Example sentences of "are [verb] by a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who will pay compensation if one operators ' trains are delayed by a breakdown of a train by another operator ? |
| 2 | At this time of year , the twigs , branches and tree trunks are emphasized by a fall of snow , with a reflection in the stream beneath . |
| 3 | The Police Complaints Authority may direct that disciplinary charges are heard by a tribunal rather than by a chief officer sitting alone . |
| 4 | Taking the Gaussian coordinates to be at y we assert that the coordinates for which eqn ( 6.16 ) holds are given by a transformation where the are some constants . |
| 5 | Anti-virus duties are undertaken by a version of Central Point Anti-Virus , one of the better US anti-virus products . |
| 6 | Cobbled streets with gabled houses are criss-crossed by a network of tree-lined waterways linked by more than 50 arched bridges ( which is how the city got is name ) . |
| 7 | particles are stopped by a sheet of paper and have a range of only a few centimetres in the air . |
| 8 | particles are stopped by a sheet of aluminium and a have a range of a few metres in the air . |
| 9 | All other teams are instantly relagated to shiteball teams and have no say in what they do or if they are honoured by an invitation from the team of the universe to play them then the scum also have the right to select the opposition team and to decide on the appropriate scoreline before the match begins . |
| 10 | ‘ Relations of domination are sustained by a mobilization of meaning ’ largely , one must assume , via the media . |
| 11 | Our natural impulses towards mountains , waves , forests , and flowers may be less overt than those attaching to animals and other people but they are sustained by a fascination all their own . |
| 12 | Many vulnerable elderly people , particularly those living alone are sustained by a network of friends , neighbours and more distant family calling briefly on a regular or irregular basis . |
| 13 | The stones weigh 50 to 500 g ( 1.8 to 18 oz ) and are propelled by a flick of the neck . |
| 14 | We are joined by a couple of first-timers , a camp psychiatrist called Dave and his partner , Andrene , a social work student . |
| 15 | The nodes are joined by a variety of links that represent the different relations between concepts such as set membership , set inclusion , part-whole , property attribution , etc . |
| 16 | Oz and Pommieland may be half a world apart in distance , but we are joined by a bond of friendship which ignores the distance between us . |
| 17 | The Church , Wall Street , and Industry are joined by a network of telephone lines , forming a remorsely inhuman environment . |
| 18 | The analyses are limited by a number of constraints . |
| 19 | Two years ago , such farms were told to be self-sustaining , self- financing , many state subsidies were withdrawn , yet here today they 're still working to a central plan which dictates how much they produce and how much they 're paid for it , so decades of mismanagement are compounded by a lack of funds . |
| 20 | Right Inset : The divots of St Andrews are filled by a team of old age pensioners . |
| 21 | One method of avoiding the operation of the rule is to reverse the order of the two parts of the clause so that the general words are placed first and the list of specific items are prefaced by a phrase like " for example " , or " without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing " , or " such as " . |
| 22 | They are swivelled by a handwheel in the control cabin to steer the craft at low speeds . |
| 23 | and the ideas are formulated by a process of osmosis . |
| 24 | Moreover those three reeds are guarded by a witch whose life will end when they are cut down . |
| 25 | Soon after birth your baby 's eyes are checked by a paediatrician . |
| 26 | As shown in Fig. 9.5 terraces are formed by a head of rejuvenation receding up a river and causing the river to become entrenched in its earlier valley floor . |
| 27 | Of the many curves that have been explored by mathematicians , the roulettes are formed by a curve rolling along another , fixed curve and are fundamental to mechanics . |
| 28 | This sort of twisted ply , of which there are many examples , finds a close analogy in some of the well known ( cholesterolic ) liquid crystals and has led some scientists , notably Dr Charles Neville of the University of Bristol , to believe that they are formed by a process of direct self-assembly . |
| 29 | Following on from last year 's 20 per cent cut in rates charged by the Export Credit Guarantees Department , rates are to fall by an average of 7.5 per cent . |
| 30 | Regular shrimpers use home-made nets , which can be two metres across , and are distinguished by a strip of wood that digs into the sand as you push . |