Example sentences of "be [verb] by [pron] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the point has now been referred by your Lordships ' House to the European Court of Justice in that case , I am most reluctant to become involved in any discussion upon it . |
| 2 | Those such as Boromir are saved by their friends ' love for them . |
| 3 | Arsenal 's goalless home draw with negative Ipswich illustrated how badly their confidence has been affected by their strikers ' failure to convert of the strikers to manufacture enough scoring chances — and Graham looks ready to go back to basics . |
| 4 | Jane had been hurt by her parents ' occasional references to her in newspaper interviews as being a ‘ difficult child ’ or other remarks prompted only by Laura 's nagging worries about what the future might hold for Jane . |
| 5 | Numerous studies have shown than most young smokers are influenced by their friends ' and older siblings ' smoking habits . |
| 6 | This ‘ teacher authority ’ can lead to pupils being stifled by their teachers ' expectations . |
| 7 | Virginia , you see , was quite a brave Brownie , despite being scared by her schoolfriends ' stories of the witch of Wardle Wood . |
| 8 | At Luxor the cruise ships often lie four or more deep at their moorings so that their passengers ' view can be of the side of the next ship instead of the river and the Theban hills , and the desert air is replaced by their neighbours ' diesel exhaust . |
| 9 | Previously their view of Britain was conditioned by their parents ' expectations . |