Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [adv prt] by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But without that pride the Spaniard would not be Spanish , as Harvey writes : ‘ It is profoundly to be hoped that he will never allow these sharp angles to be smoothed off by the modern cult of ‘ all things to all men' ’ , and a false catholicity of taste which is no taste at all . |
| 2 | Fibre is a specialized form of complex carbohydrate , which can not be broken down by the normal human digestive system . |
| 3 | These have to be broken down by the digestive system before they are absorbed as single units of mainly glucose and fructose . |
| 4 | Fibre is the indigestible component of our diet , almost always derived from vegetable produce , and it is those components of the diet that can not be broken down by the digestive system which in turn pass into the large bowel and contribute to the bulk of faecal waste matter . |
| 5 | The building of the Berlin Wall seemed to show that Germany 's division could not be broken down by the forceful anti-communist line which he favoured . |
| 6 | He immediately took to his heels with is case of cigarettes and led me a merry dance away from the docks , through a council estate , finally finishing up on the perimeter track of Ipswich Airport where I was rescued in the nick of time by a squad car full of policemen just as I was about to be filled in by the burly seaman . |
| 7 | The food will then be heated up by the elderly and disabled clients themselves . |
| 8 | ‘ I would prefer the portfolio of the shadow Scottish secretary to be voted on by the Scottish group and the Scottish party . ’ |
| 9 | A review will be carried out by the Professional Conduct Directorate and a report made back to Council ‘ at some stage ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ Site preparation , hardware and software testing have to be carried out by the relevant specialists and plans have to be made to ensure that the upgrade will cause no interruption to the service provided to our customers . ’ |
| 11 | But an inquiry into how the accident happened would be carried out by the Danish Government 's Marine Department . |
| 12 | Until its formation , the duties of the People 's Council would be carried out by the Supreme Soviet and the President . |
| 13 | This is why it was suggested to be carried out by the putative protein encoded by the aI3 intron . |
| 14 | As an integral part of the mediation model I have proposed , it can , of course , only be carried out by the individual teacher . |
| 15 | The Court did not say that the administrative organs had unilaterally amended the treaty ; indeed under the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties amendment or modification can only be carried out by the unanimous agreement of the parties . |
| 16 | None the less war was coming increasingly to be regarded as a form of activity to be carried out by the whole community , which would endeavour in common , under the leadership of the king , to defend its honour and safety . |
| 17 | It said the investigation should not be carried out by the Scottish Office alone but must involve other bodies . |
| 18 | My impression — and without a full inquiry such as might be carried out by the social service inspectorate it can be little more — is that the assessment of the father and his partner had scarcely advanced . |
| 19 | Occasionally classroom observation of the teacher under review would also be carried out by the senior teacher , and sometimes an observation schedule was used . |
| 20 | Both are liable to be wound up by the English court . |
| 21 | Hambros Jersey 's contention , if correct , would mean that the jurisdiction of the English court under the sections would be much more restricted than the circumstances in which an individual may be adjudged bankrupt or a company may be wound up by the English court . |
| 22 | It stands in splendid isolation near the moorland road to Bowes and it was there that merchants and farmers would leave butter eggs and other foodstuffs to be picked up by the afflicted . |
| 23 | This philosophy of helping elderly people return to or stay in their own or small-scale homes will be picked up by the new centres . |
| 24 | Any ferret can carry the transmitting device that provides the signal to be picked up by the hand-held locator . |
| 25 | Already re-invented by top international designers , the short skirt will undoubtedly be picked up by the high street stores , and once again start to look new . |
| 26 | Already re-invented by top international designers , the short skirt will undoubtedly be picked up by the high street stores , and once again start to look new . |
| 27 | The save_set will then be picked up by the next incremental backup . |
| 28 | Containers and freight , craned down on to the raft from the deck of the LSL , would be lifted off by the giant Fiat Allis fork-lift trucks . |
| 29 | Is my hon. Friend aware that , despite his welcome answer , deep concern is still felt by Leicestershire community colleges — which have a proud and long-standing record of providing adult education — that they will be squeezed out by the new proposals ? |
| 30 | The differential was too small to have a big impact , and , when it was publicised at all , was accompanied by assurances that the cost would be cancelled out by the lower summer charge . |