Example sentences of "[be] [verb] by [indef pn] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The edition of the Selected Essays , which I had picked up in Cairo during the war after my copy had been pinched by someone in the Foreign Service ( whose identity is known to me ) , had a pleasant silk binding , but the paper was of the colour and of the dryness of a tobacco plant . |
| 2 | ‘ It could have been added by someone in the scullery , ’ said James , rushing to the defence of Alfred . |
| 3 | I hope that it has n't been done by anybody in the town . |
| 4 | The hon. Member 's limited range of adjectives will have been noted by everyone in the House . |
| 5 | It does not come in an envelope and it could be seen by anyone in the office which may , in itself , help to achieve its purpose . |
| 6 | ‘ We think it will be supported by everybody in the town . |
| 7 | S1 always stood out as a unit and these boys , who were always together , were known by everybody in the sample . |
| 8 | The previous day , she had demanded halts at least a dozen times , claiming they were being followed by something in the undergrowth , to the left of their narrow path . |
| 9 | L.G. said it must have been sent by someone in the audience who could write shorthand . |
| 10 | The rise in the share of fixed investment , from 19 per cent of GDP in 1955 to 33 per cent in 1961 , was paralleled by one in the share of ( pre-tax ) gross profit incomes , up from 31 to 39 per cent . |
| 11 | Have a look at that , I mean , it would have been better if Jemma was here , because I do n't want to criticise , I mean , I used Jemma 's because it was actually probably the best one that was done by anyone in the group . |
| 12 | It 's not known with any degree of certainty , erm , there was some indication by someone writing at the end of the last century , that it was written by someone in the time of the Queen Elizabeth , hence , perhaps it was God Save The Queen . |