Example sentences of "[coord] were [verb] by [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IBM and Hewlett-Packard decided — or were persuaded by independent software vendors — that a common kernel was n't a necessity for competing with NT — in Hewlett-Packard 's view , ‘ users do n't give a damn about the kernel anyway , they need application programming interfaces , ’ says European computer systems marketing manager Bernard Guidon . |
| 2 | IBM and Hewlett-Packard decided — or were persuaded by independent software vendors — that a common kernel was not a necessity for competing with NT , which is why COSE does not address the issue , even though some observers still believe that the perceived lack of a common Unix kernel will hand Bill Gates a propaganda advantage . |
| 3 | IBM and HP decided — or were persuaded by independent software vendors — that a common kernel was n't needed to take on NT , which is why COSE does not address the issue , even though some observers still believe the perceived lack of a common Unix kernel will hand Bill Gates a propaganda advantage . |
| 4 | But such remarks were commonplace and were made by ardent church reformers as often as by anyone else . |
| 5 | The double saloon doors had very rounded outer corners and were surmounted by large lintel boards with ventilation slits . |
| 6 | LABOUR Euro-rebels ducked a showdown with party leader John Smith last night — and were blasted by left-wing MP Dennis Skinner . |
| 7 | Then the ‘ Empire ’ roller bearings evidently did not live up to expectations and were replaced by plain axle boxes . |
| 8 | But they were left ruing missed opportunities and were frustrated by fine goalkeeping from Mark Taylor . |
| 9 | These appear to have grown at the edge of the platform and were surrounded by oolitic sand shoals ( Peryt et al . |
| 10 | Sales of bread and sandwiches fell , but were offset by buoyant demand for more expensive sweet lines such as cakes and doughnuts . |
| 11 | However , in the event , Soviet regimes were set up in Estonia and Latvia in October 1917 , but were overthrown by German occupation . |
| 12 | The men met at Keswick on the 4th February 1600 , but were prevented by severe weather from carrying out any of their intentions . |
| 13 | Others , for example Watts Lake , began as marine inlets but were isolated by isostatic uplift and washed free of salt water by melting land ice ; there are also saline lakes of similar origin ( see below ) . |
| 14 | We travelled to Antigua full of confidence again but were greeted by heavy rain . |
| 15 | The streets curved and twisted as pleasantly as the river , but were shaded by fine lime trees , now breaking into delicate leaf , instead of the willows , soon to shimmer summer through , above the trout-ringed reaches of the River Pleshey . |