Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [vb pp] by [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both West German federal and regional Parliamentarians also want a bigger say over EC legislation but they believe this should be assured by being made members of a new , upper house of the European Parliament . |
| 2 | It went this conference believes , that the role of trade union councils at local level , whose value is clearly acknowledged , must be strengthened by being given the right to express a view through its democratically elected delegates at annual conference within the framework of the T U C. |
| 3 | But a chemist , wondering how the rather fetching picture of myself ( below ) might be affected by being doused in nitric acid , would find it easier to understand the ensuing mess if she ( or he ) understood it as a collection of molecules of cellulose . |
| 4 | He 'd then possibly forgotten these dreams or fantasies and then when the stimulus of feeling something on the back of his neck happened to him whilst asleep , suddenly the fantasy came back , all as a piece as it were , and it occurred to me that your dream about driving off viaducts might be caused by being asleep , having one of these falling experiences , then relating it to previous thoughts you 'd had , you know on the freeway or something , oh my God , how awful it would be if I , if I drove off that bend below , do you know what I mean ? |
| 5 | Whatever prestige and influence might be gained by being a reserve currency was wholly insufficient to compensate for export profits being lost by overvaluation . |
| 6 | If the passage of the deposit is not prohibited , then it could be lost by being passed to an individual or a company that goes bankrupt or becomes insolvent before completion . |
| 7 | Alongside the emphasis on knowledge , great faith was also placed in the power of science to discover the laws of the physical universe , society and even human personality itself , so that the world and individuals could be improved by being controlled . |
| 8 | A great many anthropogenic wastes — pollution by any other name — could be rehabilitated by being treated as a positive resource only awaiting an inventive ecological design . |
| 9 | Where the question of a sexual motive is avoided , either the defence recognise that their client could be disadvantaged by being typed as a sex maniac and the prosecution may realise that such a line of questioning may unnecessarily complicate a case , or there may seem little scope for placing the blame elsewhere . |
| 10 | Such patients may be helped by being reminded of what they have accomplished during treatment . |
| 11 | They may be helped by being reminded of the long-term benefits of such observation . |
| 12 | The potential profits of the buyers of the 60 per cent of Entel to be sold off would be reduced by being based on the purchase price of $1,900 million and not on the $3,500 million net asset value as fixed by the government . |
| 13 | While it is true that the spores can easily hop over the garden fence , and there is not a lot to be done about sources of infection further along the road , much can be done by being entirely ruthless in cleaning up your fallen leaves and rose debris . |
| 14 | The important thing to ensure is that the measure is done in the same way each year so that true trends can be discerned by being able to compare like with like . |
| 15 | This situation can be prevented by being prepared to release immediately if things start to go wrong , or by being ready to stop the wing coming up suddenly . |
| 16 | Generally , eating problems can be avoided by being flexible with your puppy from the start , varying the eating location , alternating types of dog food , and changing feeding times . |