Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] by this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some American officials at the banquet were dumbfounded by this testament . |
| 2 | To impose upon a man who , through natural causes , has been made ill to a certain extent , very grave injuries such as were sustained by this plaintiff and which reduces his capacity to bear natural ill health , is in my judgment more likely to increase than reduce damages . |
| 3 | But the fowl were irritated by this invasion of their hut and their clucking gave her away . |
| 4 | Although Tinsley , who had purchased the copyright for £30 , reported that sales were slow , the critics were charmed by this perfectly constructed story , finding it ‘ full of humour and keen observation , and with the genuine air of the country breathing throughout it … |
| 5 | Thursday morning 's newspapers were dominated by this news , accompanied by that of the victory of an independent ( i.e. anti-Coalition ) Conservative candidate in a by-election at Newport . |
| 6 | My preconceptions about the Cairngorms being dull were shattered by this splendid ridge . |
| 7 | The native troops were shattered by this , but many Dutchmen and some natives fought on , others joined the increasing numbers of hostile bands roaming the country . |
| 8 | The use of timber frame in house building quadrupled in the 1970s and nearly half a million houses were built by this method . |
| 9 | Any horrors waiting for him in the future were compensated by this moment in time . |
| 10 | Around three trains per week were accepted by this shop , all carrying horse-drawn vehicles , coming from Goods Depots all over the country : Camden , Broad Street , Curzon Street etc , whereas it was the rule that road motors came and went under their own power delivered and accepted by the drivers from the depots concerned . |
| 11 | The Indians were angered by this invasion , and on 29th October Stevens received news that the Yakima , Cayuse , Walla Walla , Umatilla and Palouse Indians had risen against the settlers . |
| 12 | Problems faced by part-time women shop stewards were researched by this same group of men . |
| 13 | Even horse clippers were powered by this system , but this was replaced by mains electricity . |
| 14 | Good crops were raised by this labour-intensive form of cultivation . |
| 15 | No monopoly issues were raised by this privatisation , nor were there any raised by the privatisation of Rolls-Royce . |
| 16 | About 70% of the reflections were phased by this method ; altering the various cutoff criteria in the programs did not noticeably improve the map . |
| 17 | Now they were tied by this web of tangled emotions and intrigue … no … she would n't think of Maria Luisa and … no — she would n't . |
| 18 | All were transfixed by this group of laughing and exultant lesbians as they walked resolutely towards the rocky promontory stripping off their clothes with Amazonian brazenness . |
| 19 | Both parties , Iran and the United States , were damaged by this episode . |
| 20 | A spokesman for British Rail said : ‘ No trains or passengers were affected by this incident . |
| 21 | A spokesman for British Rail said : ‘ No trains or passengers were affected by this incident . ’ |
| 22 | Fowl thieves , burglars , and gang robbers were detected by this method . |
| 23 | Intellectuals were perturbed by this turnaround and students , previously urged to ‘ emancipate their minds ’ from the fetters of dogma , found themselves once again facing the same old political rhetoric and slogans of former times . |
| 24 | Many women were interpellated by this religious and mystical imagery , because potentially it projected a spiritualized fusion of sex and love . |
| 25 | ‘ Laura Ashley ’ sales everywhere were boosted by this royal connection but the effect in America was electric . |
| 26 | It was not just the adults who were scarred by this vicious legal battle . |
| 27 | They felt that it was partly their responsibility to bring up their children in an atmosphere of knowledge and understanding of protestants , as they believed part of the difficulties of life in Ulster were caused by this lack of contact . |
| 28 | Neighbours said the raves were run by this man , known as Icks . |
| 29 | LEAs were authorised by this Act to spend public money on meals for undernourished elementary school children . |
| 30 | Figs 3 and 4 were generated by this algorithm , with parameter settings a = 2 , b = -3 . |