Example sentences of "they [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When the group of witnesses rushed to pull those injured from under the wheels of the armoured personnel carrier , they were fired on by automatic weapons . ’ |
| 2 | But the Hercules was locked-on to again and , as it was manoeuvring , the crew believe they were fired on by anti-aircraft shells . |
| 3 | They were in a tank like this when they were fired on by American A10 tankbusters . |
| 4 | On this bright evening , they were looped back by twisted and tasselled cords ; light came streaming in through the sashed plate-glass windows . |
| 5 | FOUR intrepid Everest climbers had to admit defeat last night as they were beaten back by deep snow and bitter winds on the riskiest bid in history . |
| 6 | But they were beaten back by thick smoke before they could reach young Sandy Lee . |
| 7 | She tried making friends with other women who had children , exploring ways of shared childcare ; but faith was not enough , they were bogged down by impossible travel arrangements , endless irresponsibility and hopeless public transport . |
| 8 | When they began to dig up waste land on St George 's Hill in Surrey , they were driven off by local farmers , who almost certainly included small peasants angered at the usurpation of their common rights . |
| 9 | But each time they were pegged back by United substitute Ward , who had not scored in 21 previous outings this season . |
| 10 | In the sixteenth century it was found more convenient and safer for these goods to be transported overland to the ports of northern Italy , where they were picked up by Ragusan merchants . |
| 11 | It was a dignified and deeply moving occasion , the funerals of five ordinary people leading ordinary lives until they were gunned down by Loyalist terrorists . |
| 12 | But once again they were backed up by substantial pedigrees — a stylish first lactation daughter of Roybrook Tempo , Watergate Tempo Rosetta already classified VG is out of top production and inspection cow Murlone Ultimate Rosetta . |
| 13 | They were backed up by technical officers and explosive experts who offered advice . |