Example sentences of "[coord] was [verb] by the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would no doubt have upset Kumara Menon to be described as a member of the ‘ British bloc ’ ; Jacobs could not decide whether Menon was a visionary or was persuaded by the arguments of Patterson , Jackson and Djabi ( Syria ) . |
| 2 | A doctor attempted to rescue the men and was killed by the fumes . |
| 3 | I discovered spit on my lapel and had abuse hurled at me by followers and supporters of the hunt and was cursed by the hunters . |
| 4 | In the Twenties , he was an inspiration to the young muralists Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco and was revered by the Surrealists . |
| 5 | When I met the mother she was extremely depressed verging on suicidal and was given by the workers at the clinic a new sari to try and cheer her up . |
| 6 | But he did come upon the little house that was waiting for him , in a clearing in the depths , and was cheered by the lines of yellow light he could see between and under the shutters . |
| 7 | According to the police evidence ( which the judge at the voir dire preferred ) Francis agreed to plead guilty and sign the notes ; the solicitor advised him not to and was reprimanded by the police . |
| 8 | ‘ My love , my love , ’ and was flooded by the days she had called him that . |
| 9 | It lies in the western shadows of Thunder Mountain , and was discovered by the Dwarfs who mined into it creating a labyrinth of tunnels , caverns and partially complete workings . |
| 10 | Willie crept nervously on stage with the prompt book in his hand and was joined by the others . |
| 11 | The evil thing that came into my house that night — as Jekyll told me — was known by the name of Hyde , and was wanted by the police for the murder of Sir Danvers Carew . |
| 12 | Her annual Sports Afternoon for the Physically Disabled at Luton was a successful as ever , and was attended by the mayors of Dunstable and Luton . |
| 13 | The regional conference was held in Dar es Salaam , the capital of Tanzania , on Feb. 19 and was attended by the Presidents of Rwanda , Uganda , Zaïre , Burundi , Kenya and Tanzania . |
| 14 | On the morning of Easter Saturday the marquee , borrowed for the Easter Fete through Mrs Stead-Carter , arrived in the rectory garden and was erected by the men who brought it , as it always was . |
| 15 | But the image of Dinah would not leave him , and was strengthened by the times he visited the theatre and saw her in the flesh . |
| 16 | The programmes of two Soirees are worth recording ; the one in October 1865 started with a Public Tea at 6 o'clock precisely and was followed by the Chairmans 's Address Duet T is the hour for music Mrs Baker & Miss Russell Song Scenes of Home Mr. Bate Address — Rev.J.McFadyen Song Auld Robin Gray Miss Russell Duet What are the Wild Waves Saying Mr Bate & Mrs Baker Address — Capt.J.C . |
| 17 | Mrs N was on the committee , and was welcomed by the ladies captain . |
| 18 | erm Then she came down to Christchurch and was welcomed by the heads of the university , her husband had already greeted her outside Oxford , on the site of , actually , and then Charles escorted her to her own household in Merton College . |
| 19 | He fled to France at the end of the Civil War and was imprisoned by the Nazis . |
| 20 | The second establishment was located halfway down Tilling High Street and was occupied by the Misses Lovelock — Ada , Bertha and Violet . |
| 21 | Five years ago the host church was made redundant and was purchased by the independents . |
| 22 | Throughout its life , the depot was associated with the Fleetwood route , and was known by the employees as ‘ The Other Firm ’ . |
| 23 | Tukalo — ‘ he would have been a hero , ’ noted Rutherford sympathetically — did not enjoy such fortune and was engulfed by the visitors ' defence who pirated possession to clear . |
| 24 | She shared their hurt at the way they were sometimes treated , and was angered by the restrictions that were placed on them . |
| 25 | Proper authorization was essential and was provided by the seals which played so large a role in medieval government . |
| 26 | The data used was based on the 1972 , 1973 and 1974 intakes of all UK Universities and was provided by The Universities Statistical Record . |
| 27 | It was put down by Darius , who in 490 sent a punitive expedition which burned Eretria but was defeated by the Athenians at Marathon , a victory which became at once a legend . |
| 28 | It would have been an illegal boycott , but was seen by the strikers as essential for victory . |
| 29 | In the redevelopments of the 1880s Na Františku came under the same threat of destruction as the ghetto but was saved by the efforts of the Association for the Rehabilitation of the Convent of the Blessed Agnes . |
| 30 | This was suspended during the Long Parliament in the middle of the seventeenth century but was restored by the Clergy Act 1661 . |