Example sentences of "[vb past] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can see Lou Reed and Keith Richards playing one , and I suspect that some of the current Indie bands , champions of retro-style , could easily find themselves bewitched by the New York . |
| 2 | Dahl for much of the time in Dresden , in the same house as the German Romantic painter Caspar David Griedrich , and both were dazzled and bewitched by the golden luminosity of Italy . |
| 3 | The labour movement bewitched by the enemy , bothered and bewildered by the passivity " of the people , waits like Micawber for something to turn up . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , the people who voiced such sentiments were " less bewitched by the magic of the Caudillo " than the previous generation of regime supporters . |
| 5 | She went on , somehow bewitched by the enchantment of the surroundings into feeling totally relaxed . |
| 6 | Of the systems of proportional representation , the one favored by the Liberal Party and the Electoral Reform Society is the single transferable vote ( STV ) system . |
| 7 | For a brief period of one year , 1977-1978 , the Labour government of James Callaghan entered into a Pact with the Liberal parliamentary party : in return for voting support in the House of Commons ( necessary to maintain its majority ) , the government modified certain policies of its own and introduced certain measures favored by the Liberals . |
| 8 | After a few moments she had relaxed fully , her apprehension shrivelled by the atmosphere of friendliness and laughter . |
| 9 | The force put through the footrest is more difficult to see — until you check out the soles of a GP star 's racing boots — which invariably boast great holes gouged by the footpegs . |
| 10 | Mohammed Ali Samater , was sworn in on Feb. 17 by President Mohammed Siyad Barre , replacing that dismissed by the President in January [ see p. 37174 ; for previous full listing see p. 36757 ] . |
| 11 | The Rancher President , who had carried a gun for the sake of the movie camera , nearly perished by the gun . |
| 12 | In the 1970s and 1980s , Otmoor has been the controversial subject of vigorous campaigns fought against both a motorway and an extensive drainage scheme for the river Ray proposed by the Thames Water Authority . |
| 13 | If it does the alternative of a statutory limit on hours of work similar to that proposed by the European Commission would destroy any semblance of manpower control just as surely as Field 's proposals . |
| 14 | Indeed the so-called ‘ Revolution Bill ’ , the Umsturzvorlage proposed by the German government in 1894 to ward off the threat of revolution , made criticism of the family as an institution punishable by drastic penalties . |
| 15 | By the early twentieth century , paleontologists were promoting a coherent model of evolution that differed significantly from that proposed by the early Darwinians . |
| 16 | The first of these men was Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre , founder of the Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana ( APRA ) , who initially established contact with the Comintern and whose model was in fact not dissimilar to that proposed by the Soviet theorists , although he differed greatly on questions of strategy and tactics . |
| 17 | There would be 12 judges ( six from the Czech Lands and six from Slovakia ) appointed by the President upon the proposal of the Federal Assembly Presidium , having been chosen from 24 proposed by the legislative bodies ( eight by the federal and eight by each national parliament ) . |
| 18 | Mobutu had intended that the Assembly , made up largely of members of his Mouvement populaire de la révolution ( MPR ) , should draft an alternative constitution to that proposed by the national conference in September [ see p. 39082-83 ] . |
| 19 | The working party prepared written submissions drawing comparisons between the Bar 's training and that proposed by the Law Society but taking account of the experience solicitors would be likely to have had in the lower courts . |
| 20 | A road from the bypass to the Cleveland boundary is to be built as part of the project , providing a link to the proposed A66 junction at Long Newton proposed by the Department of Transport . |
| 21 | A new road running from the bypass to the Cleveland boundary is also to be built , eventually providing a link to A66 junction at Long Newton proposed by the Department of Transport . |
| 22 | Er they 're about halfway in their own league , erm I think they beat by the odd goal the team that we beat four two here . |
| 23 | The bees could learn the smell of the food from the sample regurgitated by the discoverer . |
| 24 | One minute she had been on her hands and knees scrubbing and the next she was being wined and dined by the owner of the largest store in town . |
| 25 | On the other hand , although in recent years the regulation of the financial services industry has generated a lot of judicial review applications against regulatory bodies , the courts have discouraged these largely because they do not want court proceedings to be used as tactical weapons to delay financial transactions by parties disappointed by the failure of a regulatory body to give the applicant the protection it sought from financial predators . |
| 26 | Being able to challenge government decisions in the courts offers to groups disappointed by the outcome of the policy-formation process the prospect of re-opening the policy argument before the courts . |
| 27 | There was widespread international satisfaction at this evident improvement in the prospects for peaceful transition in Cambodia promised by the unexpected warmth of the new relationship . |
| 28 | But the following year the Ryder Cup men had to go to Muirfield Village — Jack 's patch — the course and club he created , to play a team captained by the Golden Bear himself . |
| 29 | An excellent brigade of about 30 officers and men ably captained by the Works Manager , Mr C.L. Mason , assisted by Second Officer Mr H.H. Coker , has several smart records to its credit . |
| 30 | Sir Angus Ogilvy , who is shooting very well this year ; and The King of the Hellenes ; The Lords team captained by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu , and including Lord Romsey , the Earl of Lichfield , and Lord Stafford ; The Ladies , who were captained by Rosie Marchioness of Northampton , included the Duchess of Roxburghe , Lady Fairhaven , and the Marquesa de Ardales ; The Dukes were captained by the Duke of Roxburghe , and included the Duke of Atholl , the Duke of Abercorn , and the Duque de Arion ; The Keepers were captained by Mr William Meildrum , and included Mr John Stubbs , Mr Graham Cussons , and Mr Sandy Messon ; The Winners captained by the Hon. |