Example sentences of "was met by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stepping from the middle car , Sir Edward Heath was met by the Regional Council 's convenor , Eric Milligan . |
| 2 | This was met by the loudest burst of approval yet , followed by warm and sustained applause . |
| 3 | The journey by train from Cambridge to Lincoln was tedious , involving several changes , and on arrival I was met by the usual RAF truck for the half hour 's run into Binbrook village and from there up the steep hill to the RAF Station on its plateau above the low lying plains . |
| 4 | Most of the cost was met by the wealthy Congregationalist , Abel Buckley , who had been the MP for Prestwich Division in the Home Rule Parliament of 1885 . |
| 5 | He had certainly been paid one by Grunte over and above his salary , which was met by the local Tory Association . |
| 6 | The Queen flew into Lanacka Airport and was met by the Greek Cypriot President , Mr Clarides . |
| 7 | He was met by the angry governess , who had waited up late . |