Example sentences of "i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was called to myself by the echoing hoot of the ferry 's siren , to find that the shop had emptied of its crowd , and the postmistress , taking off her spectacles , was hurrying round to the store counter to look after the stranger . |
| 2 | and I I was taken to it by friends . |
| 3 | ‘ I was very fond of ffeatherstonehaugh 's from the time I was introduced to it by a pal of mine in the late 1940s . |
| 4 | But I was talked into it by my boyfriend . |
| 5 | I just drifted into it 'cos I was forced into it by me family . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , I was recommended to you by our architect , Paul Richardson . ’ |