Example sentences of "[be] thrown out by the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second Bill had passed through the House of Commons only to be thrown out by the House of Lords which could reject all legislation except money bills . |
| 2 | OF THE 28 Tory Stinkers who voted on St Valentine 's Day in support of a socialist 's motion to ban hunting , four have now retired from politics — Mudd , Braine , Rossi and Clark — while a further five have been thrown out by the electorate . |
| 3 | The charges were thrown out by the magistrate . |
| 4 | These days the king goes out of his way to remind listeners that he is the senior representative of the Hashemites , ‘ the noblest family in Islam ’ and the traditional guardians of Mecca and Medina until they were thrown out by the al-Saud family in 1925 . |
| 5 | Material is thrown out by the impact in various forms , collectively called ejecta . |
| 6 | On Saturday , a deal struck by the leaders of the reformers and the People 's Democracy Platform was thrown out by the Reform Alliance 's nearly 500 members . |
| 7 | ‘ Presumably it was thrown out by the murderer , ’ said Amiss . |