Example sentences of "by the [noun sg] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A bitter and complex dispute was decided by the crown jurists in the interests of the foreros ( 1763 ) , and when the entailed lands of the nobility and the church estates were put on the market by the liberal legislation of the nineteenth century they purchased their foros and became the outright owners of land they had rented ; they became foristas . |
| 2 | The expulsion of the money-lenders from the Jerusalem Temple and the overturning of their tables was not expunged by the gospel writers as an unworthy , improper or inappropriate response from Jesus . |
| 3 | The courtyard was overlooked by the lancet windows of the manorial home itself , and a large chapel . |
| 4 | To use Jessop 's ( 1982 ) terminology , it was a ‘ one nation ’ programme involving corporatist social strategies in the resolution of a crisis ; at that time , the crisis engendered for the North East 's social and industrial base by the pit closures under Rob ens in consequence of a shift in UK energy policy towards the utilization of ( then ) relatively cheap imported oil . |
| 5 | Closing the costings gap is never easy , and is resisted by the Service departments with all the ingenuity that they can muster . |
| 6 | Skelmersdale United , boosted by the home debuts of Peter Smith and Fran Ventre plus a fine 2-1 win over Glossop , visit Kidsgrove Athletic . |
| 7 | The reasons given by the development officers for supporting admissions were as follows ( also see Chapter Seven on the ‘ Limits to Care ’ ) : |
| 8 | Next moment the swirling fog in the alley was suddenly lit to a brilliant white by the head lamps of the car which came roaring in at the far end . |
| 9 | The peace of the terrace and the quiet of the afternoon , shaded by the elm trees opposite the Western Cathedral , was shattered by a tinny ringing sound . |
| 10 | That is to say , compliance with the policy guidelines is maintained largely by the peak organizations of labour and capital , not by state controls and regulations . |
| 11 | Here , they are taken by the ocean currents into the Gulf Stream , in which three years pass as they slowly drift towards Europe and make their homes in the rivers , lakes and pools , far distant from their place of birth . |
| 12 | The fact that OFIs are responsible for over 50% of equity finance means that share prices will be predominantly affected by the portfolio preferences of these institutions . |
| 13 | It is clear that knowledge of how human sexual reproduction takes place is required by the attainment targets for science . |
| 14 | These were developed from qualities defined by Isaiah ( c.11 ) in his prophecy traditionally associated with the Incarnation , and interpreted by the Church Fathers as gifts of the Holy Spirit . |
| 15 | Instead , he lived by the church bells of London and occasionally a sundial , as did almost everyone else there . |
| 16 | The effort will be conducted by the support organisations of the member companies and will be managed by Symbologic Corp , based in Redmond , which claims expertise in customer-support technology . |
| 17 | The Commission should not be swayed by the siren voices of the protectionist coalition of farmers and EC giants like Daimler-Benz , Philips and Olivetti . |
| 18 | The perfusate fluid was collected by the outflow channels from the isolated segments . |
| 19 | In 1986 the Eurotunnel prospectus was published and some of £206m of private money raised in what is generally termed Equity II , Equity I consisting of an earlier placement of £57m by the founder shareholders of Eurotunnel . |
| 20 | Fortunately , the breed had clear guidelines on which to develop drawn up by the breed clubs in Germany . |
| 21 | Detailed guidance has been given by the Curriculum Councils for history which will not be repeated here . |
| 22 | They are an honest , hard-working but rather dull team redeemed by the goalkeeping qualities of Meola and creative midfield play , when he is fit , of Perez . |
| 23 | As an avid collector of folk tales , Robert Burns knew the story of King Coilus and the legend of Old King Cole , as is shown by the opening lines of his poem The Twa Dogs : — |
| 24 | The privilege from self-incrimination is abrogated in bankruptcy proceedings not by the opening words of section 31 of the Theft Act 1968 , but by rule 6.175 of the Insolvency Rules 1986 made pursuant to section 412 of the Act of 1986 : |
| 25 | The murders by the drug cartels of two federal judges , Héctor Jiménez Rodriguez and Mariela Espinoza Arango , in Medellín on Oct. 17 and Nov. 1 , 1989 , respectively , and that of court summoner Guillermo Mena Lozano on Nov. 1 in Cali provoked a 13-day strike beginning on Nov. 2 of judges and court workers which paralysed the judicial system nationwide ( 350 judicial employees and 50 judges were estimated to have been killed in drug-related violence since 1980 ) . |
| 26 | This was the largest bomb attack since the July 1990 " truce " called by the drug cartels in their " war " against the government . |
| 27 | The question raised by the Law Lords on the Circuit who referred it to the High Court was whether despite being deaf and dumb and uneducated , did the defendant know the difference between right and wrong , did she know that a consequence of guilt was punishment , and did she have the power of communicating her thoughts ? |
| 28 | The Report is shortly to be published as a book by the Law Societies with additional materials on the legal professions of the UK and Ireland . |
| 29 | The " living history " sessions offered on site by the Education Officers at many museums and historic buildings can provide particularly rewarding experiences for this age group , stimulating the imagination , through sight , touch , smells , and so on , and helping them to experience " what it was like to live in the past " . |
| 30 | The public system of child care in the UK has been dominated by the twin themes of rescue and compensation . |