Example sentences of "[verb] by a [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Q2 's accommodation is dominated by a forward-facing chart table just abaft the Proctor mast . |
| 2 | A succession of marquees led to the fairground complex , dominated by a great ferris wheel . |
| 3 | In Britain , at least , communications are dominated by a few millionaire proprietors and a few large conglomerate companies . |
| 4 | As instructed , the building was largely three-storey , but it stood on a high basement and was dominated by a spiky ventilation tower centrally placed over the War Department . |
| 5 | Chamber 7e is dominated by a man-size iron cage which hangs from a ceiling hook . |
| 6 | A chamberlain showed them to their seats just beneath the high table , which was dominated by a pearl-encrusted silver salt cellar . |
| 7 | Its walls are banked head-high with electronic equipment , dominated by a single computer screen . |
| 8 | Once she allowed herself to stray away from the main concourse , lured by the strains of a string quartet , to find herself in a large square dominated by a giant plane tree . |
| 9 | Like a number of other cultural forms , popular music in the west is dominated by a commercial market system , which itself is dominated by a handful of transnational companies . |
| 10 | The kitchen is dominated by a huge pine dresser and pine cupboards . |
| 11 | It was n't going to help Andrew 's plight , endowing himself bewitched by a young gypsy girl he could never have , but Fate was n't always kind when it selected the tricks it was going to play . |
| 12 | On the east side was a small playground , surrounded by a low brick wall . |
| 13 | A classical palace was created lying athwart Park and Fourth Avenues , surrounded by a raised roadway offering access to the wheeled traffic which would soon pitch the railways into dramatic decline . |
| 14 | The swimming pool is also surrounded by a great sun terrace . |
| 15 | There was a hint of a smile on the pale , unmade-up face that was surrounded by a black maghnéeh hood . |
| 16 | Set amidst lush greenery and surrounded by a large flower garden , this is a tranquil hotel 500 yards from the sea and boasting stunning panoramic views . |
| 17 | The hotel 's swimming pool is surrounded by a large sun terrace — an ideal spot for cultivating a golden tan ! |
| 18 | The pool was large for a private one , lying at the bottom of a vast expanse of immaculate lawn and surrounded by a high yew hedge which effectively hid it from all directions ( unless you were on a horse or a double-decker bus ) . |
| 19 | The back garden was a small square of lawn bordered by rhododendrons which , in turn , were surrounded by a high wattle fence . |
| 20 | Below Manescu saw a complex of concrete buildings and a circular tower block surrounded by a high wire fence . |
| 21 | It stood in a group of small houses , each separate and surrounded by a little stone wall . |
| 22 | If the day had been wet , the kitchen range would be surrounded by a huge clothes horse hung with wet washing , and the room would smell of steam and drying clothes . |
| 23 | His prototype was a three-foot fishtank representing a gravity-fed pool surrounded by a sparsely-furnished gravel garden . |
| 24 | The seminary itself is difficult to see , the approach from the road leading only to an imposing wall with faceless windows and a usually , barred door It was built by San Carlo Borromeo in 1564 and is square , the four walls enclosing a courtyard that measures 56 metres on one side and is surrounded by a double tier gallery , each floor of which is supported by double Doric columns . |
| 25 | But anglers in the Peter Walker Open could n't persuade the fish to eat and the match was won by a mere 4lb 14oz . |
| 26 | The big prize in village cricket will be won by a central south side . |
| 27 | The big prize in village cricket will be won by a central south side . |
| 28 | The alleged victim , a 14-year-old schoolgirl , had spent several hours giving evidence , claiming she was attacked by a trusted family friend . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | PENNY Walsh 's dreams of a windsurfing gold medal for Great Britain could be shattered by a broken centre board . |