Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] by a [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Uncontrolled ’ means not controlled by a police officer or a traffic warden . |
| 2 | They were quickly spotted by a police patrol who ushered them off the motorway and down the A41 slip road . |
| 3 | The BBC was forced to drop an independently produced film for Arena on lorry drivers when it emerged that it was partly funded by a hauliers ' association . |
| 4 | His narrow shoulders were habitually draped by a challis scarf , his hands adorned by two Russian wedding rings . |
| 5 | The safeguards here may be very good , but they may not be so well understood by a police officer in another country who read about that suspicion . |
| 6 | The enthusiasm sometimes generated by a teachers ' centre whose advisory courses are backed up by a practical service can be considerable , and most valuable . |