Example sentences of "who is [vb pp] by his " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are no hard and fast rules for judging when a workshop qualifies for this accolade , any more than there are for conferring greatness on people and institutions in other forms of art ; but it is normally reserved for workshops which consistently produce outstanding items under the direction of a masterweaver , who is accepted by his peers as a pre-eminent exponent of his art . |
| 2 | So a boxer who is struck by his opponent can not sue him for battery . |
| 3 | Instead of being an act of service , making money and owning things can become purely selfish activities ; and it is in this sense that our Lord issues the warning that ‘ you can not serve both God and Mammon , and tells the story of the very prosperous farmer who is destroyed by his self-indulgence . |
| 4 | The plaintiff might be an author who is prevented by his injuries from writing or completing a book or there might have been high unemployment in the area and large redundancies in the company that had employed the plaintiff . |
| 5 | Rex who is assisted by his wife Cath , matched the winner 's increased margin over concentrate and recorded a 1p per litre improvement in the margin over concentrate . |
| 6 | For example , the son who is chosen by his family to go and earn money in a town and city may achieve a certain status in the joint family — he has been chosen , after all , for his abilities and strength of mind — but he has to suffer months , even years , of separation from his wife and loss of all contact with those who love him . |
| 7 | The woman who feels her breasts are too small to be attractive , the man who is bothered by his small stature , the individual subject to some ( even very minor ) deformity or disfigurement may all have difficulty in forming the relationships upon which sexual attraction and activity are based not because of the physical " problem " but by reason of their own exaggerated view of it . |
| 8 | The Mechelen striker , who is owned by his club president and leased out to the Belgian team , was on his way home last night after less than a week on Tyneside . |