Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [be] [verb] by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have pointed out elsewhere that the epoch of Western civilization to which Rado refers is dominated by a process of unconscious recapitulation of polytheism in Christianity . |
| 2 | An appeal against Langbaurgh Council 's decision not to allow the erection of a two-storey side extension at Abrams Buildings in Loftus has been dismissed by the Secretary of State . |
| 3 | FOLLOWING the article by Warren Bagust on the raw deal David Gower has been given by the England selectors ( WCM Sept ) , I have been doing some research of my own on the relative merits of David Gower and Graham Gooch as batsmen and as captains of England . |
| 4 | SOCIAL worker David Jenkins has been appointed by the Essex Voluntary Association for the Blind to the new post of director . |
| 5 | Patrick has been hired by an obnoxiously trendy mismated publisher . |
| 6 | The news that Hanson may be preparing to bid for ICI has been met by a united front on the ICI board . |
| 7 | Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear has been charged by the FA with misconduct for the second time this year . |
| 8 | Since 1982 , the burden of CGT has been eased by the welcome introduction of index-linking . |
| 9 | Northants ' Rhodesian-born allrounder Kevin Curran has been told by the TCCB that he must wait until Oct 1994 before becoming England-qualified for registration purposes . |
| 10 | Romania has been hit by a major tragedy with hundreds of young children HIV infected through hazardous medical or nursing treatments . |
| 11 | The pace of Taylor has been complemented by the kicking form of captain Nick Edmonds , who has contributed 342 points so far . |
| 12 | While the two men have spent most of the first week concentrating on their acting , Isabella has been burdened by the special responsibility of the leading actress — the look . |
| 13 | ‘ Michael Stein has been attacked by a guest . ’ |
| 14 | Such underdrawing has now provided a significantly more accurate way of dating the famous palaeolithic cave paintings at Altamira and El Castillo , Spain , and Niaux in the French Pyrenees has been developed by a team of French and Spanish scientists . |
| 15 | Princess Lurana has been abducted by the odious Sheikh ( Itallabout ? — Ed ) Sazabiss , who is also exerting every ounce of power to make a takeover bid ( ah , he 's Brucie in disguise ) on the world . |
| 16 | SINN Fein president Gerry Adams has been condemned by the parents of Warrington bomb-victim Tim Parry for refusing to meet them face-to-face and explain why their son died . |
| 17 | SINN FEIN president Gerry Adams has been attacked by the parents of Warrington bomb victim Tim Parry for refusing to meet them face-to-face and explain why their son died . |
| 18 | Kuwait has been shattered by the Iraqi regime . |
| 19 | The setting of the officers ' mess on board HMS Plymouth has been chosen by the actors to give an authentic feel to the show . |
| 20 | One of the French-based Skyraiders has been purchased by a well-known warbird operation based at Duxford . |
| 21 | He claimed he fled to the United States to avoid being executed by the IRA . |
| 22 | There are two volcanoes today , Eldfell having been created by the 1973 eruption and joining Helgafell to create a twin pair of cones to the south-east of the new town . |
| 23 | Mr Milmo said that it was ‘ utterly and completely false ’ to suggest that Mr Clay had been influenced by the prospect of some plum job when he retired . |
| 24 | Ari had been struck by the smells of Arcady more than anything . |
| 25 | Pub landlord Nigel Moxham said : ‘ We only realised after the race that Gaby had been saved by the boat we paid for . ’ |
| 26 | Hector had been huddled by the door , and he had snuffed at once at her feet , whimpering . |
| 27 | Lucy had been approached by an international humanist organisation , there was funding , and Lucy was raring to go . |
| 28 | The fatal accident inquiry at Ayr had been told by the lawyer for the golf club that the most important way to stop accidental drownings is by education . |
| 29 | The 59-member BLDC had been appointed by the NPC in June 1985 [ see p. 33660 ] and had published a first draft of the Basic Law in May 1988 and a second draft in February 1989 [ see p. 36763 ] . |
| 30 | Mr Beaton had been dumped by a road-side and picked up by police who had been alerted to the hijack and had eventually stopped MacIver in the lorry at Doune . |