Example sentences of "he [verb] was [verb] by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every move he made was duplicated by the rest of the shoal at exactly the same speed and with absolute precision . |
| 2 | Moreover , he noticed an electric lighting cable passing over the wall to an adjoining house , which he found was occupied by a senior official . |
| 3 | The African colony to which he returned was regarded by the British government as ‘ advanced ’ — in African terms — which meant that it had made a start on the road to self-government ; however , the Colonial Office reckoned that the goal was still distant . |
| 4 | The gypsy clan to which he belonged was ruled by a chief , or ‘ king ’ , called Isaac Miller ; tradition has it that Billy stabbed Miller to death and assumed the kingship in his place . |
| 5 | In Shell UK v Lostock Garage Ltd [ 1976 ] 1 WLR 1187 Lord Denning MR explained what he thought was meant by the proposition that reasonableness is to be considered at the time when the contract is made : If the terms impose a restraint which is unreasonable in the sense that it may work unfairly in circumstances which may reasonably be anticipated , the courts will refuse to enforce the restraint : but it will not hold it to be unenforceable simply because it might work unfairly in certain exceptional circumstances outside the reasonable expectation of the parties at the time of making the agreement . |
| 6 | Everything he did was enriched by a warm concern for other people that inspired affection from even slight acquaintances , and love from his closer colleagues . |
| 7 | Tuttle said that if the four bipedal tracks at Laetoli three were made by hominids ; the other he suggested was made by a bear . |