Example sentences of "[adv prt] by [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , within the limits laid down by that doctrine , it is for the power-holder to decide what to do . |
| 2 | Finstat 's figures are dragged down by that spread , as a market index is not . |
| 3 | Nor is such a provision invalidated because the method of communicating the offer differs from that prescribed by section 90 ; but the procedure laid down by that section supersedes that provided in the memorandum or articles . |
| 4 | It is late evening and Marianne , Walter and I have just finished a large couscous washed down by several bottles of heady local wine . |
| 5 | Turn left at the end of Union Street for the Marischal College , a tall and wide building of white-grey stone , with many windows and pinned down by several bus-stops . |
| 6 | What they have in mind here is the common situation that , while hunting , the quarry is first wounded by one hunter 's spear but ultimately brought down by another spear thrown by a second huntsman . |
| 7 | The only way to ensure that the unwanted behaviour does not reappear is to keep it dampened down by more punishments . |
| 8 | If so , then it was a case of sweet revenge for Whittingham , who had been shot down by this unit over England during 1940 ! |
| 9 | A spit of sand and gravel , brought down by this Whiteadder , makes shallows there . |
| 10 | Many of the rules laid down by this syndicat in 1904 were later taken as the basic framework around which the AOC regulations for Champagne were formulated in 1927 . |
| 11 | Applying the principles laid down by this House in American Cyanamid Co. v. Ethicon Ltd. [ 1975 ] A.C. 396 , he first asked himself whether there was a serious question to be tried ; he held that there was , the question being whether or not the facts were such that section 47 was incompatible with article 30 . |
| 12 | Operating costs in 1992 were down by some £29 million ( 22% ) compared to 1990 , partly achieved by the continuing redundancy programme which cost the company £1.7 million to implement last year . |
| 13 | The ancient nomes had used it as a kind of lift , but it did n't have wires — it went up and down by some force as mysterious as auntie 's gravy or whatever it was . |
| 14 | And yet , in her case , it did not appear to him that she had been struck down by any kind of ordinary post-natal depression , as Adams 's next words seemed to confirm . |
| 15 | It was certainly not bogged down by any kind of personal dogma , and I resent that accusation . |
| 16 | If it meets all of the criteria laid down by these bodies , the NCVQ or SCOTVEC ‘ seal of approval ’ will be given and the awarding body will be able to offer the awards . |
| 17 | Yet someone had come in by that door , very softly , and was now motionless just within it , hesitating to advance into the choir and interrupt the second office of the day . |
| 18 | There may be a handful of key employees brought in by that company to the location to establish the plant erm and to erm recruit and run the work force but my experience of these inquiries and prospective inquiries is that generally speaking they are looking to recruit labour locally and so this is not a housing generator type of development . |
| 19 | In fact if it was dry down to the band they would near take it in by that time , you with the bands round the middle ? |
| 20 | Nevertheless AFHQ was not informed that the Croats had been turned back until the morning of 16 May , and even then it took some time for the information to be fully taken in by all branches concerned . |
| 21 | Bring South Africa back in by all means , but let's have some honesty this time around . |
| 22 | But it is doubtful whether many Greeks were taken in by such propaganda . |
| 23 | He was not foolish enough to be taken in by such tales ! |
| 24 | Some people said their incomes were so low they could not obtain mortgages and 18 were squatted in by former occupants who refused to pay the money . |
| 25 | Some people said that their incomes were so low that they could not obtain mortgages and 18 were squatted in by former occupants who refused to pay the money . |
| 26 | I bet there 's loads of them like it in there , these should be tapped in by both leads |
| 27 | Probably the extra words are left in by most draftsmen because of understandable caution . |
| 28 | The Head of Humanities in a large comprehensive school commented in my hearing , in a staff meeting about 3rd year general discussion groups on controversial issues , that " in about half of such groups the question of God is brought in by some kid or other " and that he felt " put on the spot " . |
| 29 | The Homunculi are not truly intelligent , and can be taken in by any subterfuge along these lines if they fail an Int test ( which should be modified by the role-play skill of the adventurers ) . |
| 30 | The earlier taste for Greek art had been associated with the enjoyment of otium , the life of pleasurable contemplation indulged in by those sectors of Roman society with no need to work . |