Example sentences of "was [verb] by [noun pl] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During a provincial tour of the south-west , Koirala 's motorcade was stoned by demonstrators on April 27 and some of his staff were injured . |
| 2 | The second model ( Fig 12.4 ) illustrates a systemic view of the pre-ERA situation , assuming that , although the primary aim was to deliver education to meet statutory requirements and local needs , the provision of the necessary resources was constrained by limitations on finance , in turn influenced by the requirement to ensure parity of resources in all Colleges controlled by the LEA . |
| 3 | Cardwell was interviewed by police on February 20 and released on bail . |
| 4 | In Rutland at least demand for wage labour was curtailed by restrictions on com growing imposed by the lack of means of shipment , as in Leicestershire , where labourers seem to have been even thinner on the ground ; much effort went into stock rearing , many farmers kept above-average flocks of sheep , and there was abundant fatting pasture in the Vale of Catmose . |
| 5 | INSIDE STORY : MULES looks at women who smuggle drugs and THE PRISONER looks like was made by men on drugs . |
| 6 | It may well be the oldest crane in Britain , and it was operated by men on treadwheels . |
| 7 | The attack on Kirkuk — a straightforward economic target — was accompanied by others on Baghdad itself , where the Daurah refinery was hit in September 1980 . |
| 8 | The fundraising part of the campaign was accompanied by items on television , in magazines , and on radio . |
| 9 | The following day Gary Burn was arrested by police on suspicion of murder . |
| 10 | The resulting cloud was observed by instruments on satellites and aircraft , as well as from the ground . |
| 11 | Another journalist , the Batman-based correspondent of the Yeni Ulke newspaper , was killed by gunmen on Feb. 24 . |
| 12 | In the eastern town of Douala a crowd of about 50,000 demanding the overthrow of Biya was confronted by troops on May 16 , but refused to disperse . |