Example sentences of "was carry [adv prt] by a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the work for this momentous event was carried out by a sub-committee for which no records exist . |
| 2 | The most important recent investigation was carried out by a Committee of Enquiry chaired by Lord Elton . |
| 3 | ‘ The fact that such specific parts were targeted , useless to anyone else , seems to indicate that this dastardly deed was carried out by a steam preservation ‘ colleague ’ with a view to fitting to a similar GWR-designed loco — quite sickening if so . |
| 4 | Once the ‘ mummy ’ had been removed from its grave , a proper examination was carried out by a Dr W.V. Pettigrew : |
| 5 | The attack was carried out by a unit composed of fighters from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine — General Command and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party — the Higher Council . |
| 6 | Airey Neave 's exercise was carried out by a combination of promises and flattery , and was brilliantly masterminded . |
| 7 | The task of smuggling and distributing illegal literature and co-ordinating local cells and committees was carried out by a network of itinerant activists . |
| 8 | A widespread opposition to the tour is expected because the late Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Ghandi 's assassination was carried out by a Sri Lankan Tamil . |
| 9 | The fountain-head and settling tank of the aqueduct were also rebuilt ; two fragmentary inscriptions would suggest that the work was carried out by a detachment of Legio XX , possibly the same detachment that was responsible for the granaries . |
| 10 | What may well prove to be India 's last round-up of wild elephants was carried out by a tribe who have specialized in elephant catching and training for centuries . |
| 11 | The transplant was carried out by a team of surgeons headed by Kai-Chah Tan . |
| 12 | Research for the book was carried out by a team from Oxford . |
| 13 | The First World War gave organized public relations in Britain an opportunity to be used on a national scale and official publicity was carried out by a number of organizations . |
| 14 | At the time of this incident the incident was carried out by a group of officers who were called the operational support unit . |