Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] by [pron] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , having sewn up the body and filled the outlets with camphor , it was well washed , thoroughly dried and rubbed with fragrant oils — in the case of Maria Van Butchell this last act was done by her husband on 12 February 1775 . |
| 2 | Like artists of the earlier wars , Keane was frustrated by his dependence on the forces , their movements , their security and their unalloyed , albeit good-natured , company , which led him to be protected from real military action and from the indigenous civilian population of Iraq . |
| 3 | Like artists of the earlier wars , Keane was frustrated by his dependence on the forces , their movements , their security and their unalloyed , albeit good-natured , company , which led him to be protected from real military action and from the indigenous civilian population of Iraq . |
| 4 | Aquino 's frustration with the tortuous complexity of Filipino party politics was evidenced by her announcement on June 12 , 1990 , of the formation of the Kabisig movement , derived from the Tagalog word meaning " arm-in-arm " or " brotherhood " [ see p. 37534 ] . |
| 5 | He was exhausted by his debate on the church I do n't well probably because nobody else turned up . |
| 6 | At the same time , however , their " own " capacity to supply new and improved services was restricted by their dependence on the limited income from rates . |
| 7 | St Paul was struck by his vision on the road that passed the small saw-mills , whining blades slicing through timber . |