Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [verb] by [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | People on television often behave as though they are interacting with us ; they look at the camera and address themselves to us , and though this seems to be a fiction , because we can not interrupt or contradict , still we can switch off or over , and TV programmes are influenced by viewers ' letters and ratings . |
| 2 | The shape of families is determined by parents ' decisions to start , space , and stop their childbearing . |
| 3 | Females are attracted by males ' displays and go to them for mating . |
| 4 | With independence from French colonial rule , most of these overseas banking operations were nationalised by LDCs ' governments . |
| 5 | Industrial agreements on minimum wages were imposed by employers ' confederations , dominated by small firms , which set them ‘ at rates which employers could afford to pay ’ ( Kendall , 1975 p. 164 ) . |
| 6 | The videos are accompanied by students ' Activity Books and teachers ' Video Guides . |
| 7 | The very diverse nature of the IT theses being covered by students ' researches meant that very small numbers of students were frequently found studying particular combinations of the broad church that is information technology . |