Example sentences of "is [verb] by the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Simone is cheered by the Ladies ' Pond , and in the course of summer she drinks less and dyes her hair a platinum blonde and tans herself till her eyes shine . |
| 2 | A hard-hitting and versatile set , the album is distinguished by The Afros ' singular lingo ( a dictionary accompanies their current US high-pitched whine . |
| 3 | She hears the guard who is posted by the slaves ' quarters to her right call , ‘ Halt ’ , but she does n't stop ; she keeps on , and he begins to shout , the torch at his side bobbing and smoking , he does n't come after her ( he must not leave his post ) , but halloos . |
| 4 | Those who wonder whether the hire of labour by capital can ever be a feature of authentic co-operation may not be , even though the employing capital is owned by the Consumers ' Movement . |
| 5 | Compliance on this occasion is advanced by the pupils ' desire to enjoy the recreational facilities , most importantly the ‘ pool ’ and table tennis . |
| 6 | Labour is outstripped by the Tories ' 61 women councillors out of 257 ( 24 per cent ) and the Liberal Democrats ' 39 out of 137 ( 28 per cent ) . |
| 7 | Whether the family 's love is really extended to include the new member , is affected by the parents ' reaction . |
| 8 | In hotel and catering accounts , the sales day book is replaced by the visitors ' tabular ledger , which is simply a form of analysed or columnar book-keeping . |
| 9 | The deep-seated feeling that man 's nature is essentially structured to survive nomadically and that he needs to be on the move in some way if he is to be satisfied , is complemented by the mystics ' witness that true human fulfilment is the concomitant of what is experienced as a spiritual journey to a goal beyond time that is occasionally anticipated and known in time , the element within which our curiously mixed physical and spiritual natures cohere and mature . |
| 10 | Anyway , the available zoo accommodation for hornbills is dwarfed by the birds ' problems in the wild — there are simply too many potential hornbill refugees . |
| 11 | The audience is thus given a cue as to what is likely to happen , and dramatic tension is created by the characters ' knowing as much as they do , but carrying on regardless . |
| 12 | Harris agrees that Mercedes parts can be expensive , but says this is balanced by the vans ' good second-hand prices . |
| 13 | This improvement is achieved by the subjects ' making an extra compensatory effort , measurable in terms of increased muscle tension ( EMG ) . |
| 14 | Even so , the beginning of an English influence is suggested by the brothers ' first names and by the fact that William 's second name , Justavus , is spelled that way , indicating an English pronunciation , instead of the more usual Gustavus . |