Example sentences of "[was/were] bear [adv prt] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That amateurism was both a code of ethics and a system of status was borne out by the fact that ‘ amateur ’ was often used in conjunction with ‘ gentleman ’ . |
| 2 | This was borne out by the very subjective observation that no used fertiliser bags were noted anywhere in the Auvergne uplands whereas such discarded litter is commonplace in the Welsh uplands ( unless French farmers are innately tidier ! ) . |
| 3 | This belief was borne out by the following facts : |
| 4 | The Greek Government considered that that view was borne out by the fact that the Community legislation on the fishing industry referred to vessels ‘ flying the flag of a member state ’ or ‘ registered in a member state ’ and regarded those concepts as having been defined by the laws of the member states . |
| 5 | That was borne out by the census that was taken in April , in rather warmer weather . |
| 6 | This was borne out by the tests on ‘ bootiful ’ Norfolk turkeys which needed an hour at half microwave power to cook right through without drying the breast meat . |