adj] [noun] [noun prp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was announced in December that the country 's first joint venture bank was to be set up in early 1990 in a deal with the Dallah-Al-Baraka group , led by Saudi businessman Saleh Kamel . |
| 2 | A conference called by interim President Ali Mahdi Mohammed to discuss a new constitution was postponed as groups continued to withhold recognition from his provisional government , formed by the Hawiye-dominated United Somali Congress ( USC , active in central Somalia ) . |
| 3 | Under an agreement ( the so-called Peshawar Accord ) reached by a majority of the mujaheddin groups in Peshawar , Pakistan , on April 24 [ see p. 38847 ] , power in the new state would rest in the hands of the 51-member Islamic Jihad Council ( IJC ) , headed by interim President Seghbatullah Mujjaddedi , but the IJC was to be replaced by an interim government ( headed by Burhanuddin Rabbani , leader of the moderate Jamiat-i Islami ) in late June . |
| 4 | In a vital promotion match , Manor weathered the early Yorktown pressure and good saves were made by reserve goalkeeper Alan Baird . |
| 5 | The Leeds boss pointed the midfielder back on and had to be restrained by reserve official Brian Hill as he furiously remonstrated with referee Joe Worrall . |
| 6 | The withdrawal of derogations was disclosed to Parliament by Junior Minister Colin Moynihan on 20 January the following year . |
| 7 | THE recent statement made by junior minister Baroness Cumberlege , implying that the Government would not object should doctors decide to withhold treatment from patients who refuse to stop smoking , gave me food for thought . |
| 8 | By 1891 Thomas Patterson Gillespie , who lived at Cone House , was making ‘ blottings , printings , news , E.S . |
| 9 | In recent months Christine Constant has re-introduced us to this idea , and it is this same Boy Scout , Camp-fire type of method that is used here by London-based potter Irene Winsby . |
| 10 | The Sun 's publisher Rupert Murdoch was reported to have ordered an apology in what was described by assistant editor Chris Davis as a ‘ handsome and gracious ’ gesture after discussions ‘ at the very highest level ’ . |
| 11 | You may wince at the ‘ blurbs ’ at the top of features today but how about this from 40 years ago : ‘ A new feature called ‘ Argument ’ — a spontaneous tape-recorded discussion by leading personalities on a topic of the moment faithfully transcribed by assistant editor Jack Baverstock . ’ |
| 12 | The force mustered 1,209 strong , comprising 1,068 Constables , 98 Sergeants , 34 Inspectors , 7 Superintendents , and was commanded by Chief Constable Francis Caldwell , C.B.E. , M.V.O. , accompanied by Assistant Chief Constable Everett , O.B.E. |
| 13 | Despite initial optimism expressed by Abdul Amir al-Anbari , Iraq 's permanent representative at the UN and head of the Iraqi delegation , it was understood that the UN side , led by Assistant Secretary-General Giandomenico Picco , had been severely constrained by the terms set by UN Security Council resolutions on Iraqi oil exports [ see pp. 38406 ; 38452 ; 38548 ] . |
| 14 | A SOUTH Armagh man who told Newry Magistrates Court he was going to get married when he got out of prison , was told he ‘ could get married there now ’ by Regional Magistrate Gerry Harty . |
| 15 | Another strand is contributed by triple jumper Keith Hunter , born in Marston Green , West Midlands , of Jamaican parents , and schooled at Perry Common , Birmingham . |
| 16 | The former N Hyer factory was bought by Scots company William Baird two years ago when parent company Paisley Hyer went into receivership . |
| 17 | Cockles and Mussels was written in the 1870s or 1880s by Scots composer James Yorkton , he claims . |
| 18 | The amazing prediction came yesterday by controversial agent Ambrose Mendy , the man behind Nigel Benn 's rise to fame . |
| 19 | The winning issue carried an impressive number of topics from six pages of news items , to Thai Shell 's centenary and a meaty , commissioned article by political economist Susan Strange on corporate glue ; it 's the only corporate publication within the Shell group at a public level , ’ says Felton , adding that over the five years of his editorship , Shell has allowed him ‘ an awful lot of space ’ . |
| 20 | A view backed up by political analyst Doctor David Butler of Oxford 's Nuffield College . |
| 21 | It lost its franchise to Meridian Broadcasting , the MAI company run by Labour peer Lord Hollick . |
| 22 | Glenys Carter , the director of Playmatters the National Toy Libraries Association , was welcomed by Labour candidate Peter Mandelson when she visited the office of the Hartlepool Toy Library in Victoria Road yesterday . |
| 23 | Muge , who had accused government members of being involved in Ouko 's murder , had been threatened by Labour Minister Peter Okondo a few days before his death ; Okondo later resigned from the government . |
| 24 | Coun Dryden did not attend last night 's meeting but his views were echoed at by Labour colleague Coun Dave Ross , who said he could not support the cuts before leaving the meeting . |
| 25 | Wirral Tory claims that the situation is a result of Labour councillors backing a ‘ ca n't pay , wont pay ’ campaign have been dismissed by Labour leader Coun Dave Jackson . |
| 26 | A CLEVELAND school band conducted by Labour leader Neil Kinnock hopes to go on to more national acclaim . |
| 27 | The bombers were described as ‘ psychopaths ’ by Labour leader Neil Kinnock , and politicians in both London and Dublin condemned the attack . |
| 28 | The Prime Minister was already reeling from a savaging inflicted in the Commons by Labour leader John Smith . |
| 29 | SHADOW Minister Kate Hoey was sacked by Labour leader John Smith today after defying orders to abstain on the latest Maastricht Bill vote . |
| 30 | Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown headed the Gallup ratings , with 73pc regarding him as sincere , following by Labour leader John Smith at 58pc . |