Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] by the [adj] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roared on by the partisan Swansea crowd , Wales hit back with a brilliant two-try burst in the space of four minutes . |
| 2 | What I do not possess , however , is any suitable travelling clothes — that is to say , clothes in which I might be seen driving the car — unless I were to don the suit passed on by the young Lord Chalmers during the war , which despite being clearly too small for me , might be considered ideal in terms of tone . |
| 3 | I was once rung up by the great Frank Sinatra himself . |
| 4 | The museum houses the collection built up by the industrialist Josef Mueller who started purchasing objects for their aesthetic qualities in Europe after the First World War . |
| 5 | He stressed that there are few serious collections of Indian miniatures in private hands in Britain ; notable among these are the artist Howard Hodgkin 's , and the collection built up by the late William Archer , also a former V&A Keeper , who carried out much of the early research in this field in the 1950s . |
| 6 | Edward I told Gaston VII of Béarn in December 1282 that ‘ we believe that you do not abound in money ’ , and the depredations and seizures of other people 's property carried out by the impecunious Gaston and his allies between 1270 and his death in 1290 tried Edward 's patience sorely . |
| 7 | A pet dog was killed in the Oldpark attack carried out by the outlawed Ulster Freedom Fighters shortly before midnight on St Patrick 's night . |
| 8 | The most comprehensive study of US media coverage of the riots was carried out by the famous Kerner Commission ( Kerner , 1968 ) , which examined the style and content of television and newspaper reports for 1967 . |
| 9 | The original study , carried out by the late Professor Martin Gardner of Southampton University , found that there was between a fivefold and eightfold risk of cancer in children if their fathers had been exposed to significant levels of radiation . |
| 10 | In the case of the UK these figures are supported by surveys such as that carried out by the Inner London Education Authority which showed that over 22% of the children it its schools spoke a language other than , or in addition to , English at home . |
| 11 | Much of the insurgent activity was believed to have been carried out by the United Lao National Liberation Front . |
| 12 | Commander David Tucker head of the anti-terrorist squad believes both attacks were carried out by the same IRA unit . |
| 13 | Unfortunately no clear evidence of ownership was found during the 1964–71 excavations carried out by the British Egypt Exploration Society . |
| 14 | When the processing requested by a form has been completed the request form will be returned to the lexicographers with the Completion Confirmed on Date filled in by the New OED Computer Group . |
| 15 | He said Mr McGuigan had applied for a weapon and been turned down by the Royal Ulster Constabulary . |
| 16 | There is little doubt that the Serbs would want to retain most of what they now occupy , whereas the Croats would want to return to frontiers drawn up by the late Marshal Tito . |
| 17 | This precise and disheartening indictment was drawn up by the late Dr Enid Starkie , Reader Emeritus in French Literature at the University of Oxford , and Flaubert 's most exhaustive British biographer . |
| 18 | The aid was part of a package drawn up by the responsible EC Commissioner , Abel Matutes Juan , as part of the EC 's contribution to economic development in the region ( in particular by creating jobs and thus reducing emigration pressures ) and of its efforts to stimulate the political dialogue with Arab countries and Israel . |
| 19 | The photograph was found in an album made up by the late Sqn Ldr G Beeby . |
| 20 | By undertaking extravagant adventures aimed at preserving lives which have clearly been called in by the Great Reaper , doctors are not serving the best interests of their clients , which is I take it , their first duty . |
| 21 | Yet the report of the Enquiry ( presided over by a QC ) set up by the Inner London Education Authority to resolve the dispute had the effect of fuelling a campaign for educational retrenchment . |
| 22 | Alp Action has been set up by the Geneva-based Bellerive Foundation , under the chairmanship of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan . |
| 23 | Surely one of the summer highlights will be a tour of National Trust sacred sites by Phoebus Cart , a theatre company set up by the Royal Shakespeare Company leading actor Mark Rylance . |
| 24 | It was the old Daily Herald , in Endell Street , Covent Garden , then dominated by Odhams Press , in turn reigned over by the benevolent Lord Southwood . |
| 25 | Nigel Martyn , the goalkeeper he bought from Bristol Rovers for £1 million , has turned out to be a snip , his acrobatics saving the day when United penetrated Palace 's back four , newly shored up by the strapping Andy Thorn . |
| 26 | The King was found by a patrol of mounted serjeants sent out by the guid Bishop Wishart . |
| 27 | Mrs Chamoun guides him around the Emir Bashir 's palace at Beit Eddine ; he is clearly taken in by the mythical Lebanon of happy agrarian masses toiling away under the guidance of a benevolent leader . |
| 28 | Crues ' centre back Barry Hunter had snuffed out Newry 's only worthwhile goal attempt early on when he blocked an effort by Gary Hughes who had been put through by the clever Ollie Ralph . |
| 29 | JAGUAR and General Motors were last night locked in crucial talks over a deal which would safeguard the luxury car maker from being taken over by the rival US motor giant Ford . |
| 30 | The work of the JBCNS , the General Nursing Councils , the Central Midwives ' Boards , the Council for the Education and Training of Health Visitors , the Committee for Clinical Nursing Studies and the Panel of Assessors for District Nurse Training was taken over by the new United Kingdom Central Council and four National Boards for England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland , respectively . |