Example sentences of "[being] [verb] by the new [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tribal independence was being crushed by the new might of Army . |
| 2 | I am resigned to being addressed by the new name of Pax-Wanxie , but if she is to become a mere conduit of the Paxford philosophy it will be a very great bore . |
| 3 | The images of youth arose from a society in which the middle class was reviving its claim to political and cultural leadership at the very time when it was being challenged by the new class politics . |
| 4 | If , however , it is agreed that the wife should purchase the husband 's share and interest , and in reality the purchase monies are being provided by the new husband , then if the husband refuses to convey his interest in the house to the wife and the new husband , it is suggested that the wife takes the conveyance/transfer in her sole name as nominee and makes a subsequent conveyance to herself and the new husband . |
| 5 | Loyalty to the old King did nothing to establish Drummonds with his heir — and indeed the story has it that curbing the Prince 's spending on the orders of the King led to Drummonds being abandoned by the new monarch in favour of Coutts . |
| 6 | MEMBERS of Parliament are being canvassed by the New Statesman , the weekly left-wing magazine , to find which books have influenced them . |
| 7 | But since the arrival of Robins , he has taken a backseat role with day-to-day business being handled by the new chairman . |
| 8 | Exporting invariably requires a great deal of documentation and specialised pricing , a large part of which is now being handled by the new computer system . |