Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In those days think-tanks were intoxicated by the new sophistication they could apply to their work by way of computers , games theory and other novelties . |
| 2 | Training materials were developed by the Scottish Office in collaboration with colleges of education . |
| 3 | As population grew and harvests failed more often , attitudes towards the rate-receiving poor hardened , especially after the food crisis of 1795 – 6 when even firmly rising rents were outpaced by the soaring poor rate . |
| 4 | I do n't know quite why that should be except that in the Fifties all my peers were fascinated by the industrialised , consumer society of which the USA was the supreme example . |
| 5 | At that time , European scholars were fascinated by the technological and , as they saw them , moral triumphs of their age , and obsessed with the necessity for progress in all fields of human endeavour ; they felt a positive obligation to contemplate continually the long , hard road along which man had struggled in his search for perfection . |
| 6 | We were both young enough and old enough to have vivid wartime memories of the Second World War , and were fascinated by the ominous array of masts and dark shapes in the bay . |
| 7 | Last , while not wishing to prescribe a particular pattern of operation , we were fascinated by the whole business of the micro-politics of change within project schools , In particular , the management of innovation through the institution of committees , the control of agendas , the persuasion of individuals and ( putting it bluntly ) the Machiavellian manipulation of situations were features of the project in action . |
| 8 | Confidence intervals were calculated by the exact method . |
| 9 | Over a hundred offenders , including Northern magnates like Sir John Fauconberg and Sir Robert Capon , were indicted by the sworn evidence of the Forest officers and other jurors . |
| 10 | Its thickness and heaviness were emphasized by the bold strokes of its painted decoration , dark orange , dark pink , and navy blue . |
| 11 | The demonstrations were arranged by the Mongolian Democratic Union ( MDU ) , an organization formed in December 1989 [ see p. 37124 ] and given official recognition on Dec. 22 by the Mongolian parliament , the People 's Great Hural . |
| 12 | There was always the possibility that there might be other places , beyond the limits of the known , which were inhabited by the unnatural monsters of fable . |
| 13 | Some 1,200 Italians — most of whom committed atrocities in Yugoslavia — were listed by the United Nations War Crimes Commission , but none was handed over . |
| 14 | Scandals in Nevis and Tortola were publicised by the African Institution but Whitehall was reluctant to challenge the constitutional convention which consigned such questions to the colonial authorities . |
| 15 | The talks were scheduled to open on Jan. 7 but were delayed by the late arrival of the Arab teams in protest at the issuing of deportation orders on Jan. 2 against 12 Palestinian activists from the Israeli occupied territories [ see p. 38741 ] . |
| 16 | The clearances for sheep farming were delayed by the temporary prosperity of the kelp industry , which required abundant labour for the arduous work of collecting and burning seaweed to extract alkali for use in the manufacture of glass and soap on the mainland . |
| 17 | ‘ The valises were placed by the submersible in large baskets at the bottom of the ocean , ’ Mr Geller said . |
| 18 | The French were crushed by the native forces and the Americans were forced to move in to take their place in order to safe-guard their investment , going a little deeper into the quicksand . |
| 19 | The principal other addresses were given by the eminent sons of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet : the Rev Thomas Gallaudet ( 1822–1902 ) , founder of the first American Church for the Deaf in New York and co-founder of the Gallaudet Homes for the Aged Deaf and Dumb ; and Edward Miner Gallaudet ( 1837–1917 ) , founder president and first head of Gallaudet College . |
| 20 | The bidding prayers were given by the head boy and girl from Our Lady 's High School . |
| 21 | These confessions were withdrawn by the accused because they claimed they were extracted from them under duress , including beatings . |
| 22 | The apparent willingness of such men to support Gloucester casts doubt on Mancini 's claim that the fleet only deserted Woodville because they were tricked by the Genoese crews of the commandeered vessels . |
| 23 | The apparent willingness of such men to support Gloucester casts doubt on Mancini 's claim that the fleet only deserted Woodville because they were tricked by the Genoese crews of the commandeered vessels . |
| 24 | Few could fault them if this time round their ‘ big exam day ’ nerves were compounded by the raging controversy surrounding the new transfer test . |
| 25 | Reductions in manufacturing employment were even more dramatic at the LLMA level , 1971–87 ( Table 5.6 ) , and were compounded by the disproportionate dependence on manufacturing of many of Britain 's provincial cities , especially Birmingham and Sheffield . |
| 26 | Nichols encountered difficulties in staging a play on what was at the time , circa 1967 , a difficult and sensitive subject although the difficulties were compounded by the frank dialogue . |
| 27 | Cruz 's house arrest and dismissal were overturned by the Supreme Court on Dec. 29 , but he remained suspended from office . |
| 28 | Appeals were heard by the Supreme Court . |
| 29 | In the meanwhile , the cautious and complex decrees of the first liberalising steps decided last year were ratified by the Prime Minister last month . |
| 30 | The Mandelas were mobbed by the waiting crowd outside the courtroom , many were women from the A N C's women 's league , wearing the A N C colours of black , green and gold . |