Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think one of my difficulties with Adam Bede is that she begins to lose interest a little bit in the figure of the beautiful , but not actually very bright , village girl , whose seduction is an important part of the story , and by the end of the book we feel that she 's actually bored with Hettie , is n't really concerned any longer to explore Hettie 's own sufferings as the other woman who has been badly treated by the rascally gentleman . |
| 2 | His exceptional talent was eventually recognized by the editor , E. V. Knox [ q.v. ] , who placed him under an exclusive contract , an almost unprecedented arrangement . |
| 3 | Where are we to account for the hints , implicit purposes , assumptions , social attitudes and so on that are effectively communicated by the use of language , not to mention the figures of speech ( e.g. metaphor , irony , rhetorical questions , understatement ) that have preoccupied theorists of rhetoric and literature ? |
| 4 | The catalogue consists of the artist 's writings together with transcriptions of his unpublished remarks and poems which have on occasion inspired him — all compiled and deftly arranged by the di Suvero authority , Monroe Denton . |
| 5 | If the money is available fitted carpets are a good investment , particularly those that are patterned in a mid-shade of the colour most favoured by the elderly person , as this will not show either marks or dust so much as a plain light- or dark-coloured carpet does . |
| 6 | Most of the guests seemed to be either journalists , politicians , or fashion designers , the three occupations most favoured by the nascent New Delhi chattering class . |
| 7 | There could be no doubt that the Burgundian was the leading ruler in Gaul between 511 and 516 , and he may well have been the barbarian king most favoured by the court of Constantinople . |
| 8 | Reports said that the Dec. 6 attack on the mosque was effectively abetted by the guards , some 200 paramilitary troops of the state-controlled Provincial Armed Constabulary ( PAC ) which was known for its pro-Hindu leanings ; they had allegedly stood aside and allowed militants to demolish the mosque 's structure . |
| 9 | Shown here is the Queen Mother looking at the display relating to Frank Griffiths , the sole survivor of a Halifax that was shot down on a supply mission , and who was successfully hidden by the local Resistance . |
| 10 | They came back on the Northern Line , a tall handsome man in a long overcoat and a man whose face was mostly hidden by an upturned collar and a hat pulled well down . |
| 11 | Bearing in mind that it will be mostly hidden by the curtain that will fall around it , and that it may also have to support a wire umbrella frame , a 3 inch ( 7.5cm ) diameter or square stake is not too big . |
| 12 | In the event , the CEP evidence was eventually given by the individuals responsible under the banner of the then Cornwall-based campaigner George Pritchard , although it would undoubtedly have helped its status to be seen as part of the local councils ' case . |
| 13 | But as many as are thus sottish , let them enjoy their own wildness and ignorance , it is sufficient for a good man that he is conscious unto himself that he is more nobly descended , better bred and born , and more skilfully taught by the purged faculties of his own mind.2 |
| 14 | This tends to increase the number of offspring successfully reared by the beaver . |
| 15 | He was a little shaken by the strain of the near accident but hoped concentrating on his new plan would help to calm him down . |
| 16 | It is Tom Courtenay , the programme says so , but beneath a straggly white wig , black beret and tattered frock coat with trousers surely cast off by Cyril Smith and insecurely fastened by an army of safety pins , it is difficult to recognise him . |
| 17 | He burnt both retinas in his eyes , but was thankfully treated by a doctor in time , and has since completely recovered . |
| 18 | The article was vigorously publicised by the Coal Board 's public relations section . |
| 19 | Those most coveted by the early civilizations of Egypt and Sumer , notably lapis lazuli , had been drawn from remote sources since Predynastic times . |
| 20 | Although some necessities , notably food , are exempt from VAT , other goods intensively consumed by the poor , notably cigarettes and alcohol , are heavily taxed . |
| 21 | What is the point of maintaining a proper legal framework for trade unions if law-breaking unions can not be properly punished by the courts ? |
| 22 | Two prose characters for whom sympathy has wholly evaporated by the final scene are Parolles ( All 's Well ) and Lucio ( Measure for Measure ) . |
| 23 | The excise laws were widely regarded by the Irish as unnecessarily strict , and they certainly resulted in harsh repressive measures being taken by excise officers , often in conjunction with military forces , although there is ample evidence that both sides resorted to violence at times . |
| 24 | After 1560 , this new English church was engaged in the task of establishing its traditions and defining its boundaries , a process which lasted well over a century and was only effectively completed by the end of the seventeenth century . |
| 25 | But drift gill-nets ( which are not fixed ) present a much greater entanglement hazard for the tucuxi , since they are used in the deep main river channels rarely frequented by the boto . |
| 26 | One of these involved the sale of the lease of a sea front catering concession , which was eventually repossessed by the vendor . |
| 27 | The arrangement , however , was successfully pressed by the friends of the Duke of Montrose , in order , hopefully , to heal the threat of division in the county , lest feelings of dislike be aroused to the point of threatening the stability of the Montrose interest in parliamentary politics . |
| 28 | So , after lunching at one of the excellent local inns , we contented ourselves with making a wide sweep South to the River Dove and back up to the Derwent , — stopping at Castleton which , with its show caves and fluorspar ( Blue John stone ) mines should n't be missed and at Eyam which was so badly ravaged by the pestilence of 1665/6 that it is still known as The Plague Village . |
| 29 | So , after lunching at one of the excellent local inns , we contented ourselves with making a wide sweep South to the River Dove and back up to the Derwent , — stopping at Castleton which , with its show caves and fluorspar ( Blue John stone ) mines should n't be missed and at Eyam which was so badly ravaged by the pestilence of 1665/6 that it is still known as The Plague Village . |
| 30 | The invasion , additionally justified by the US as necessary to defend the Panama Canal , was showing signs of turning into an occupation — and , what was more , an occupation facing potential guerrilla resistance . |