Example sentences of "[prep] people [verb] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its report , published on April 19th , speaks of hundreds of people , most of them Palestinian , arbitrarily arrested , many tortured and ‘ scores ’ of people killed by the Kuwaiti armed forces and members of the resistance . |
| 2 | Six mobile offices were even stacked in pairs across the college lawn to accommodate some of the dozens of people employed by the Board especially for the event . |
| 3 | The fact that the housing market is divided into different tenure categories which are governed by different laws and customs means that , when changes in the structure of the housing market occur , and particular tenure categories expand and contract , so the number of people affected by the rules and regulations governing access to and maintenance of rights in particular tenure categories will also expand and contract . |
| 4 | We have created a considerable number of new jobs in south Norfolk ; regrettably , some of these were at the expense of people affected by the closure of the Ipswich site , but nevertheless , such opportunities in a rural environment have been viewed very positively by the local community . |
| 5 | This is that the National Health Service is administered through regional health authorities , consisting of a small body of people appointed by the secretary of state . |
| 6 | There have been reports of extrajudicial executions , killings and mutilations of civilians or captured members of armed forces and of the torture or ill-treatment of people detained by the various parties to the conflict . |
| 7 | THE number of people hit by the flood disaster , dubbed the ‘ storm of the century ’ , will exceed 3,000 it was revealed last night . |
| 8 | Thousands of people stood by the river to watch it . |
| 9 | In many cases , the arbitrator may be appointed only from a list of people approved by the brewer . |
| 10 | Knowing that mere seconds might mean the difference between life and death for the hundreds of people trapped by the explosions , IMDEC responded immediately by setting up a citizens ' coordinating committee , drawing on the expertise and resources of 27 social and human rights organisations . |
| 11 | erm when Queenie talks about the increase in number of people employed by the City Council you can not deliver more services with fewer people . |
| 12 | MEASLES is the latest threat to the tens of thousands of people displaced by the drought and famine in northern Ethiopia . |
| 13 | Thirty five percent of people supported by the D S S , they are assuming will , will not be there at the end of the first year . |
| 14 | Employees are informed that " where the job involves working with people employed by the … client , then naturally you should be prepared to carry out instructions from anyone authorised by the client , where this is necessary to do the work " . |
| 15 | To advise and be in solidarity with people affected by the legislation so they know how to deal with it ; |
| 16 | A telephone help and support service for people bereaved by the death of a same-sex life-partner . |
| 17 | Only months after its release , the advertisements appeared in the ‘ musicians wanted ’ sections of the music papers asking for people influenced by The Wedding Present . |
| 18 | I have been sought redress for people damaged by the utilities , but over the years the Government have pushed my pleas to one side . |
| 19 | Her very personal ‘ aid programme ’ has been to take knitting machines , yarn and teaching skills to provide a means of earning a living for people trapped by the present poverty of their country . |