Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adj] by [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.

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1 The information-processing is made possible by the universe 's collapse .
2 She employed the architect George Devey to build her ‘ Pavilion ’ , where she would spend her days , but for fear of being made ill by the river 's damp fumes she always dined and spent the night with her brother at Waddesdon .
3 Arguments against allowing access included that people would not write frankly if they knew their comments would be seen , it could be important to record facts which could not be proved and suspicions or impressions , the child or parent might be made unhappy by a teacher 's judgement and it might impair the relationship or discourage the child , and access would lead to constant arguments about fairness or relevance of information .
4 In the judgement ( Jerusalem Chamber I February 1954 ) the Chancellor mostly backed bishop and vicar ; but ordered out the statue and the sanctuary bells and the tabernacle on the altar , saying that what was illegal could not be made legal by the bishop 's permission .
5 In one case , a 36-year-old man was imprisoned for four years for the manslaughter of a 37-year-old craft teacher after he had discovered that his daughter was spending the night at the teacher 's home , while an allegedly brutal husband was shot dead by the wife 's father after she ‘ fell into a nightmare of crime , violence and bizarre sex ’ .
6 On the roof , the installations of air-conditioning plants painted black by a city 's grime lived and breathed .
7 Lini attempted in vain to have the congress declared illegal by the country 's Supreme Court .
8 Then , too , the Garfields of KILSBY and ASHBY ST LEDGERS were the forefathers of another president , James Garfield , whose tenure , however , was one of the briefest in American history ; his term was cut short by an assassin 's bullet just a few months after his inauguration .
9 SLEEPY staff at The Times were left red-faced by a prankster 's naughty note .
10 In the first centuries of the Castle 's existence , the atrocities which took place there were kept secret by the Enchanter 's guests who took part in them .
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