Example sentences of "and [verb] [vb pp] by a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ He has slammed into my back on running plays a few times , and the only way I can describe what it feels like is to imagine standing on the street and getting hit by a car going 50 miles an hour .
2 We went to the races and watched Nolan ride Fiona 's horse Groundsel and get beaten by a length into second place , and we watched Sam ride two of Tremayne 's runners unprofitably and then win for another trainer .
3 It seems also to have a special magnetism for their children , who look forward to spending all day playing video games until it 's time to try and get served by a barman who does n't notice they are 15 and only four feet ten .
4 Remove and have tested by a specialist company .
5 The film became the American entry , by invitation , into that year 's Venice film festival and the New York Times ' critic , Bosley Crowther , summed up his nation 's embarrassment when he described it as a ‘ brutal picture which caused diplomats to mop their brows — a vicious account of boozing , fighting , pot-smoking , vandalizing and raping done by a gang of sickle riders who are obviously drawn to represent the swastika-wearing Hell 's Angels , one of several disreputable gangs on the west coast .
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