Example sentences of "[noun] they [was/were] [verb] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the North-East they were represented by the tribe known as the Brigantes . |
| 2 | Stephen left parliament disillusioned ; virtually all the colonies passed legislation by 1820 , and although it was unsatisfactory in some respects to the reformers they were constrained by the existence of the legislation . |
| 3 | In early May they were received by the British Ambassador in Constantinople . |
| 4 | On this last point they were reassured by the Governor 's mention of December 1948 as the outside date for this . |
| 5 | In the evening they were to sing by the lake and gone to inspect the stage . |
| 6 | Yesterday relatives of Charles Prattley told a coroner they were disgusted by the way he had been treated by staff at Darlington Memorial Hospital . |
| 7 | ‘ If the referee had any problems they were created by the reaction of Sampdoria players . |
| 8 | Thus in Padfield v. Minister of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food milk producers from the south east asked the minister to appoint a committee of investigation , alleging that the price they were paid by the Milk Marketing Board was too low having regard to transport costs . |
| 9 | We were all made very wary by this brush with authority and Frankie even refused to go out with Dad that night in case they were spotted by the parish man . |
| 10 | During the next course they were faced by the representation of a ‘ man of warre ’ standing in fire ( associated with summer and the choleric humour ) ; and while consuming the third course they were confronted by the form of a man with a ‘ sikelle in his hande ’ standing in a river ( signifying water and the phlegmatic humour associated with autumn and harvest-time ) . |
| 11 | During the next course they were faced by the representation of a ‘ man of warre ’ standing in fire ( associated with summer and the choleric humour ) ; and while consuming the third course they were confronted by the form of a man with a ‘ sikelle in his hande ’ standing in a river ( signifying water and the phlegmatic humour associated with autumn and harvest-time ) . |
| 12 | At Oxford they were provided by the students . |
| 13 | But on the question of grant maintained , of course , let's not forget what happened some time ago in places like Manchester Grammar School erm long before we had this new opting out legislation they were forced by the Labour Government to go direct grant , which they did , and they are a highly successful and I could rehearse just as many success stories , in fact many times more than Jack has rehearsed with his Hull Grammar School . |
| 14 | The next year they were followed by the first Clayton Volunteers ( named after the Reverend ( Tubby Clayton , founder of TocH ) . |
| 15 | No doubt they were helped by the government 's needs for revenue in the period of the wars against Louis XIV , but neither this nor the nominal prohibition of textile imports from India in 1720 caused the Company or the Indian textile trade much trouble . |
| 16 | For this one date they were supported by the Billy Harper Trio with Peter Stuart and Adrian Tilbrook on bass and drums and they fitted in as if they 'd all been on tour together . |
| 17 | Last time the fibre-optic and wire-cutter had gone in by the front door ; this time they were to enter by the back . |