Example sentences of "was met by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The coffin , consisting of a few planks , was carried from the workhouse by other inmates ; it was not allowed in the church , but was met by the parson at the graveside . |
| 2 | Most of the cost was met by the wealthy Congregationalist , Abel Buckley , who had been the MP for Prestwich Division in the Home Rule Parliament of 1885 . |
| 3 | And as she pushed open the west door Miss Danziger was met by the scent of fennel , the six-foot stems of which towered over her from a huge stoneware pot , very different from the musty scent of piety that greeted her in English country churches . |
| 4 | In addition , military aid was made available from the United States of America , and the cost of maintaining American forces in Europe , was met by the U.S.A. Treasury . |
| 5 | This was met by the loudest burst of approval yet , followed by warm and sustained applause . |
| 6 | Much of the cost of this rebuilding of Seagoe Church was met by the Baroness von Steiglitz . |
| 7 | The journey by train from Cambridge to Lincoln was tedious , involving several changes , and on arrival I was met by the usual RAF truck for the half hour 's run into Binbrook village and from there up the steep hill to the RAF Station on its plateau above the low lying plains . |
| 8 | CBI gloom and a call from Peter Shore to reflate or resign was met by the advice from Geoffrey Howe to ‘ keep our nerve ’ . |
| 9 | He was met by the angry governess , who had waited up late . |
| 10 | Many of the benefits of the Welfare State were provided at no direct cost to the consumer ( ie they were free at the point of use ) although , of course , the cost was met by the taxpayer . |
| 11 | On 6 December , as soon as was decently possible , it was conveyed in a funeral wagon to St Stephen 's Cathedral , where it was met by the funeral party and blessed by the priest in a chapel on the north side . |
| 12 | Every attempt by the absolute monarchy to raise the taxational quotas was met by the claim that the quota was a contract alterable only by both consenting parties . |
| 13 | Stepping from the middle car , Sir Edward Heath was met by the Regional Council 's convenor , Eric Milligan . |
| 14 | An additional sum for certain members and secretaries ' expenses was met by the Department and the companies , but the amount is unspecified . |
| 15 | The need , by speech therapists , psychologists and researchers , for an empirically based scale of language development was met by the production by D J Satterly of the pilot version of the Bristol Scale of Language Development ( BLADES ) based on Dr Gordon Wells ' Bristol Language Project . |
| 16 | He had certainly been paid one by Grunte over and above his salary , which was met by the local Tory Association . |
| 17 | The second objective was met by the introduction of a betterment levy on development value . |
| 18 | As they climbed from the back of the ambulance Rachel was met by the foreman of that particular section , who informed her that the man had fallen from the top of the jig to the second section . |
| 19 | The Queen flew into Lanacka Airport and was met by the Greek Cypriot President , Mr Clarides . |
| 20 | The first plane load of Desert Rats was met by the Brigade 's Commanding Officer , Brigadier Patrick Cordingly . |