Example sentences of "was [verb] by an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His mother bought the property in 1625 and the family move into it was hastened by an outbreak of the plague in London . |
| 2 | A Soviet legal specialist wrote in 1958 , for example , that the neutralisation of a certain territory was formed by an agreement between two or more states not to transform the territory concerned , which was generally of strategic significance , into a theatre of military operations or a base for such operations . |
| 3 | A proposal to develop an historic mill in the Peak District into a large scale tourism complex was dismissed by an inspector following a public enquiry . |
| 4 | But her more confident mood was sustained by an intervention during the House of Commons prime ministers ' question time by the former Labour cabinet minister , Mr Peter Shore . |
| 5 | But her more confident mood was sustained by an intervention during the House of Commons prime ministers ' question time by the former Labour cabinet minister , Mr Peter Shore . |
| 6 | A constant perfusion ( 8 ml/ minute ) of saline ( five minutes ) followed by HCl 0.1 N ( 10 minutes ) was given by an infusion pump ( Watson and Marlow Ltd ) through the manometry catheter , with an o-en tip placed 5 cm above the lower oesophageal sphincter . |
| 7 | All this was recognized by an MBE . |
| 8 | The first wave of exploration was undertaken by an English teacher and more recent developments have followed his example . |
| 9 | A notice of severance or declaration of trust whilst being effective in equity , would have no effect on the register unless it was completed by an application to register a restriction so that the register shows that the survivor of the former two joint tenants is no longer able to give a valid receipt for capital monies ( see Precedent 14 ) . |
| 10 | GOJU-RYU This style , whose name means ‘ hard-soft ’ style , was developed by an Okinawan named Chojun Miyagi from the original Okinawan style of naha-te . |
| 11 | Le-eyo was distinguished by an error which mankind has been trying to right ever since . |
| 12 | He was delayed by an accident to the Imperial Airways ' HP.42 on which he was flying on the Kisumu-Cairo-Karachi sector . |
| 13 | The reorganization was recommended by an engineer in the pages of a leading Petrograd journal , since he thought it would lead to the dissemination of experts . |
| 14 | But the win , achieved with four balls to spare , was clouded by an injury to opening batsman Aamir Sohail , who strained a thigh muscle and could miss half the series . |
| 15 | Conflict was averted by an emergency meeting between the Collective State Presidency and the Croatian leadership on Jan. 25 . |
| 16 | He was attracted by an advertisement for a ‘ lab boy ’ at the then University College and soon found himself in the office of the Registrar , Mr Hedley Pickbourne . |
| 17 | In a recent insolvency case before the Court of First Instance , it was claimed by an applicant that disclosing an agreement to a national authority would irreparably damage that party 's relations with its own national government . |
| 18 | A correspon-dent of the Small Ads Magazine complains : ‘ My eye was caught by an advert offering a locally made manufactured item , payment part cash , part Acorns . |
| 19 | As always , Greta was prepared to take up the challenge ( ‘ We might put pressure on the War Office at this end ’ ) , but was forestalled by an offer from another direction . |
| 20 | However , her future as a concert pianist was forestalled by an injury to her left hand and she then began her life 's work of promoting musical appreciation . |
| 21 | Callaghan 's in Maghull was devastated by an explosion in the early hours of this morning . |
| 22 | The trophy was designed by an artist , Edmund Cotterill , and made by Garrard of London at a cost of £1,775 . |
| 23 | His resistance was stiffened by an alliance with Geoffrey de Rancon . |
| 24 | He recognised no social barriers when making friends and was surrounded by an army of spongers . |
| 25 | As day dawned a thick pall of acrid smoke hung over the riot-torn prison which was surrounded by an army of police , fire and ambulance officers . |
| 26 | Now , in his early thirties , he was surrounded by an aura of such vital confidence that she was sure it attracted a positive response from anyone within his orbit . |
| 27 | It was surrounded by an undergrowth of tangled bushes and trees . |
| 28 | In a report last summer , Mr Wohl said the market was dominated by an atmosphere of violence and extortion that significantly increased the retail price of fish in the city . |
| 29 | The Nikol'sk Soviet was dominated by an ex-merchant , who was chairman . |
| 30 | The plan was carried by an alliance of Liberal Democrat councillors and the breakaway Liverpool Labour Councillors group . |