Example sentences of "[vb pp] by someone [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It could have been added by someone in the scullery , ’ said James , rushing to the defence of Alfred . |
| 2 | The edition of the Selected Essays , which I had picked up in Cairo during the war after my copy had been pinched by someone in the Foreign Service ( whose identity is known to me ) , had a pleasant silk binding , but the paper was of the colour and of the dryness of a tobacco plant . |
| 3 | It 's not known with any degree of certainty , erm , there was some indication by someone writing at the end of the last century , that it was written by someone in the time of the Queen Elizabeth , hence , perhaps it was God Save The Queen . |
| 4 | She turned the heavy , white porcelain door knob and pushed gently , then switched off the torch in case she was seen by someone at the back of the house , and entered the bedroom . |
| 5 | Perhaps they are at their most dangerous when possessed by someone with the gift of persuasive speech and power and influence . |
| 6 | In a haulage firm it is prudent to make sure that everyone knows who does in fact have permission to drive ; this avoids the problems which arise if a vehicle driven by someone in the firm without authority is involved in an accident . |
| 7 | Johnny Giles commentating on the game expressed the view , expressed by someone on the list recently , that he is only a fair weather player . |
| 8 | L.G. said it must have been sent by someone in the audience who could write shorthand . |
| 9 | ‘ Mr Marr was certainly killed by someone in the sense that his neck was broken and the doctor does n't think it could have been accidental . |
| 10 | ‘ He 's still working on the theory that they were killed by someone from the neighbourhood who resented them and their prosperity . ’ |
| 11 | The words must be uttered by someone with the necessary authority , in a country in which there is a death penalty , to a person who has been convicted of a particular crime ; they must be spoken , not written , at the right time ( at the end of a trial ) and in the right place ( in court ) . |
| 12 | In practice it means that the keynote lecture will be given by someone from the New World . |
| 13 | They met again in February to hear an address given by someone from the Scottish Temperance League , and in Ballygrant in March when the Chairman gave an address in the Gaelic ; seven more joined . |
| 14 | They met again in February to hear an address given by someone from the Scottish Temperance League , and in Ballygrant in March when the Chairman gave an address in the Gaelic ; seven more joined . |
| 15 | The day would typically begin with a discussion on internal communications , followed by a talk given by someone in the diocese who is involved in the media . |