Example sentences of "[vb pp] by [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conservative criminology concentrates on crimes committed by those it considers members of the dangerous classes , those who are seen as part , either of the criminal underworld , or of the lumpenproletariat . |
| 2 | Their jobs , by their very nature , were manipulative , and some , like Harry Cohn of Columbia , were positively loathed by many he had under contract . |
| 3 | He was so dazed by all he had just been through that he could n't think straight . |
| 4 | He seems later to have returned ; possibly an attempt on the throne was being planned when he died , for the C text 's statement that Cnut afterwards had him killed is followed by Florence , who adds that he was betrayed by those he held dearest . |
| 5 | Children do not have that choice , and if they are not helped by those they rely on to deal with their frightening and disturbing feelings then they can suffer considerable harm . |
| 6 | For example , remedies available against one body may not be available against another ; procedures or standards applied by one quango may be legally sound but if utilized by another they may not , and so on . |
| 7 | I am not exaggerating when I say that I was inspired by all I saw at the adult education centres in Croydon . |
| 8 | I dare say that you too , Mr. Speaker , were inspired by all you saw , and of course you have visited them all over the years and have great experience of this subject . |
| 9 | If the power is exercised by another it may be an ultra vires act which is a nullity . |
| 10 | Now that the little spot of reality I 'd made in this mean city has been so lightly abandoned by those I 'd thought it would be safe with — but you wo n't catch me compromising with the lackeys . |
| 11 | Loved and cherished by many it may be , but the cheery earthiness and rudeness is overstated and there 's far too many second-rate soul cover versions by the band . |
| 12 | Anna , exhausted by all she was trying to do , plummeted from fury to weeping . |
| 13 | And yet all her hard work has never been appreciated by those she was doing it for , her stepchildren . |
| 14 | The Gascons demanded that such issues , which gravely threatened the liberty and hereditary rights of both Edward I and themselves , be settled by those they called ‘ common judges ’ or wardens ( esgardiatores ) who should judge the case according to marcher law . |
| 15 | The enforcement behaviour of regulatory agencies has been explained most frequently in terms of ‘ capture ’ theory , according to which an agency is co-opted by those it seeks to regulate , incorporating and reflecting their concerns into its decision making in the interests of stability and self-preservation ( e.g. Selznick , 1966 ) . |
| 16 | However , he was alarmed to find the army was being infiltrated by those he regarded as religious extremists . |
| 17 | Another Earth month , another mailbag full of pathetic ‘ achievements ’ sent by all you worms out there . |
| 18 | Scrivener makes no secret of his ambition , and while his judgment is questioned by some he would attack the task of law reform with gusto . |
| 19 | If a pair of 8.5:1 heads were skimmed by 15 thou , by how much would the compression be altered ? d . |
| 20 | I was fascinated by all I saw on my way . |
| 21 | We then voted on a lengthy Liberal resolution er , it was amended by Labour we voted on all of the separate points in the resolution , all were agreed and then Professor decided that he wanted to move a further amendment which after some consultation , some discussion with the legal people about it 's validity , he did which wiped out all of the things that we 'd just agreed and we turned to the original Conservative motion minus the beginning phrase and with a couple of things stuck on at the end and we thought well that 's it the Conservatives will vote for that , but no although it was their own motion in all but name , the Conservatives would n't vote for that unless Mr was allowed to move it . |
| 22 | As implied by 1.9.8 we can do all our working in Z[x] . |