Example sentences of "[num] [pron] be [vb pp] by [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From 1940 they were joined by thousands of refugees who were keen to serve in some capacity , however lowly , and equally keen to escape internment . |
| 2 | 3 It was selected by three established embroiderers , Polly Binns , Hannah Frew Patterson MBE , and Audrey Walker , ( with Linda Theophilus , from the Crafts Council ) , and included examples of 17th–19th century embroidery alongside a survey of key 20th century developments . |
| 3 | In 1939 it was bought by two genteel but eccentric sisters , Caroline Lucas and Frances Byng-Stamper , who were closely associated with the Bloomsbury group . |
| 4 | He has always been aware of his spiritual nature : ‘ When I was seven I was visited by 40 judged — beings of light — who spoke to me about my role here . |
| 5 | A non-militant suffragist , she inaugurated the Suffrage Declaration of 1906 which was signed by thousands . |