Example sentences of "[be] [verb] by the [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oldham 's task at Gateshead may have been eased by the Tynesiders ' dismissal earlier this week of their American guard , Darryl Thomas . |
| 2 | The coalition had been joined by the Peasants ' Party and the Peasants ' Alliance . |
| 3 | The Monument to the People 's Heroes , the stone obelisk in the middle of the square where student leaders had their ‘ command centre ’ , has been declared a forbidden zone because it is felt to have been contaminated by the students ' presence . |
| 4 | For Newcastle , having built up a two-goal lead could have been caught by the Bees ' stirring comeback . |
| 5 | However the voting might go in these circumstances there could be no PR of wet , damp and dry votes , because there would be no means of knowing how far these had been attracted by the candidates ' presumed wetness , dampness or dryness . |
| 6 | DEMANDS for a legal right of access to Scotland 's countryside have been made by the Ramblers ' Association , and by former senior officials of the Countryside Commission for Scotland . |
| 7 | No you 're entitled to that you know that 's the If you have actually nominated somebody and that nomination has been accepted by the Teachers ' Pensions Agency . |
| 8 | Is this just the state having been convinced by the academics ' own rhetoric about themselves , or hoping that the academics will actually be prepared to keep their own house in order ( for instance , by closing down a course of their own volition ) ? |
| 9 | In late August , however , only days before the body was due to be transported , Imelda Marcos announced that the burial had been delayed on the grounds that she would not submit the body of her husband to the " indignity " of being transported on the cargo aircraft which had been offered by the Philippines ' government . |
| 10 | Mr MacGregor rejected Opposition charges that the Government 's plans had been torpedoed by the banks ' withdrawal when he made a statement to the Commons yesterday . |
| 11 | He contended that since the transfer had been induced by the Hammonds ' fraud , both the registration of the Hammonds as proprietors and the registration of the building society 's legal charge could be described as having been ‘ obtained by fraud . ’ |
| 12 | The opening of relations had largely been dictated by the powers ' own interests in the East Asian region , but now the issues became far more complex ; account had to be taken of factors as diverse as Japan 's economic imperatives , the growth of Japanese military power and the emergence of national sentiment in response to foreign contact . |
| 13 | In such circumstances , the lease and its counterpart can be exchanged immediately they have been settled by the parties ' advisers , and any works to be carried out by the tenant can be dealt with in a licence for alterations . |
| 14 | This had not been appreciated by the defendants ' chairman who had considered the advertisement for some 5 to 10 minutes before approving it , but who had not sufficiently thought through the implications of it . |
| 15 | But on the whole it is easy to value paintings by Japanese artists as they paint similar subjects , and new prices are set by the dealers ' auction which takes place once a month at the Tokyo Bijutsu Club , of which most big dealers are members . |
| 16 | This can not be applied directly in international law , for treaties can be amended by the parties ' unanimous agreement , and there is no over-riding regulation of international organisations . |
| 17 | ‘ A lot of money can be made by the dogs ' owners . |
| 18 | Conditions on the granting of bail may be imposed by the magistrates ' court on defendants against whom charges are pending . |
| 19 | Pharaoh decides to tackle the problem in more direct ways ( 15–22 ) , only to be defeated by the midwives ' faith . |
| 20 | A hire-purchase agreement which is not properly executed can not be enforced by the sellers ' recapturing the item but only by a court order . |
| 21 | Buxton was not a man to be deterred by the shipowners ' protestations that the National Sailors ' and Firemen 's Union was not only unrepresentative of seamen but would fail " to command support in the event of a decision of a conciliation board which did not secure the immediate approval of the persons affected " . |
| 22 | The application must be accompanied by the candidates ' ’ skills checklist ’ . |
| 23 | If a company publishes any of its statutory accounts they must be accompanied by the auditors ' report and if it is required to prepare statutory group accounts it may not publish its ( statutory ) individual accounts unless they are accompanied by its statutory group accounts . |
| 24 | This was the first independent radio station in the republic and was to be run by the students ' official youth organization . |
| 25 | However , one still feels that the processes of preparation within the schools and youth theatre groups are the most valuable learning areas , yet , these areas must be heightened by the youngsters ' realisation that they will eventually perform in a well-equipped , professional space . |
| 26 | For instance , in Jones v Sherwood Computer Services plc [ 1991 ] NPC 60 , the sale and purchase agreement said that a sales statement prepared by the purchasers was to be reviewed by the vendors ' and the purchasers ' accountants . |
| 27 | In battle they believe so strongly in the power of the Orc gods Gork and Mork to protect them that enemy arrows and swords blows really can be deflected by the Orcs ' aura of self-generated arcane power . |
| 28 | Paisley played a part in the Ulster Workers Council but , like the other politicians , he had had to be forced by the workers ' action in starting the strike despite his reservations . |
| 29 | For a few days there was a period of uncertainty , as Huw waited to see if the Brotherhood were planning another attack upon him — and the Inner Circle of the Guild waited to see if any steps would be taken by the Dockers ' Union , or by the police , in defence of the young man . |
| 30 | External assessment , in the form of SATs , should : generally be conducted by the pupils ' own teachers ; observe the principle of fitness for purpose ; be intrinsically rewarding and enjoyable for pupils and accord with good classroom practice . |