Example sentences of "he was [verb] by the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Bishop retired after he was cautioned by the police for the offences . |
| 2 | He was invited by the directors of the Blackpool Electric Tramways Company to become their Traffic Manager , and arrived three weeks before the tramway was opened . |
| 3 | He realised his mistake when he was stopped by the gates of Parliament Buildings at Stormont and turned back . |
| 4 | He was stopped by the police outside the Bakers Arms pub . |
| 5 | ‘ When he was stopped by the police at the roadside and given the breath test he was convinced he was going to fail and lose his licence . |
| 6 | In the summer he was stopped by the police for overloading his builder 's van . |
| 7 | He was killed by the Communists . |
| 8 | A Home office pathologist Professor Bernard Knight said he was killed by the effects of inhaling smoke . |
| 9 | He was grabbed by the shoulders and forced to his knees . |
| 10 | A MAN convicted of murder who claims he was framed by the police to cover up their guilt was granted a retrial by the English Court of Appeal yesterday . |
| 11 | He was nauseated by the absurdities of the faith propounded and the way it was presented . |
| 12 | But , on appeal the same day , Lord Justice Templeman , speaking for the court , held that ‘ the Judge erred because he was influenced by the views of the parents , instead of deciding what was in the best interests of the child ’ . |
| 13 | Creggan 's northward flight slowed soon after he was challenged by the ravens . |
| 14 | Grom , having overcome his initial surprise , howled with pain and anger before he was overcome by the fumes . |
| 15 | He was fascinated by the practicalities of a new approach to traditional crafts . |
| 16 | But he was overruled by the others ; one judge said ‘ you had better appoint them judges ; and then I will retire , because I see no use in having them to act in the same capacity in which we are acting ourselves ’ . |
| 17 | He was riveted by the newsreels of the intrepid yompers shown every night on television . |
| 18 | He was paralysed by the sights before him . |
| 19 | Once I was able to escape from my orange box and ferret around among the other barrows , I quickly discovered that he was reckoned by the locals to be the finest trader in the East End . |
| 20 | He was employed by the Irishmen for the greater part of his working life : |
| 21 | He was affected by the writings of that new teacher in Germany . |
| 22 | Captain John Nisbet fought in the battle and , although he escaped from the field , he was hunted by the Dragoons for the rest of his life . |
| 23 | Thus , as Franco was strengthened by the internal divisions of his followers at home , he was assisted by the disagreements of his opponents abroad . |
| 24 | He was hung by the wrists and electric shocks were again applied to his extremities and sexual organs . |
| 25 | THEO FOLEY , manager of Fourth Division Northampton , became a victim of the club 's financial problems yesterday when he was dismissed by the administrators put in charge of affairs at the County Ground . |
| 26 | He treated every patient with the same love and care , and so , as I discovered very quickly , he was worshipped by the islanders . |
| 27 | He gave the jury a list of Meehan 's past convictions , knowing that he was prevented by the rules of evidence from telling them that Waddell was at that moment serving a sentence in Barlinnie for wounding or that he had served a previous sentence for perjury at Meehan 's trial . |
| 28 | He could n't manage half his share , but he was helped by the others , especially George , whose appetite was bottomless . |
| 29 | In this he was helped by the clergy who made voluntary contributions to the value of twelve pence in every mark , of the annual value of their benefices . |
| 30 | He was told by the police to desist , but did not do so , and when arrested , used considerable force to resist . |