Example sentences of "be [pron] [verb] by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had been nothing achieved by the expedition save the coachman 's cold which now threatened to lay low the rest of her staff . |
| 2 | Nor am I troubled by the suggestion put forward by both Mr. Beloff and Mr. Philipson that a conclusion in favour of the Bank of England on this point will introduce an element of doubt into an area where certainty is important , since authorised institutions will be familiar with the Act , and will have no difficulty in recognising a section 39 notice as an exception . |
| 3 | Then a fortnight ago I had a cataract removed , but there must have been more to it than that , because not only am I startled by the brightness of things , but the vision in that eye is practically perfect , so I am not wearing glasses most of the time , though for faint or small print ( not piano music : hooray ) I shall have to get some more specs . |
| 4 | Nor am I impressed by the floodgates argument — it is said that the Divisional Court would be overwhelmed by applications to review visitors ' decisions . |
| 5 | How am I doing by the way Jennifer ? |
| 6 | Are you represented by a solicitor ? |
| 7 | Are you represented by a solicitor today ? |
| 8 | Undaunted ‘ Damnation ’ takes this response as encouragement to continue his ‘ Witnessing ’ and attempts to clarify the situation by asking , ‘ Are you covered by the blood of Jesus ? ’ |
| 9 | Are you influenced by the religious content ? |
| 10 | Are you exhausted by the continuing , surprising sequence of events ? |
| 11 | Are you encouraged by the direction the society is taking at the moment in relation to women and education ? |
| 12 | Are you frustrated by the dull monotony and lack of prospects ? |
| 13 | There 's no doubt they can help enormously , but in a country like Zambia , with 50 per cent of its population crammed into urban areas , there 's always going to be someone tempted by the rich pickings of poaching . |
| 14 | two copies so it 'll be something to do by the time we get back . |
| 15 | Er my Noble my Right Honourable Friend did take account of that and he did agree that hereafter the appointment of the Chairman should not be an appointment made by the Home Secretary , but that shou he should be one made by the full authority and that has I 'm glad to say met with with approval . |
| 16 | For a person to become a registered foreign lawyer it is necessary that his or her profession be one approved by the Law Society , and that its rules do not prohibit partnership in England and Wales with solicitors . |
| 17 | Neither are they covered by the 1984 Act , as s. 1(7) of that Act specifically excludes them . |
| 18 | what also emerges from these pages is that the poor are not necessarily apathetic about their situation , nor are they bound by a culture of poverty , but are quite capable of positive action to attempt to solve their problems . |
| 19 | Are they inborn , or are they created by the action of environmental influences ? ’ |
| 20 | Are they embarrassed by the situation or task in hand ? |
| 21 | Why are they seduced by the marketing of the fast food producers ? |
| 22 | It could have been anyone passing by the serving table , or in the kitchens , or sitting near Sir Thomas — ’ |
| 23 | And were you visited by the peddler the pack-man character |
| 24 | In such a theory the state is seen as not merely helping to reproduce the capitalist system in contradictory ways , but as being itself shaped by the class struggle which results from those contradictions . |
| 25 | Nor were they isolated by the Index from European scholarship . |
| 26 | Were they watched by the Syrian intelligence service ? |
| 27 | Were they mesmerised by the London media ? |
| 28 | Still more to the point , were they welcomed by the Melians when they took over the existing settlement at Phylakopi ? |
| 29 | This article attempts to provide some explanations for how readers of the play text or the audience of the dramatic performance are able to recognise character traits , and how these traits are themselves affected by the action of the play . |
| 30 | The report then offers a series of basic objectives which support the overall goals and are themselves supported by the users ' needs which stem from them . |