Example sentences of "was [verb] by [noun pl] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said he was to get £30,000 to £40,000 for his role , and added : ‘ I went down the A82 via Fort William before I was stopped by police at Doune . ’ |
| 2 | As ex- employees will recall , his wife and youngest daughter , were on their way to the Maldives when their aeroplane was bombed by terrorists at Colombo Airport . |
| 3 | A car valued at £700 was sold by bailiffs at auction , without a reserve , for only £20 . |
| 4 | The last piece was removed by surgeons at London 's £350-a-night Princess Grace Hospital . |
| 5 | The early days of the strike — which Radio France International on May 25 said had been " virtually ignored " by the population — saw large FIS demonstrations ; on May 29 and 30 tear gas was fired by police at FIS demonstrators in various areas of Algiers . |
| 6 | Former Justice Minister Enrique Low Murtra , 52 , was killed by gunmen at La Salle University in Bogotá on April 30 . |
| 7 | ( Its first president , Detlef Rohwedder , was murdered by terrorists at Easter . ) |