Example sentences of "we were [verb] [adv] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When our dad died , we were turned out by the Bridgewater agent . |
| 2 | Ashore we were greeted pleasantly by the Russians and invited to wander where we wished . |
| 3 | We were shown around by the site director , who pointed out some of its features and also the spoil heaps . |
| 4 | We visited the Baltic Yacht Club , owned by the Baltic Shipping Company , where we were shown around by the friendly vice commodore , Alexey Bulkanov . |
| 5 | Did n't look very well , we were walking down by the side of the road ! |
| 6 | At the Legation we were welcomed back by the servants and reverted happily to our accustomed way of life . |
| 7 | Shelter said : ‘ We were taken back by the response . |
| 8 | We were taken in by the lies which the Lebanese told about themselves ; we had to believe we had not seen the blood on the stairs . |
| 9 | He said : ‘ We were woken up by the sound of breaking glass . |