Example sentences of "be [verb] by their [noun pl] ' " in BNC.

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1 Those such as Boromir are saved by their friends ' love for them .
2 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 .
3 Numerous studies have shown than most young smokers are influenced by their friends ' and older siblings ' smoking habits .
4 This ‘ teacher authority ’ can lead to pupils being stifled by their teachers ' expectations .
5 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 .
6 Previously their view of Britain was conditioned by their parents ' expectations .
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