Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [verb] in by [art] " in BNC.

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1 Although most Panamanians will welcome the departure of General Noriega , the fact that their new President was sworn in by a US army general at a US army base is likely to colour perceptions of the new government .
2 The whindust was brought in by the dumpers .
3 ‘ All the stained glass windows at the front of the bar were blown in by the blast .
4 The question was sent in by a viewer and ran as follows : ‘ Will Mr Kinnock , if he becomes Prime Minister , return the Elgin Marbles to Athens ? ’
5 Darren Anderton slipped past Tom Cowan 's lethargic tackle and his low cross from the right was slotted in by the England player .
6 The international civil rights group was called in by a province-wide body of Protestant community leaders , the Ulster Community Action Network ( UCAN ) .
7 I suppose the , the example of that is where a house wall was pushed in by the , the mass that was thronging outside the Brunwick gates .
8 A copy of the catalogue of this exhibition was sent in by a reader recently and it is quite mind-blowing to read what a wealth of aircraft and engines were on display :
9 The first nail in the executive 's coffin was hammered in by the Westminster government .
10 In addition to all this , during the holiday period a newly bought fifteen foot wide Axminster spool gripper loom was lifted in by a seventy ton crane , and now awaits assembly .
11 Then I turned to the other side of the coin — the Civil War that might break out , even if Reunion were voted in by a majority and approved by the Dáil .
12 Medical practice booklets four years ago or it 's five years now I guess , five years ago erm er it 's almost five , legislation was brought in by the then Health Secretary Ken Clarke now our dear Chancellor .
13 He in his turn was carried in by the men .
14 of that fund was paid in by the Government , but now the Government have taken a holiday .
15 Immigration formalities were waived and the passengers from the very last Kindertransport were taken in by the Manchester branch of the RC M. Two hostels were opened for the group henceforth known as the ‘ Amsterdam children ’ .
16 Whenever the chest was brought in by the Levites to the King 's officials and they saw that there was a large amount of money , the royal secretary and the officer of the chief priest came and emptied the chest and carried it back to its place .
17 Before the site became part of a private country park the building was lived in by a local tenant farmer named Mrs Hollington .
18 Free banking was brought in by the big banks to fight off the challenge of building societies , who were offering high-interest accounts .
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