Example sentences of "[vb base] [be] [vb pp] by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The subtle effects of centuries of propaganda will not be easily overcome , but we could make a start by looking more honestly at the reality of war and stop being blinded by the glamour . |
| 2 | I stood at the front door for a long time being soaked by the rain . |
| 3 | : animate being affected by the action ; |
| 4 | ‘ I remember being fascinated by the story when I worked for a while in the Royal Library . |
| 5 | Or parameters which provoke the discharger 's concern can be framed leniently , control being assured by the insertion of a much stricter parameter of more general application . |
| 6 | Executive power is vested in the President , the Vice-President , and the Cabinet , which last is appointed by the President ( currently Daniel T. arap Moi ) . |
| 7 | The legal framework within which they operate was established by the Credit Union Act of 1979 . |
| 8 | Instead of a three-year deal the unions eventually signed a two-year agreement with a second year in which pay was increased by the inflation rate plus 2.5 per cent . |
| 9 | At that time she was suffering from anorexia nervosa , a slimming disease , which friends believe was triggered by the collapse of her love affair . |
| 10 | The camp where we stay is owned by the mechanic 's sister . |
| 11 | ‘ People have to stand well back from the edge of the pavement or else risk being splashed by the mud and water spilling from these ‘ sealed ’ lorries , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Clearly the work that people do is determined by the level of technology which is related to overall wealth . |
| 13 | D's reply was that this depended on whether the tenancy was an asset of the partnership : it was in the father 's name , yet rent was paid by the partnership . |
| 14 | ‘ We 've been asked by the Cancer Research Campaign to press on as fast as possible . ’ |
| 15 | I 've been asked by the building custodian , acting on behalf of the fire service , to inform you that , should the fire alarm sound , you are required to leave the building in an orderly fashion by the nearest exist . |
| 16 | But I 've been asked by the PM to co-operate with a special operative of the CIA . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've been asked by the Bishop to find out something about the background of Hereward Marr and his wife , ’ she tried , as an opener . |
| 18 | But hospital staff say they 've been vindicated by the inquest verdict . |
| 19 | Heather Watts , buying and merchandising controller for High Street chain Sock Shop says ‘ We 've been affected by the shift in hemlines and women are now buying sheers rather than opaques . |
| 20 | If these figures are right that we 've been given by the department and I 'm not saying them whether they 're right or whether they 're wrong but well we have to r rely on what we 're getting this is why Mr is sending this lot to the Chief Executive for him to do some work I think it 's very important that it is done independently , not by the independent sector but by done independently . |
| 21 | Yet they are n't fakes , for it would appear that they 've been printed by the county 's National Mint . |
| 22 | In a couple of days she 'll be up and about again , but I 've been told by the doctor to keep her off school for a while longer . |
| 23 | Already because they 've been approved by the board . |
| 24 | They 've been encouraged by the response to a new artist 's impression of a man seen in the village . |
| 25 | Summary The main point we have made in this chapter is that in a relatively formal style such as that of academic essay-writing , much of the impact and credibility of what you write is achieved by the way it conforms to conventions . |
| 26 | The goods you buy are covered by the Sale of Goods Act ( 1979 ) which boils down to three important points : |
| 27 | The goods you buy are covered by the Sale of Goods Act ( 1979 ) which boils down to three important points : |
| 28 | YOUNGER royals from Prince Charles down have been warned by the Queen to behave as she strives to salvage her family 's battered public image . |
| 29 | However , such works do not merely show the dominant culture being resisted and subverted by popular culture ; in their form , they themselves have been influenced by the culture which they depict . |
| 30 | The shape and direction of the valleys have been influenced by the location of the more easily eroded volcanic material . |