Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [prep] by [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inclusion of these provisions in the plan were referred to by Rafsanjani in a speech on Oct. 8 , when he reported that " we decided to make some amendments in the plan ( which had been completed in an earlier draft form by the previous government of Prime Minister Hossein Moussavi ) under the new atmosphere " . |
| 2 | So , submits Lord Meston , in this case there was , first on the part of the father , a ‘ right of custody ’ in the context of the extended rights which were referred to by Butler-Sloss L.J . |
| 3 | These works were referred to by Leopold in a letter of 8 February 1765 : |
| 4 | Hawksmoor , which came out in 1985 , was preceded by the Eliot biography of 1984 , which was preceded by The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde of the year before , and in 1987 these annual events were pressed upon by Chatterton . |
| 5 | The arguments dragged on for 11 months , during which time the orangs were looked after by volunteers , many of whom were recent graduates in biology from the National University in Jakarta . |
| 6 | Piece by piece , the Conti estates , insignificant at first , were added to by purchase . |
| 7 | These ‘ Labours ’ were sung of by bards as follows : |
| 8 | Tournaments were disapproved of by ecclesiastics , for they could be both bloody and dangerous . |
| 9 | They were cared for by friends at their home in nearby Witney . |
| 10 | JUSTICE for all and a fair sharing of resources were called for by Bishop Konstant when he welcomed candidates who will become Catholics at Easter . |
| 11 | He fulminated in the Knesset ( parliament ) this week against the government 's ‘ appeasement ’ , but stopped short of disavowing the Camp David accords and the Washington peace talks — both of which , after all , were entered into by Likud governments . |
| 12 | The celebrations took place in a stadium and were presided over by Izzat Ibrahim al-Dhouri , vice chairman of the ruling Revolution Command Council , a lanky man in his sixties with a face like a skull . |
| 13 | Very few enclosures were dealt with by act of parliament . |
| 14 | Successive crises were dealt with by Law without resolving the fundamental disequilibrium of the situation , for the conflict between coalition and party was as real in Law 's own mind as in the minds of a host of Unionists who continued to give general support to the government . |
| 15 | The following cases were dealt with by Easingwold magistrates : |
| 16 | In Court THE following cases were dealt with by Easingwold magistrates : |
| 17 | The BBC was fined only £3,600 and another company £4,000 , plus costs , because they were dealt with by Magistrates ' Courts , but claims for compensation for victims may cost millions . |
| 18 | In Court The following cases were dealt with by Leyburn magistrates : M Kettlewell ( Melmerby ) Ltd , of Station Depot , Melmerby , Ripon , admitted using a vehicle with tachograph equipment not complying with council regulations , fined £25 , £25 costs . |
| 19 | The following cases were dealt with by Thirsk magistrates : Andrew Thomas Harvey , 22 , of Oban Avenue , Hartlepool , was convicted of using a motor car without insurance , fined £200 plus £20 costs , licence endorsed , eight points . |
| 20 | The following cases were dealt with by Thirsk magistrates : David Philip Robson , 25 , of Topcliffe Road , Thirsk , admitted damaging a flashing amber traffic warning beacon , fined £50 plus £25 costs and £21 compensation . |
| 21 | The following cases were dealt with by Richmond magistrates : Michael Kevin Mark , 25 , of Charles Street , Darlington , admitted driving a car with excess alcohol in his breath , and using a car without insurance , fined £575 plus £25 costs , disqualified for 15 months . |
| 22 | In Court The following cases were dealt with by Richmond magistrates : Robert Charles Scott , 21 , of Roper Course , Richmond , admitted driving motor vehicle with excess alcohol in breath , fined £200 plus £25 costs , licence endorsed , disqualified for one year . |
| 23 | With the suppression of the monasteries and many of the hospitals , increasing numbers of beggars and paupers produced problems which were dealt with by statute , so that the responsibility for the sick , the poor and the unemployed was placed firmly on the parishes in which they lived . |
| 24 | The following cases were dealt with by Northallerton magistrates : Anthony Charles , 29 , of Shearwater Avenue , Darlington , admitted using motor car without excise licence , fined £150 plus £20 costs and £58.33 back duty . |
| 25 | The following cases were dealt with by Northallerton magistrates : Paul G. Poulter , of Sladeburn Drive , Northallerton , was convicted of failing to return excise licence after cheque dishonoured , fined £100 plus £30 costs and £50 additional penalty . |
| 26 | The following cases were dealt with by Northallerton magistrates : Alan Robert Lazenby , 22 , of Knotto Bottom Road , Northallerton , was convicted of entering building and stealing property valued at £824 , entering a storage container and stealing property valued at £350 , dishonestly attempting to obtain £989.46 worth of goods by deception , dishonestly obtaining goods valued at £77 by deception , driving a van while disqualified and using a van without insurance , without a test certificate , driving while disqualified , failing to provide specimen of blood for analysis , driving car recklessly , using car with a defective tyre , with a defective braking system , failing to report an accident , failing to stop after an accident , failing to stop when required by PC , using a car without insurance ; 15 months imprisonment , licence endorsed , six points , disqualified for three years . |
| 27 | The following cases were dealt with by Stokesley magistrates : |
| 28 | The following cases were dealt with by Stokesley magistrates : |
| 29 | The following cases were dealt with by Stokesley magistrates : |
| 30 | The following cases were dealt with by Stokesley magistrates |