Example sentences of "and [adv] be [verb] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did n't want the fact that she had written to me to be discovered , and perhaps be seen by her parents as another act of disobedience , causing another row . |
| 2 | Any employee who can establish a claim in tort is therefore guaranteed to have the judgment met and not be defeated by an insolvent employer . |
| 3 | We should take it easy and not be led by the nose by the Commission or by the Council of Foreign Ministers . |
| 4 | Now doctors say parents must be on the look out for the symptoms and not be misled by flu . |
| 5 | Now doctors say parents must be on the look out for the symptoms and not be misled by flu . |
| 6 | Providing he retains control ( which he has so far succeeded in doing ) , he can play the media and not be affected by the media 's idiosyncrasy . |
| 7 | We felt the need to struggle to conquer new space and not be crushed by rules . |
| 8 | I would like to think that my ministry would appeal to a cross section of the population , that Official Unionists could come to my services and not be insulted by anything I might say . |
| 9 | As for the statement made by Sir John Hall , I would hope the Newcastle City councillors will decide on the development of Newcastle FC 's Benwell site purely on planning grounds and not be influenced by the financial state of Newcastle United which in my opinion is self-inflicted . |
| 10 | The generalist administrator is concerned to take this wider view and not be bound by a narrow perspective . |
| 11 | Such Arbitrator shall be at liberty to construe this Agreement and deal with differences arising thereunder as an honourable engagement and not be bound by strict rules of law . |
| 12 | In addition to the rhetoric of law and order , they want action in terms of policing which will enable people to leave their homes in the evening and not be curtailed by fear of violent crime . |
| 13 | The state should plan the growth of the economy and not be constrained by artificial financial pressures . |
| 14 | The Government later backed advice that babies should be put on their backs to sleep and not be overheated by too many blankets . |
| 15 | He also explained that I must talk freely and not be intimidated by the recording machine . |
| 16 | I know it 's silly but I find it hard to take them seriously and really concentrate and not be distracted by the local cat cleaning himself on a window ledge or some such thing . |
| 17 | It was only when he was lying on his pallet bed trying to pray and not be distracted by Benedicta 's fair face , that Athelstan suddenly remembered what Vincentius had said . |
| 18 | I could n't believe that anyone could live their life and not be surrounded by brilliant objects and colours . |
| 19 | This right he must acknowledge and exercise to the utmost , and not be deterred by any power , religious or otherwise . |
| 20 | It could well and easily be replaced by a doctrine which has it that the surgeon 's act carries liability only if good faith and due care and skill can be shown to be lacking . |
| 21 | In CDI mode the desired course to steer can quickly and easily be adjusted by means of the ‘ frequency change ’ knob on top of the set — a much more practical use for it than its primary job of actually changing frequencies , in my opinion ! |
| 22 | I agree with his conclusion that , although the power to release a life prisoner on licence is conferred by section 61(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 on the Secretary of State , the decisions leading to that release , including the decision as to the period to be served by the prisoner for the purposes of retribution and deterrence , may properly and lawfully be made by a junior minister in the Home Department . |
| 23 | Amaranth , who was by now terrified by her audacity , asked her what would happen next , and was told she would be asked to make a statement , and possibly be examined by a lady doctor . |
| 24 | Animals can be sub-clinically sick and still be eaten by man . |
| 25 | They imposed a two-fold test that the decision must both affect a person 's legal rights and also be taken by a court-like body . |
| 26 | It would appear from Donoghue v. Stevenson and Australian Knitting Mills Ltd. v. Grant [ 1936 ] A.C. 85 that it would be immaterial whether at the time of fault the victim was in existence or not , so long as the victim was a member of a class which might reasonably and probably be affected by the act of carelessness . |
| 27 | This information , given suitable formatting , can form the basis of a collocation dictionary and hence be used by the semantic analyser . |
| 28 | If the right hon. Gentleman goes back to the incidents to which he was referring , he will find that they were not ones that could naturally and immediately be followed by a statement . |
| 29 | Noreen would come on first as before with her song — and then be joined by ‘ Mary ’ who would take the melody while Noreen harmonised and then Maria would conclude with a solo — usually ‘ The Last Rose of Summer ’ — and they would finish together with ‘ Let Him Go Let Him Tarry ’ , another of the O'Neil family songs which both knew backwards . |
| 30 | Miniature waterlilies that may be growing in a shallow rock pool or sink should ideally have all the water drained off their crowns and then be protected by a generous layer of old leaves or straw . |