Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [to-vb] that by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , the book 's last essay , titled Black Women and Feminism , takes to task those African-American feminists who are reluctant to acknowledge that by ignoring sexism in the Black community they have left unaddressed the abuse and subjugation of Black women by Black men . |
| 2 | He would not be surprised to find that by using his intelligence he could add one or two significant improvements to this design . |
| 3 | It would also be wise to assume that by now the Russians know all about this technology and can , when necessary , not only match it but confuse it . |
| 4 | However , I am pleased to recall that by the time dinner was served an hour or so later , nothing but efficiency and professional calm was exhibited on the part of my team . |
| 5 | He is sceptical about the moral value of teaching the classics or serious contemporary fiction and poetry : ‘ Indeed , it is immodest to propose that by making people read these things we are improving them , ethically or civically . |
| 6 | This substitute would most likely have been an animal , and it is reasonable to assume that by this time animals were , to some extent at least , tamed if not domesticated . |
| 7 | Precisely when this occurred can seldom be determined on any estates , because there are few series of complete manorial records , but it is safe to say that by the early fifteenth century the change had taken place widely on both lay and ecclesiastical lands , the latter being better documented over different parts of the country . |
| 8 | It is fair to say that by the time of the establishment of OEEC progress in Benelux had more or less ground to a halt . |
| 9 | For the purposes of the present work , it is sufficient to know that by the end of the seventh century a town inhabited mainly by people of Latin culture existed on the site , and that the surrounding countryside was peopled by Slavs . |