Example sentences of "they are [verb] [adv prt] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are worn out by the desire of politicians to fight among themselves , manipulating the archaic rules of Westminster and creating red herrings as part of the game that aims to divorce the people from having a say . |
| 2 | Most take the experience with typical British humour and carrying on searching until either the dream home is found or they are worn down by the practicalities of price and location . |
| 3 | The men march with their warders and when they are clear of the confines of the fences for those few steps they are hemmed in by the soldiers and the dogs . |
| 4 | Although women state that they are tied down by the responsibility of small children , they also experience satisfaction with several aspects of their role [ which role ? ] . |
| 5 | The queen spreads them over her body and they are licked off by the workers , who pass them to the rest of the colony by trophallaxis . |
| 6 | take the view that erm they are put up by the Council from time to time for various reasons . |
| 7 | The Government 's alternative is to reduce prices in manufacturing from the uncompetitive levels to which they are forced up by the exchange rate , by firing people and depressing the price of labour . |
| 8 | The Members of the smaller parties complain that they are squeezed out by the front-benches whatever happens . |
| 9 | One experienced constable explained the process as follows : ‘ Like , whenever we get a new constable in this station , they are guided along by the rest of the men . |