Example sentences of "something [verb] by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Something clanged by the back axle , a rock presumably , and then , with the back still slithering sideways and the rear left wheel beginning to race as it fell off into space , the vehicle gave a sort of shudder and we were out , clear of water and on a hard surface again . |
| 2 | Its basis is that all life is to be valued and treated with respect ; that the rhythm of life is something implanted by the Creator ; that the different ecosystems have to be treasured , even when we regard them as hostile to human life itself . |
| 3 | Something grips by the nape |
| 4 | ‘ This one cost only 25,000 dollars , which is incredible for something sired by a champion sprinter . ’ |
| 5 | That sounds like something that they might have at the end of term or something done by an adult working in a steelworks . |
| 6 | The tribunal decided that Neville Russell made no supply to the landlord because the rent-reduction was not ‘ consideration ’ for something done by the tenant . |
| 7 | Something stirred by the window . |
| 8 | Something recognised by the kingpins of the television industry |
| 9 | What is crucial for our concerns here is that such a ‘ mentality ’ or ideology is constructed ; it is not something imposed by the form of literacy itself as though the ‘ technology of the intellect ’ , as Goody terms it , were determinate . |
| 10 | The diagnostic test needed is obviously something like the following : Given a situation where a phrase composed of adjective A and noun N can correctly apply to something perceived by the speaker , is it possible in principle to say the following truthfully : " This N is A " ? |
| 11 | two copies so it 'll be something to do by the time we get back . |
| 12 | For example , backward inferences enable a reader to refer some new information in a sentence to something implied by an earlier sentence , and forward inferences allow the reader to embellish the representation of the currently read text , and create expectations about what is to follow [ Clark , 1975 ] . |
| 13 | Derek Birchall , a senior scientist at ICI , based in Runcorn , argues that a vital something possessed by the harder waters of the south can help to explain its lower rate of sudden heart attacks . |
| 14 | Obviously an optimistic bachelor , unaware that , one , a Pakamac of any colour will clash with jeans , baggy jackets and Doc Martens , two , youngsters refuse to wear any kind of protective clothing on the grounds of street cred , expense and pig-headedness and , three , the clincher , they would rather emigrate than wear something bought by a parent . |
| 15 | On 3 January 1992 the father 's solicitors , apparently taking exception to something said by the local authority 's solicitor in correspondence , wrote to the local authority giving notice that they would be asking the court to consider the question of costs , whether their client was successful or not . |
| 16 | ‘ It is something required by the highway authority and is purely a legal classification ’ , he said , and ‘ it is extremely unlikely that any roads used as public paths would ever be considered as anything else than they are now ’ said Mr. Higerty . |