Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] by [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These can go a very long way to mollifying those individuals whose journeys are lengthened by traffic-affecting measures . |
| 2 | Britain 's role as Kingston described it could be called that of a peace-keeping force , and his stones of intrigue and skirmish are punctuated by anti-war sentiments . |
| 3 | Most cases are heard by part-time chairmen who must be solicitors , barristers or advocates of five years standing . |
| 4 | The attitudes held by the modern racists are deracialized in that the attitudes are justified by traditional values , such as equality and fairness , and not by oven racial themes . |
| 5 | Other powers are given by such acts as the Firearms Act 1968 ( persons , vehicles in any public place can be searched for firearms ) ; Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 ( permits the police to stop and search for controlled drugs anywhere ) ; Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 and various Wildlife Conservation Acts . |
| 6 | Cross-references to this appendix are given by italic numbers , ( eg 16 ) From Joseph Conrad , The Secret Sharer On my right hand there were lines of fishing-stakes resembling a mysterious system of half-submerged bamboo fences , incomprehensible in its division of the domain of tropical fishes , and crazy of aspect as if abandoned forever by some nomad tribe of fishermen now gone to the other end of the ocean ; for there was no sign of human habitation as far as the eye could reach ( 1 ) . |
| 7 | Because of the national and international status of the Observatory , many seminars are given by visiting scientists on a wide range of subjects . |
| 8 | The equipotentials are confocal hyperbolas and the electric lines of force are given by confocal ellipses . |
| 9 | Too many nursing lectures are given by unqualified lecturers , and it is not uncommon for a person chosen to speak on a particular aspect of care to begin the lecture by saying : ‘ I do n't know why I 've been asked to speak , I 've limited experience in this field . ’ |
| 10 | In any case , there are earthier explanations , such as the changes in sea level favoured by Newell ( 1963 and 1967 ) , or changes in climate ( perhaps themselves brought about by changes in the earth 's magnetism ) which are favoured by many authors . |
| 11 | The piazzetta is formed by the Palazzo Reale , the royal palace ( some pedants would say the ex -royal palace and its irregular shape is produced by the off-line main section of the building ; the two ‘ arms ’ of the square are completed by two wings of the palace . |
| 12 | The analytical skills developed in an economic and social history degree , and particularly the ability to interpret bodies of often conflicting information , are prized by potential employers . |
| 13 | Patients who suffer a cardiac arrest are treated by skilled practitioners . |
| 14 | People are treated by government-controlled apparatuses as individualised and equal citizens ( with distinct legal , electoral and civic rights ) rather than members of a class or some other kind of collective group . |
| 15 | They are not expecting special dispensation and that is why so many of the Lourdes pilgrimages are undertaken by genuine pilgrims who may not be able to throw away their crutches at the end but will find new strength from their visit . |
| 16 | The old trick of bag-throwing is often used by criminals who , while carrying the proceeds of their latest project , are stopped by young policemen late at night . |
| 17 | ‘ I also think men are fascinated by strong women . |
| 18 | This standardisation work is , of necessity , international , although individual standards are developed by individual institutions or groups . |
| 19 | If , for example , lean-burn engines are developed by Western manufacturers as the best way of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by the world 's rapidly increasing stock of vehicles , is the technology passed on free of charge to developing countries beginning a build-up to mass production from their own motor industries ? |
| 20 | I am delighted to see that lots of improvements are happening within the business and that people are not waiting for ‘ Felcourt ’ to make things happen — the best initiatives start in the field and are developed by enthusiastic individuals and long may this continue . |
| 21 | Certain arts which are not profitable or even viable in market terms are sustained by specific institutions such as foundations , by organizations of subscribers , and still by some private patronage . |
| 22 | Considered from the standpoints of bacterial peritonitis and prediction of prognosis , it is important to know how much the patients with peritonitis are contaminated by intestinal bacteria . |
| 23 | Both states are plagued by secessionist militants , and both are at present ruled — with the army 's help — directly from Delhi . |
| 24 | The 1990 winners , Credit Suisse First Boston ( Men ) and Bank of England ( Ladies ) , both seeded one this year , are joined by new entrants , Sainsburys and Midland Bank , in what is proving to be an even keener contest than last year . |
| 25 | The World Cup finalists Ruggeri , Batista , Pumpido , Olarticochea , Giusti and Burruchaga are joined by two newcomers , Dezotti in attack and Simon at libero . |
| 26 | The World Cup finalists — Ruggeri , Batista , Pumpido , Olarticochea , Giusti and Burruchaga — are joined by two newcomers , Dezotti in attack and Simon at libero . |
| 27 | They are joined by forty members of the WRAC Association London Branches . |
| 28 | But the accompanying instruments are constantly varied , and the groups which play introductory sinfonie to the intermedii or double the voices in the madrigals are impressive : Malvezzi 's madrigal ‘ Noi che cantando ’ in the first intermedio is sung by two choirs , the first doubled by lyre , harp , large lute , and ‘ sotto Basso di Viola ’ , the second by lyre , harp , chitarrone , and ‘ Basso di Viola ’ , while in the six-part sinfonia which follows these instruments are joined by 6 lutes ( three large and three small ) , psaltery , ‘ Basso di Viola ’ with three tenor viols , 4 trombones , cornetto , flauto traverso , cetera ( cittern ) , mandola , and a ‘ Sopranino di Viola ’ ( which was played by Striggio ) . |
| 29 | The politics of disability explode onto the Festival scene as performers from London based Stream Records are joined by local artists in an evening of musical entertainment and protest . |
| 30 | The particles in the ; lattice are joined by imaginary lines called lattice lines . |