Example sentences of "he [verb] be [verb] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | The kinds of errors he made are illustrated by these responses : |
| 2 | Every move he made was duplicated by the rest of the shoal at exactly the same speed and with absolute precision . |
| 3 | Meanings he argued are created by differences . |
| 4 | Moreover , he noticed an electric lighting cable passing over the wall to an adjoining house , which he found was occupied by a senior official . |
| 5 | What I am trying to do is identify genetic potential long before the birth of the infant , and therefore long before he has been affected by his environment . |
| 6 | He has been affected by hamstring problems twice since joining us . |
| 7 | But in all cases he has been stopped by diocesan authorities as the centres are outside his parish . |
| 8 | It seems to have been working — up to a point at least — and even members of the opposition Popular Front agree that he has been accepted by many Moldavians . |
| 9 | He has been threatened by gangs , his fences have been cut , his ewes scattered . |
| 10 | ( 2 ) In sections 173 , 174 and 176 above , the expression ‘ approved duty ’ , in relation to a member of a body , means any of the following duties , that is to say — ( a ) attendance at a meeting of the body , or of any of its committees or sub-committees ; ( b ) the doing of any other thing approved by the body , or anything of a class so approved , for the purpose of , or in connection with , the discharge of the functions of the body , or of any of its committees or sub-committees ; , ( c ) where , in pursuance of a duty imposed on or a power granted to the body by any enactment or instrument ( including a Royal Charter ) , he has been appointed by or on the nomination of the body to be a member of some other body prescribed for the purpose of this paragraph ( whether or not that other body falls within any of paragraphs ( ab ) to ( f ) of subsection ( 1 ) above ) , the doing of anything as a member of that other body for the purpose of , or in connection with , the discharge of the functions of that other body . |
| 11 | The way he has been treated by Kinnock has infuriated me , and Labour 's failure to adopt strong gay policies is disastrous . |
| 12 | If the NRPB gets the contract to conduct the survey , Reissland wants to compare death rates among servicemen and scientists present during the tests with records of their individual exposure to radiation — as recorded by the film badges which , he has been assured by the MoD , all those present wore . |
| 13 | The German academics very prudently ignored him for forty years ; but lately , to the disgrace of Germany , he has been discovered by an English critic . |
| 14 | ‘ I think Neville Southall has been the best goalkeeper in England for a long time , but now he has been joined by others like David Seaman , Tony Coton and Chris Woods . |
| 15 | He has been joined by Harwich MP Iain Sproat and Lord Braybrooke , the Lord Lieutenant of Essex . |
| 16 | He has lost twice , to Michael Watson and Eubank , but at the increased poundage he has been extended by Sugar Boy Malinga and Lenzie Morgan . |
| 17 | He has been wanted by a string of clubs , including Manchester United , who last season saw Pearce as the final piece in a title jigsaw . |
| 18 | There is no reason , and he declines the verbal advice he has been given by his Inspector , so this has now become an ‘ order ’ . |
| 19 | Silva , who went on to make a 30-footer for an eagle at the second , insists that the confidence he has been given by Mansell 's support has counted for as much , if not more , than the money . |
| 20 | He has been seen by many vets , and a dermatologist , who have prescribed a range of treatments including antibiotics and anti-inflammatories . |
| 21 | He has been seen by the police surgeon who certified him fit to be detained . |
| 22 | Since then he has been seen by the right-wing as Maggie 's prince-in-waiting , but his skill has been that he has remained very much in favour with the Major Government where his ability and amiability won him respect . |
| 23 | But he has been influenced by Old Masters . |
| 24 | But as a fiercely-contested clash ended in a 2-1 defeat , sealed by substitute Mark Walters in a thrilling finale , he found he has been replaced by his successor Graeme Souness as king in the affections of the Anfield faithful . |
| 25 | He has been replaced by Tim Wakelin , former area manager for Whitbread on the South Coast . |
| 26 | He has been replaced by Muriel Dunbar as Acting Assistant Director ( National Certificate Unit ) . |
| 27 | Pity the way that he has been touched by faith within our local community . |
| 28 | He has been goaded by the obstacles to expansion and the punishing VAT rate of 18.6 per cent that is imposed on imports in his own country . |
| 29 | He has been supported by members of the Birmingham Six and Guildford Four , whose cases he fought . |
| 30 | One BGS officer is in post and he has been supported by a consultant editor . |