Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] [be] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that the Rousset copyist must have had access to some manuscript source for Eckard now lost lends a certain credence to the hypothesis that the pieces on pp.go and 92 may be by him . |
| 2 | This may be by way of theory , or on more matter-of-fact lines about technique or such questions as composition . |
| 3 | These priorities imply , on the domestic front , the attempt to maintain a continuing powerful role for the state , the economic dominance of a fairly small elite and an indifference to the welfare of rural peasant farmers , complicated as this may be by political loyalties to certain tribal groups . |
| 4 | ( iii ) Payment ( this may be by CREDIT CARD — your signature is required together with A/c No. and card expiry date . |
| 5 | This may be by direct knockdown or by severing the opponents ' kiteline . |
| 6 | If everything goes smoothly , this may be by the end of March . |
| 7 | This may be by way of ‘ proposal , request exhortation , gesture , argument , persuasion , inducement , goading or the arousal of cupidity . ’ |
| 8 | A tax effective method of achieving this may be by means of a payment to your pension scheme . |
| 9 | This may be by consulting a specialist in the field or by doing some research to fill in the gaps in knowledge , as part of the project . |
| 10 | This may be by consulting a specialist in the field or by doing some research to fill in the gaps in knowledge , as part of the project . |
| 11 | So this should be by eight per cent . |
| 12 | It is also common ground that , if the court is to have civil jurisdiction under section 13(2) in a case such as the present , this must be by virtue of section 13(2) ( a ) , which reads : |
| 13 | This might be by parental design or due to natural events . |
| 14 | This could be by employing techniques such as ‘ auric control ’ , ‘ nature attunement ’ , or simply by taking a shower and a dose of Dr Bach 's Rescue Remedy ( see page 121 ) . |
| 15 | This could be by one side wearing party hats and the other not or the teams could be divided according to sex . |
| 16 | Furthermore transport from one place to another could be by the River Thames rather than the roads , which were not always safe and often impassable in some weather conditions . |
| 17 | There is no special dispensation for accountants , but if the firm could obtain its own individual dispensation , this would be by far the best solution . |
| 18 | The most obvious way of doing this would be by seeking to invoke the protection afforded to freedom of conscience under Article 9 of the European Convention of Human Rights . |
| 19 | Another way of expressing this would be by means of correlation . |
| 20 | This will be by helicopter and Hercules aircraft , taking less than half a day for the majority of the fighting troops . |
| 21 | This will be by a single tube three foot long which will be held in the standard plastic clips screwed to the back wooden frame of the hood . |
| 22 | Frequent reference has been made to a vote being taken and for a majority of meetings this will be by a show of hands for and against the motion , the Hon. |
| 23 | ‘ I did n't realise what I was getting into , ’ he admits , ‘ but I do know that this will be by far the hardest thing I 've done in my life . ’ |
| 24 | This will be by far the longest record for any society , a record which now breaks off in the 1880s . |
| 25 | Acting for the owner of a minor interest , if protection is required this will be by registration of a Notice , caution , restriction or ( rarely ) inhibition . |
| 26 | This can be by letter , telex , telephone , through a central reservation service , or as a walk-in or chance guest at the desk . |
| 27 | A more accurate way of conveying the thought that men exist or that dragons are fictional would be by saying " For some ( at least one ) x , x is a man " and " Nothing is a dragon " ; employing expressions , that is , that correspond to what logicians call , " quantifiers " , and enable us to dispel any lingering illusion that existential propositions might have a subject/predicate structure . |