Example sentences of "was [verb] by [noun] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The occult section was dominated by works on numerology . |
| 3 | The prosecution 's case against Gotti was hampered by reliance on evidence based on inconclusive and largely inaudible tape recordings , and by the reluctance of witnesses to testify against him . |
| 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 | A 13-point plan of " urgent measures to protect the territorial and political integrity of the country and the unhindered functioning of the law-governed state on the whole territory of Yugoslavia " , was presented by Jovic on behalf of the Presidency to the Federal Assembly ( parliament ) on May 28 . |
| 6 | The fundraising part of the campaign was accompanied by items on television , in magazines , and on radio . |
| 7 | The following day Gary Burn was arrested by police on suspicion of murder . |
| 8 | The carrier is relieved of his liability if the loss or damage was caused by negligence on behalf of the sender when issuing instructions . |
| 9 | The ratio of subunits in the endonuclease was determined by separation on SDS-PAGE and staining with Coomassie blue . |