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Example sentences of "[been] [verb] by a small [noun] " in BNC.

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1	The car had been surrounded by a small crowd of technically minded Romanians .
2	If they then go out and collect signatures no-one can say that the petition has been organized by a small group who have twisted arms in the street .
3	Arminianism had also been adopted by a small group of clerics within the Jacobean church who , as well as questioning the doctrinal basis of Calvinism , had sought to reintroduce into church worship certain decorational features and ceremonies most commonly associated with Catholicism .
4	The bandage round her head had been replaced by a small dressing above one eyebrow .
5	The Russian reformers have been supported by a small team of western advisers .
6	Rod Richards , the Tory MP for Clwyd North West , was speaking at an impromptu Press conference called during a constituency surgery at Rhyl which had been picketed by a small group of demonstrators objecting to his stance over the issue of pit closures .
7	Rod Richards , the Tory Member for Clwyd North West , was speaking at an impromptu Press conference called during a constituency surgery at Rhyl which had been picketed by a small group of demonstrators objecting to his stance over the issue of pit closures .
8	Their indirect effects can nonetheless be measured , and their existence has been confirmed by a small shift ( the ‘ Lamb shift ’ ) they produce in the spectrum of light from excited hydrogen atoms .
9	These results are important for plate tectonic theory because they show that the Earth is not currently expanding as has been suggested by a small minority of earth scientists , at least not at a rate which is significant compared with rates of plate motion .
10	Two months earlier , the agent had discovered , the place had been rented by a small group of supposed ‘ rustic freaks ’ who claimed they wanted to return to nature , live simply and create artefacts in pottery and basket-weaving .