Example sentences of "[verb] to [noun prp] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bright young engineers from rival firms are attracted to Keyence by the chance to do their own research , rather than labouring for years under grey-haired supervisors . |
| 2 | The remaining land had come to Clarence by the forfeiture of Thomas lord Roos , although dower rights had prevented him enjoying Helmsley itself . |
| 3 | The remaining land had come to Clarence by the forfeiture of Thomas lord Roos , although dower rights had prevented him enjoying Helmsley itself . |
| 4 | From 1368 , when the war was being carried to England by the French as well as by the Scots , royal writs of array were issued ordering the clergy to muster alongside others of the king 's lieges in order to resist his enemies . |
| 5 | Annie McCafferty was a very reliable person who had been recommended to Carrie by the local midwife . |
| 6 | On 11 April both brothers changed their home to 336 , Stocksfield Road , Walthamstow , London , E.17 which was let to Webster by the plaintiffs . |
| 7 | The list had been drawn up and presented to Cristiani by the independent Truth Commission , with responsibility under the peace agreement for ascertaining who was responsible for human rights violations during the civil war ( 1980-1991 ) . |
| 8 | Highlight of the sale is the gold , ivory and enamel Stanley Freedom Casket presented to Stanley by the City of London in 1887 for his travels in Africa ( est. £15–20,000 ; $26–34,000 ) . |
| 9 | In practice the particulars are in most cases presented to LCH by the futures exchange , on whose market the contract is made , on behalf of the clearing member by an electronic trade registration or clearing processing system . |
| 10 | Gibraltar and Minorca remained in British hands throughout the war , and were formally transferred to Britain by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 . |
| 11 | Twenty works leased to Bond by the Australian Guarantee Corporation have been repossessed ; Heavside Clark 's early watercolours of Aboriginal Field Sports , and the group of Conrad Martens watercolours bought from Kerry Packer in 1987 . |
| 12 | Other metalepses include letters written to Mira by the characters she invents , and arguments with terrorists of her own creation . |
| 13 | Among the topics discussed was the issue of the repayment of some DM47,000,000 ( about US$28,500,000 ) in loans granted to Mongolia by the former East German government . |
| 14 | The controversy was so deep that an appeal was made to Rome by the combatants . |
| 15 | These prevarications had been conveyed to Joan by the lady Alianor . |
| 16 | The decision to demarcate the land came in mid-November , and followed an angry international outburst , conveyed to Collor by the UN Secretary General Perez de Cuellar , when Collor postponed a decision in October . |
| 17 | Like many other jazz musicians in the Sixties , Cherry was drawn to Sweden by the country 's mix of liberal legislation and open-minded society . |
| 18 | ‘ What happened to Francis by the end ? |
| 19 | This was acquired by the British Museum last year , 176 years after the frieze itself was bought and transported to London by the British government . |
| 20 | And the Exel Ladies Leisure section thank everyone who responded to a Bosnia appeal by helping to fill nine boxes at collection points in Dyce with toiletries , clothing and toys , which were transported to Bosnia by the charity Edinburgh Direct Aid . |
| 21 | Although this figure was less than the current level of HK$91,000 million , it was almost three times the amount promised to China by the UK in the 1991 memorandum of understanding , which was the condition for Chinese approval for Hong Kong 's new airport |
| 22 | The incident in which boxes of fish were smashed and contaminated with diesel yesterday was the second in which fish being exported to Europe by the Ayr-based Scotprime , has been damaged by angry French workers . |
| 23 | The crew of six survived the impact , five of them escaped to Sweden by the sixth member , Vic Stevens the Flight Engineer , injured his foot and being unable to travel was captured by the Germans . |
| 24 | In 1935 they were summoned to Moscow by the Comintern and in April 1937 Neumann was arrested by the NKVD and disappeared for ever . |
| 25 | Itzhak Moda'i , the Finance Minister , and Yuval Ne'eman , Minister of Science and Energy , had been invited to Moscow by the Soviet Chamber of Commerce and Industry , and discussions during their visit centred on economic and scientific co-operation . |
| 26 | You see , we know that if the Hispaniola does not return to Bristol by the end of August , a rescue ship will be sent to look for us . |
| 27 | The investment overview contains basic information , statements , estimates and projections provided to KPMG by the Group and its shareholders and its management . |
| 28 | The investment overview contains basic information , statements , estimates and projections provided to KPMG by the Group and its shareholders and its management . |
| 29 | Certain schools of thought hold , for instance , that the ancient Greek art of ‘ pankration ’ , brought to China by the invading armies of Alexander the Great , along with the martial art of Graeco-Roman wrestling , gave birth to some forms of kung fu . |
| 30 | The woodcut reproducible illustration , and even wooden letters for printing , made their first appearance in China , but it was as late as the fourteenth century in Europe before paper ( brought to Europe by the Arabs in the late twelfth century , when the traditional material of parchment was in short supply ) began to be extensively used for the new technology of xylography : repeatable woodcut designs in fabrics extended to rapidly reproducible illustrations . |