Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [verb] by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BELOW : Millend was gutted by fire when it was a maltings . |
| 2 | The prosecution 's case against Gotti was hampered by reliance on evidence based on inconclusive and largely inaudible tape recordings , and by the reluctance of witnesses to testify against him . |
| 3 | Have-a-go hero Richard was nominated by girlfriend Sarah Parker after chasing a youth who had raided a Malton antiques shop . |
| 4 | First , Mr Delors — who had earlier sent a furious letter to Mr Major , complaining of Britain 's lack of faith over the TV pact — had kept him waiting for over an hour at Heathrow while his flight from Brussels was delayed by fog . |
| 5 | Bernice was fascinated by rock formations . |
| 6 | The United States was created by migration and the modern world has been sculpted by migration . |
| 7 | That morning Branson was inundated by telephone calls from his colleagues , accusing him of plotting to destroy them . |
| 8 | Wright was captured by Match of the Day cameras cuffing Tottenham 's David Howells off the ball in Saturday 's tempestuous North London derby . |
| 9 | Even Hennessy was taken by surprise at the abrupt departure , and he stood in a moment 's confusion before turning and hurrying out . |
| 10 | Bhutto was choked by tear gas earlier when police fired canisters directly at her open-top jeep . |
| 11 | LOI was determined by ignition at 550°C for 1h . |
| 12 | The Chapel of St John the Baptist ( 14 ) or Chapel of the Arnošts was founded by Archbishop Arnošt of Pardubice . |
| 13 | While Mr Siddle was at the works stores Mr Eaton was seen by crane Driver Alfred Walker , of Holmes Close , Thornaby , lying underneath the pipe using burning equipment when the pipe moved down trapping him . |
| 14 | ‘ You do n't suppose the first of May was chosen by chance do you ? |
| 15 | He waited for Siban to find a way to phrase the request which was so obviously his intent , but instead Siban rose to his feet and stalked away towards the door , his departure so abrupt that Alexei was taken by surprise . |
| 16 | During the first government of Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson , one of whose election slogans had been that he was going to introduce a white hot technological revolution , AEA was empowered by act of Parliament to undertaken R&D on non-nuclear topics . |
| 17 | When , on 13 July , Calvo Sotelo was assassinated by Republican police in retaliation for the killing of one of their number by a Falangist , the rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move . |
| 18 | Third , it is instructive to consider how far the final form of local government reorganisation in England was affected by party politics . |
| 19 | The south coast of England was revived by estate agents from a fading , genteel holiday coastline into a supposed retirement paradise , and yet winter by the sea ( whatever the summer attractions ) can be savage . |
| 20 | At these times Jane was assailed by self-doubt ; by fears as to whether their relationship would decline — for nothing human remains static . |
| 21 | Mr Carus said there was strike action and Gavin was hounded by refuse collectors to make on-the-spot hardship payments in pubs and clubs . |
| 22 | According to traditions in Benin , casting was introduced there from Ife at a date estimated to be towards the end of the 14th century , about a century before the first European contact with Benin was made by sea . |
| 23 | ‘ K. was informed by telephone that next Sunday a short inquiry into his case would take place . ’ |
| 24 | The police force in Korea was controlled by Japanese at the higher levels but included appreciable numbers of Koreans : in 1930 Korean police officers represented approximately 40 per cent of the total force of 18,811 . |
| 25 | At one point in their journey , Moma Parsheen was overcome by frailty . |
| 26 | 3 months ago , the luxury converted barn in Hailey was raided by Fraud Squad officers . |
| 27 | The phosphoinositide signalling pathway may have a role to play because this tetanus-induced onset of LTP was enhanced by activation of the mGlu receptor . |
| 28 | An attempt to hold a referendum calling for the resignation of parliament and elections in December was defeated by parliament on Oct. 29 . |
| 29 | Col. Elias Tutsoane Ramaema was reported by Radio Lesotho on May 2 to have been sworn in as Chairman of the ruling Military Council , following the overthrow of Maj.-Gen. |
| 30 | A confidential meeting in Mexico City between the FMLN and Salvadorean business leaders in early July was said by rebel sources to have been " direct and productive " . |