Example sentences of "[be] [verb] by a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In previous years her job has been filled by a preregistration house officer .
2 Who will pay compensation if one operators ' trains are delayed by a breakdown of a train by another operator ?
3 Det Sgt Pat Lewis , of the child protection team , confirmed she had been examined by a doctor and added : ‘ We will be speaking to her in the morning .
4 The boy had been examined by a surgeon , Thomas Chapman , who found numerous wheals , bruises and lacerations , and his report to the guardians led to proceedings being taken against the tailor before the County magistrates ; he was convicted and fined £5 .
5 Captain Bob Sclater , the Orkney island 's harbours director , said attempts to refloat the ship would stop until she had been examined by a team of salvage specialists .
6 That 's been examined by a gunsmith who says the gun was real .
7 That 's been examined by a gunsmith who says the gun was real .
8 On the way to Eric 's first hiding place there had been an uncomfortable few minutes when the doctor 's car , in spite of its prominently displayed red cross , had been stopped by a carabinieri patrol .
9 At this time of year , the twigs , branches and tree trunks are emphasized by a fall of snow , with a reflection in the stream beneath .
10 The Police Complaints Authority may direct that disciplinary charges are heard by a tribunal rather than by a chief officer sitting alone .
11 Membership of the Founders ' Trust had changed frequently in the quest to find more women , working-class people and blacks , but at the time the prospectus was issued the original five Founders — Lowe , Walsh , Cooper , Sadgrove and Power — had been joined by a mixture of others .
12 The elder Despenser was left in charge at Bristol , but on the approach of the queen 's forces , who had now been joined by a group of northern magnates led by Henry Percy of Alnwick and Thomas Wake of Liddel , he surrendered and was tried and sentenced to death .
13 When he looked back he saw that Burun had been joined by a crowd of aides and counsellors .
14 By early 1945 the " Caucasians " ( with a large number of women , children and camp followers ) were also in north Italy , near Tolmezzo and had been joined by a number of emigres , one of whom , Gen Sultan Kelich Ghirei , took command in April 1945 after the departure of their former German commander .
15 By September , I had been joined by a director of studies and in November the first draft of a Development Plan for Banbury was published .
16 They have been joined by a host of small ‘ micro brewers ’ producing a limited barrelage but adding variety and choice in the genuine free trade .
17 These traditional cheeses have now been joined by a host of other British cheeses , some based on ancient recipes but others on new ideas , and British cheesemaking is enjoying a glittering renaissance .
18 The start of the hunting season in Greece has been delayed by a court because of a lawsuit brought by an environmental group .
19 Legislation to create the agency has been delayed by a dispute between the Department of the Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture over its role .
20 Agreement had been delayed by a reluctance on the part of major oil-producing states , led by Saudi Arabia , the Soviet Union and the United States to agree to set firm targets for limiting greenhouse gas emissions .
21 Taking the Gaussian coordinates to be at y we assert that the coordinates for which eqn ( 6.16 ) holds are given by a transformation where the are some constants .
22 Production from the two existing fields , KH and KF , has been stabilised by a combination of workovers , facilities optimisation and a gas injection programme and is currently at 21,000 bopd ( 4,100 bopd net to LASMO ) .
23 The house they lived in has been repossesed by a finance company , making 10 people and a baby homeless .
24 His father had been paralysed by a fall from a white stallion .
25 Mrs Burrows had been paralysed by a stroke .
26 And as for the delay in writing , do n't you have any idea how time-consuming it is , looking after someone who 's been paralysed by a stroke ? ’
27 The presumption of innocence has not been toppled ; rather , it has been corroded by a series of laws on alcohol and tobacco , football hooliganism , drugs , videos and even badgers .
28 Dury 's reputation as something of a hellraiser has been sustained by a couple of recent incidents : what he describes as his ‘ bit of bother at the opera ’ ( a minor fracas enthusiastically reported by the tabloid newspapers ) and an appearance on Nicky Campbell 's Radio 1 show , when Dury , who had dined well before going on air , spoke with unusual frankness on a number of subjects .
29 Anti-virus duties are undertaken by a version of Central Point Anti-Virus , one of the better US anti-virus products .
30 The Conforama and Marchandise cases came before the full court , whereas the Torfaen case had been heard by a chamber of the court .
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