Example sentences of "they [be] [verb] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean how have they been seen by local mu community ? |
| 2 | Those in the Conservative Party who were outraged by her dismissal and the way in which it was effected have not forgotten — nor have they been reassured by the motions of the administration . |
| 3 | How far have they been influenced by the recent developments in the economic analysis ? |
| 4 | Their imprimatur also gave the elements which could be interpreted as letting the auditors off the hook , such as the question of lessening liability exposure , more credibility than would otherwise have happened had they been drafted by auditors . |
| 5 | Some would argue , of course , that the reason why people still strongly prefer extra income over extra leisure is because they are manipulated by business interests or the ethos of a capitalist society . |
| 6 | They are brutalised by the hard and constant struggle to survive . |
| 7 | In particular they are favoured by Wood Warblers and the dwindling Sussex population of Redstarts . |
| 8 | Darwinian , genetical evolution takes place because genes are passed on from one generation to the next , and if some genes build better bodies than others , they are favoured by natural selection , become commoner , and evolutionary change will take place . |
| 9 | Sadly , they are vitiated by technical problems . |
| 10 | They are worn by our guests . |
| 11 | They are understood by the ability of the imagination ( Rachel 's servant , Bilhah ) to relate these emotions to anticipation of the joys of heaven and pains of hell , and helped by the practice of self-discipline , abstinence and patience in the desires of sensuality ( Zilpah , Leah 's servant ) . |
| 12 | They are typified by the relations whose extended statement consists in a machine table , or flow chart , or computer programme . |
| 13 | Perhaps their essence is more difficult to grasp because they are perceived by customers in entirely different roles , depending on the customer — for example , as friend , wine expert or simple emissary of the kitchen . |
| 14 | Improvements to animal welfare and the environment can only come about if they are perceived by us to have added value , and this means that the animals must continue to work for their living and we must accept the short-term economic consequences of working towards explainable , more humane , agriculture . |
| 15 | It 's easy to look at these young hooligans on the street , as they are perceived by so many , without understanding why they are like it , and I think it would help everyone to understand , and maybe we could have some action to work towards supplying the need for these youngsters , because I belief if something could be done for them when they 're sixteen and just starting out on this erm sort of sub-culture life that they get into so quickly , if people could give them maximum help at this stage then they could grow into being responsible erm satisfied adults . |
| 16 | Opium farmers ' income is tiny compared with Pakistan 's drug barons and owners of heroin laboratories , and they are regarded by many as the impoverished , innocent end of the country 's narcotics business . |
| 17 | The lamps with krypton save energy so they are regarded by the lighting industry as ‘ first choice ’ . |
| 18 | They are regarded by many employers ' associations ( although lacking official recognition ) as a means of encouraging greater stability in shopfloor relations . |
| 19 | They are manufactured by the Contassium Company of Putney , south-west London , and several other companies in Britain . |
| 20 | They are overseen by Tennis Director , former Davis and Kings Cup player , Robin Drysdale , who has a compliment of 10 coaches under his wing . |
| 21 | They are headed by Dr Alf Game who until recently was in the Engineering Division at SERC . |
| 22 | This study is concerned with the initial stages of children 's language acquisition , when they are speaking by using only one word at a time . |
| 23 | ACET is a church-based organisation whose primary concern is practical care rather than counselling , and so these areas are only covered if they are raised by our clients . |
| 24 | They are raised by a separate arm of government — Customs and Excise . |
| 25 | They are fascinated by it and she is picking up French fast , compensating for five months out of school . |
| 26 | They are fascinated by , addicted to an in love with the thinking machine . |
| 27 | ( 2 ) Byelaws made under subsection ( 1 ) above shall not have effect until they are confirmed by the Secretary of State , and the provisions of subsections ( 4 ) to ( 12 ) and ( 15 ) of section 202 of the Local Government ( Scotland ) Act 1973 and of section 204 of that Act shall , with any necessary modifications , apply in relation to byelaws to be made or made under this section as they apply in relation to byelaws to be made or made under that Act . |
| 28 | Although procedurally they are selected by the appointments secretary at Downing Street , in practice the Queen is asked for her informal approval before a nomination is made : the prime minister 's private secretary writes to the Queen 's private secretary saying ‘ the |
| 29 | They are selected by typing the corresponding integer and RETURN . |
| 30 | A sale of goods is not prevented from being a sale by description by reason only that , being exposed for sale or hire , they are selected by the buyer . ’ |