Example sentences of "[conj] be [verb] by some " in BNC.
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| 1 | People may be projecting the present into the past , re-evaluating the past on the basis of the present , or being influenced by some broader underlying general forces of optimism and pessimism . |
| 2 | A paranoid reproach is aimed at all females by an Amis-like figure , who then reproaches himself , or is reproached by some other Amis agent detectable in the novel . |
| 3 | Observations such as these suggest that there are rhythmic changes in our bodies that are produced by some internal factor in addition to those produced by our environment and life-style . |
| 4 | Erm , it has actually worked , erm , in that it seems that there 's a very fair chance that er , in spite of the very discouraging things that were said by some of the people on my right when I moved this , erm , there is a very good chance now for a reasonable er , settlement in South Africa , which I think should erm , make everyone in this chamber very happy , and it is that , undoubtedly the case that economic pressure had a great deal to do with that . |
| 5 | Whereas Cipriani , in all his dealings , retained a high degree of honour , albeit confused , those that superseded him after 1938 , heralded in a period that is recognised by some as the nadir of political life in Trinidad . |
| 6 | With few exceptions the participants in our study of talk about classroom violence and its accounting are from one school that is graced by some of the fans . |
| 7 | I just think it was a momentum that was caused by some villages feeling safer from the nationalists as they got further and further from the front and therefore more and more people a bit f erm being willing to sort of talk again , shout up against the , the landlords and as they saw , as they saw that their neighbours were getting land , all the others decided well they 're getting land , we might as well talk to , have a talk about them the problems and the harsh treatment that we 've had in , in years before . |
| 8 | On Monday 10 October ‘ General ’ Forster 's little army reached Morpeth and were joined by some well-off Scots , riding their own horses , from across the Border , swelling their numbers to 300 but , lacking arms , Forster was unable to accept the volunteers who flooded in offering to serve as infantry . |
| 9 | Although it is a difficult route to ascend by , we reached the summit and were rewarded by some spectacular views . |
| 10 | Known as ‘ Um Yusef 's burgah ’ ( Um Yusef 's mask ) , they were always getting lost and being found by some kind soul who returned them to me . |
| 11 | The guest turns the pages and is perplexed by some of the photos . |
| 12 | This is a simplification of the truth since the Bank clearly now offers advice upon what policy it sees as feasible in given circumstances and is bound by some of its responsibilities to represent the interests of some areas of the financial system . |
| 13 | SCMC is also said to improve overall detergency of a product by assisting in soil suspension and is regarded by some more as a suspension agent than a thickener . |
| 14 | Once again opinions vary as to whether conditions should be attached with the aim of controlling odour pollution and is regarded by some planners as an undesirable duplication of powers , a view endorsed by the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution especially with regard to planning conditions designed to control air pollution from registered works . |
| 15 | Video is a relatively new medium for in-house communications and is used by some companies to great effect . |
| 16 | He was not scholastically talented , and was said by some of his students to be a poor lecturer : ‘ Never was there a more irregular course of lectures , so that we scarcely knew what he was talking about ’ . |
| 17 | This event was the fourth major Living History Exhibition run by the SWSHAS and was visited by some 300 children and 150 adults . |
| 18 | It measured just 233 yards for Ryder Cup week and was described by some as either the best , or worst hole , on the course . |
| 19 | The grievances which the commons presented were not just their own but were shared by some amongst the magnates , and it is doubtful whether the commons ' will could have prevailed without this support from amongst the ranks of the nobility . |
| 20 | The film is sentimental , but is saved by some smashing performances , in particular the statuesque Geena Davis as down-to-earth Dottie Hinson , star player and backbone of the team , who completely overshadows kid sister , Kit ( Lori Petty ) . |
| 21 | It is no longer something mystical but is seen by some as an internal commentary on our own behaviour ( Gazzaniga 1985 ) . |
| 22 | This was brought about principally by a sharp fall in emigration by British citizens , but was reinforced by some increase in immigration by both British passport-holders and others . |
| 23 | Such statistics as are kept by some national organizations are suspect and local agencies keep statistics only to satisfy their own particular needs . |
| 24 | One thing is certain , that the last Lord Derwentwater , not long before his death , was frequently at Keswick , but according to Green it is not equally certain , that he then ( as is affirmed by some ) inhabited the house upon the island ; on the contrary , it rather seems that his being at Keswick , was only on visits from his family place at Dilston . |
| 25 | The cylinder index and any higher-level indexes : it is unlikely that any but the largest files will require more than one cylinder for these indexes , although a complete cylinder has often to be set aside for them , as is required by some manufacturers ' software . |
| 26 | The brief comments on modern social beliefs have suggested that contemporary consciousness may not be as internally homogeneous as is implied by some of the writings of social representation theorists . |