Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The place then passed to the Middlehams , and in 1270 was left by Ranulf Middleham to his daughter Joan , through whom it came to the Nevills of neighbouring Swainby . |
| 2 | She had given the instruction herself , saying she could not bear to see the person who had been the instrument through whom she had heard such infamous news . |
| 3 | But her value in his eyes was that she was his son 's future bride , through whom he would control Scotland ; he did not envisage her doing so herself as an individual monarch , and the secret agreements she made just before her marriage show how far she agreed with him . |
| 4 | He was also a friend of Lady Elcho through whom he was introduced to her special friend , A. J. Balfour , with whom he could discuss philosophy . |
| 5 | Wendy and I saved up two days ' leave for New Year , and we decided to spend it with my cousin , through whom we had the marriage connection . |
| 6 | If you wish to cancel your booking this must be done in writing from the person in whose name the booking is invoiced to the travel agent through whom the booking was made or to the Invoicing Dept , Redwing Holidays Limited , Groundstar House , London Road , Crawley , West Sussex , RH10 2TB , and sent by Recorded Delivery if you have booked with us direct . |
| 7 | He is an independent party through whom you and your employer ( or your representatives ) can communicate in confidence . |
| 8 | She had revealed that she was surrounded by the spirits of her four dead children , her parents , and a host of spirit youngsters through whom she operated when she was on This Side . |
| 9 | He is not looking for people who can make decisions for him , but people through whom he can implement his decisions . |
| 10 | In expanding their empire , the British had habitually sought out local agents through whom to impose their authority , and though these arrangements often broke down after the initial period of contact , sometimes they did not . |
| 11 | EC Evans-Lombe QC , sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge , referred to the ‘ relevant ’ part of s 349(1) : ‘ … the person by or through whom any payment … is made shall , on making the payment , deduct out of it a sum representing the amount of income thereon ’ . |
| 12 | We plead not simply that God will change our circumstances , but that he will change us so that we can become catalysts , through whom his plans can be implemented . |
| 13 | 9.1 The Publisher may present copies of the Work to the Libraries entitled to the Privilege and shall be entitled at its discretion to present copies of every edition of the Work to the Delegates of the Oxford University Press and their Secretary and the Chancellor of the University editors of periodicals teachers and other persons through whom in its judgement publicity for the Work will be gained and shall retain the copies needed as samples by their showrooms and travellers throughout the world and all such presentation copies shall not be taken into account as copies sold . |
| 14 | 9.1 The Publisher may present copies of the Work to the Libraries entitled to the Privilege and shall be entitled at its discretion to present copies of every edition of the Work to the Delegates of the Oxford University Press and their Secretary and the Chancellor of the University editors of periodicals teachers and other persons through whom in its judgement publicity for the Work will be gained and shall retain the copies needed as samples by their showrooms and travellers throughout the world and all such presentation copies shall not be taken into account as copies sold . |
| 15 | Mention should also be made of the French theologian Auguste Sabatier ( 1839–1901 ) , through whom the movement also made some impact on the French Roman Catholic Modernists , notably A. F. Loisy ( 1857–1940 ) . |
| 16 | Mrs. Mary Campbell of Boquhan , a lady with important political connections in the town of Stirling , sent Drummond with her letter of recommendation to call on Lord Milton , the intermediary through whom much of the Duke of Argyll 's patronage was distributed . |
| 17 | Your booking is taken to be confirmed and accepted in respect of all persons travelling when we despatch our Confirmation and Account to the person signing the booking form or to the Travel Agent through whom the booking was made . |
| 18 | A cancellation can only be accepted in writing from the person who signed the booking form or in writing from the Travel Agent through whom the booking was made . |
| 19 | But he and , after his death , his sister were genuinely attached to Joyce , through whom they had contributed to Mosley 's organisation as a bulwark against Communism . |
| 20 | Besides this he needs to seek the help of the Holy Spirit , through whom Scripture was written , to illuminate its meaning . |
| 21 | And the elaborate sacrificial system has found its fulfilment in the one sacrifice of Christ — the perfect Lamb of God — through whom sins are forgiven and atonement is made for all men for ever ( see Hebrews 10:1–18 ) . |
| 22 | As the person through whom all orders for purchases from project grants must pass , this is clearly a key position in the project 's structure . |
| 23 | Of course , you will have to have a detective through whom the reader will watch this gradual revelation . |
| 24 | The essence of the tort lies in the coercion of B , through whom A intentionally inflicts damage upon C , but obviously the law can not hold every form of coercion to be wrongful . |
| 25 | Gael has rejected God as a guarantor of reality , but he is being used , despite himself , as an oracular figure through whom the knowledge of other characters may be conveyed . |
| 26 | If you like , Jesus is the funnel through whom the Spirit becomes available to men . |
| 27 | Jesus is the prism through whom the diffused and fitful light of the Spirit is concentrated . |
| 28 | Jesus is the prophet ( Luke 7 : 16 A t 3:22 , 7:37 ) the long-awaited prophet of the end-time , Through whom the prophetic Spirit so active in the Old Testament , gave full and final revelation . |
| 29 | He was the funnel through whom all subsequent experience of the Spirit of God would be mediated . |
| 30 | They were the disciples of one Malam Ibrahim , a teacher of the Koran whose studies had slowly convinced him that the Jesus of whom he read in its pages was the mediator through whom the prayers of the faithful are offered up to the All-Merciful . |