Example sentences of "[conj] [vb pp] [adv prt] by the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Like being murdered or taken in by the police , ’ said Rose , getting out of the car .
2 Piracy may be very damaging to trade ; but if carried on by the merchants themselves , it can obviously stimulate it .
3 The memorial harbour light on Carraig Fhada at the entrance to Kilnaughton Bay was built in 1853 and taken over by the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses in 1924 .
4 There is even talk of rebuilding the Kaiser 's Schloss , damaged in the war and blown up by the communists in 1950 .
5 Wallowa Reservation as set up by the Commissioners in 1873
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