Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] for [pron] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The loud calls for the author , by a curious irony , were taken for him by the U.S. ambassador . |
| 2 | Much of McQueen 's acting was done for him by the make-up of Charles Schram , who effectively ages him over his years of solitary confinement . |
| 3 | What they witnessed , and what was recreated for us by the Ulster Youth Dance Company in Stranmillis College Theatre at the weekend was a spectacle far more disturbing and revolutionary . |
| 4 | Dalziel 's car was waiting for him by the exit . |
| 5 | By the summer , after a trial period , he was doing well , and the necessary clothing was provided for him by the Union . |
| 6 | So Rachel at six years and Margaret at five years were left in England after our second furlough , and generous help was provided for them by the organiser of a preparatory school . |
| 7 | Indeed , Eoin O'Duffy , who led an Irish contingent to Spain to help Franco , maintained that they had gone to fight the battle of Christianity against Communism , a view which was confirmed for them by the Irish Dominican father , Revd Paul O' Sullivan when he said : |