Example sentences of "was [verb] by [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Theo 's visit was intended by both brothers to heal a rift which had developed between them . |
| 2 | Their Jewish inheritance apart ( and no serious understanding of his music interests can afford not to give this a very high place , as we shall see ) , was formed by such artists as Eddie Fisher , Gordon Jenkins , Vaughan Monroe , Patti Page , Dinah Shore , Frank Sinatra , Tony Bennett and Johnny Ray , who followed in the wake of the big bands . |
| 3 | The Baker explanation was dismissed by some members of Congress as a lame attempt to deflect complaints , from both right and left , that the administration bungled a chance to remove General Noriega . |
| 4 | The thought that an accident could follow such a clear and restricted pattern was treated by most objectors with complete disbelief . |
| 5 | It would greatly assist the activities in Northern Ireland and the search for peace if the clearest possible lead was given by all politicians in this country and Northern Ireland . |
| 6 | Even so , the obvious incorrect answer 15 was given by more pupils than the correct answer . |
| 7 | I think that was recognized by all members of the P A G. |
| 8 | In this regard , the presence of members of the coordinating committee was resented by some members , even though it was a member of that team who eventually filled the vacuum and gave some sort of leadership . |
| 9 | Slinging the odd punch is part of the game and the recent imprisonment of a prominent Welsh player for a blatant and dangerous assault was criticized by most players and supporters . |
| 10 | This case study was undertaken by several visits made mostly by myself , but some also by Desmond Nuttall . |
| 11 | China rejected the proposal outright , while the speech was regarded by many Tibetans as a betrayal of the cause of Tibetan independence . |
| 12 | The cyclical nature of events was regarded by many thinkers as inevitable , because it was thought that otherwise they would be deprived of both ‘ rationality ’ and ‘ legality ’ . |
| 13 | The PNSF had previously been staunchly anti-Arafat and the initiative was regarded by some sources as an attempt by Syria to strengthen its influence over the PLO [ for March reports of Syrian plans to increase its influence within the PLO see p. 38121 ] . |
| 14 | Following closely on President Patricio Aylwin 's European tour in April [ see p. 38143 ] , Pinochet 's abbreviated trip was regarded by some observers as an attempt to assert the continuing role of the Chilean military in domestic politics . |
| 15 | This was regarded by some observers as a major setback in Franco-Iranian relations [ see pp. 37424 ; 37929 ; 38212 ] with implications for a planned visit by French President Mitterrand later in the year . |
| 16 | This was regarded by some observers as a shift in position , with President F. W. de Klerk 's government appearing to surrender a central tenet of its policy of rejecting interference in internal affairs . |
| 17 | The equal opportunities legislation of the 1970s was and is important , but was regarded by most members of the teaching profession as a positive rather than constraining factor and had no influence over the locus of power or control over the curriculum . |
| 18 | It was favoured by many painters as a substitute for prussian blue . |
| 19 | It must be confessed that the passage quoted from the letter in the report does not explain the situation with great lucidity , but this defect must have been cured elsewhere in the letter , since Nield , J , observes : ‘ It was realised by all parties ( and indeed later in the letter plainly stated ) that only £600 a year would be payable during the currency of the counter-inflationary measures . ’ |
| 20 | During a visit to the Galapagos in 1835 , Charles Darwin was fascinated by these birds , and they eventually played a central role in developing his theory of evolution through natural selection . |
| 21 | Whilst all of the guest rooms are furnished to the highest levels — model rooms were built for every member of staff to comment on and the opening was delayed by several months until things were felt to be completely right — the Amstel 's jewel in the crown is its Royal Suite . |
| 22 | Raynaud 's phenomenon was reported by all patients , for a mean ( range ) time of 10.5 years ( 1 to 23 ) . |
| 23 | It did not bother Mr Premadasa that he was disliked by most politicians , including many in his own party . |
| 24 | And in the faculty he was surrounded by several men of substance with much the same opinions though with less hardness in their advocacy . |
| 25 | The show , on 22 and 23 June 1983 , was deemed by all spectators to be a major success . |
| 26 | In 1786 Lord was approached by several members of the club , most notably George Finch-Hatton , later ninth Earl of Winchilsea , and Charles Lennox , later fourth Duke of Richmond [ qq.v. ] , who suggested that he should find a new ground for them , because they wanted the privacy of an enclosed ground near the centre of London . |
| 27 | Although attractive as a cost-controlling measure , the fixed budget was considered by many experts to be unrealistic in practice , particularly when funding projects which required the development of new technologies . |
| 28 | At the same time concern was growing in the business community over the government 's increasingly critical attitude toward the USA , Japan 's biggest trade partner , and by mid-March Miyazawa 's position as leader was considered by many observers to be in danger . |
| 29 | The last of the four stated US objectives was considered by some commentators to indicate an " unacknowledged agenda " which involved the removal of Saddam and the neutralization of Iraq 's military capacity , particularly its chemical and nuclear weapons capabilities . |
| 30 | In opera , Eyre 's production of Berlioz 's Beatrice and Benedict for the Buxton Festival in 1980 was considered by some observers to be the best thing he ever did . |