Example sentences of "[verb] to [pers pn] by some " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1991 , 27 1042 ) , prompted a childhood memory and sent me rummaging at the top of the house for 300 Things a bright boy can do , a book presented to me by some relative ca 1928 . |
| 2 | A rough-coated collie called Tip , he was offered to me by some relatives down the dale whilst I still had Chip . |
| 3 | It is invaluable to have a friend who can indicate to you by some private sign if you should raise or lower your voice . |
| 4 | The argument for separating judgments of quality from the funding have been put to him by some people in higher education who are afraid that quality judgments might have a practical effect on the universities . |
| 5 | In Britain it is doubtful whether the personal accountability of an MP seeking reelection has anything like the importance attached to it by some theorists . |