Example sentences of "[been] [verb] by a [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fundamental policies have been overturned by a remote headquarters ( ie the Scottish Office ) in a fashion that is neither accountable nor responsive . |
| 2 | I have observed that this species can breed at sizes of little more than 1″ , but I have only seen this happen where a larger adult in my colony has died and been replaced by a young fish . |
| 3 | On this occasion it was to be hoped that humiliation and hurt pride had been assuaged by a new pair of shoes and a many-stranded jet necklace — like early travellers taking presents to the natives , Sophia felt . |
| 4 | Noise levels have been reduced by a claimed 20% which was noticeable when drilling in masonry . |
| 5 | The development has also been supported by a substantial staff development programme and co-operative work between the five colleges in the region . |
| 6 | This loss of full participation as a consumer has been reinforced by a whole series of changes limiting eligibility to the national insurance unemployment benefit . |
| 7 | Instead course development has been informed by a continuing series of evaluation studies which have sought to assist in establishing priorities and in discriminating between alternative developmental paths . |