Example sentences of "when [pers pn] be [verb] by [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doreen Ditchburn , an eighty-three year old widow , was walking home when she was robbed by two attackers and pushed to the ground , breaking her leg . |
| 2 | We were even more amazed when we were joined by two handsome Polish officers . |
| 3 | He and his 13 year old friend Andre Leota were playing when they were assaulted by three men . |
| 4 | Where an odour has multi-sources this problem is exacerbated especially when it is created by two or more chemicals coming together neither of which individually amount to a nuisance . |
| 5 | The bomb had a lengthy fuse attached to it , and when it was discovered by one of the schoolboys , the fuse was burnt almost up to the bomb . |
| 6 | The buxom , ginger-haired woman also had a shady past , and it did little to help the poor woman 's image when it was resurrected by two regular carmen . |
| 7 | A Council of Europe convention on minority languages in Europe was opened for signature on Nov. 5 , when it was signed by 11 of the 27 member states . |
| 8 | CHARLTON Heston was at a Republican party rally when he was asked by one of those ghastly eight-year-old American kids for his autograph . |
| 9 | After taking out a bank loan , the 21-year-old DJ came close to quitting his pop quest when he was rejected by TEN record companies . |
| 10 | He was walking along Suffolk Parade to the post office to draw his pension , when he was approached by two youths . |