Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] over by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They were the same , but all the other cells were presided over by the man who founded the order at a place in England called Medmenham Abbey . |
| 2 | The talks were presided over by the president of the National Reconciliation Commission , Mgr Rodolfo Quezada Toruño . |
| 3 | The ceremony took place on Saturday 13 June 1953 at 2.30 pm and was presided over by the Reverend Colin Roberts , President of the Conference . |
| 4 | A rigid hierarchy of hereditary , occupation-related caste was presided over by the warrior ( bushi ) or samurai élite . |
| 5 | The historic debate which led to the adoption of the new name was presided over by the Rev Alan Mackenzie who had become Chairman in 1967 . |
| 6 | Thanks to the commission 's high reputation ( it was presided over by the present Federal Reserve chairman , Mr Alan Greenspan ) , this package was adopted . |