Example sentences of "[verb] by [art] [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ No more chocolate , thanks , ’ she said again , then stared down at the topaz surrounded by a cluster of diamonds which Vitor had slid on to the third finger of her left hand . |
| 32 | Where a policeman is surrounded by a group of youths , one of whom he is attempting to pacify or arrest , and the youth uses language such that the policeman is or feels threatened , it is submitted that an offence is committed . |
| 33 | At the end of the evening Surkov was surrounded by a group of admirers soliciting autographs , and he shouted at us to go on back to the hotel , he would join us in a while . |
| 34 | Soon she was surrounded by a mound of gifts , ranging from an expensive sweater from her parents to a small packet of sweets from her youngest nephew . |
| 35 | No one moving , not a man nor a woman , not a car or a motor bike , not even a dog barking under the sickle moon which shone in an opalescent sky surrounded by a diadem of stars . |
| 36 | The subject is now surrounded by a multitude of objects from which only a few can be selected and invested with a sense of self , but Simmel argues that : ‘ our freedom is crippled if we deal with objects that our ego can not assimilate ’ ( 1978 : 462 ) . |
| 37 | He recognised no social barriers when making friends and was surrounded by an army of spongers . |
| 38 | As day dawned a thick pall of acrid smoke hung over the riot-torn prison which was surrounded by an army of police , fire and ambulance officers . |
| 39 | The apartments are surrounded by an abundance of bars and restaurants and a ten to fifteen minute walk will take you into the town centre and the nightlife . |
| 40 | I see her walking with the bride to her new village , being teased by the escort of girls . |
| 41 | She frequently made use of Coptic craftsmen and one of them , a leather-worker , who had been repairing a handbag she was particularly fond of , was bringing it to her flat with his small son when he was attacked by a gang of youths . |
| 42 | A MAN who was attacked by a gang of thugs wielding iron bars and baseball bats in Glasgow city centre at the weekend yesterday left Stobhill Hospital after undergoing an operation to a serious facial wound . |
| 43 | His grandfather had been a British general in the Indian Army but Robert had been fatherless from the age of seven when his father was attacked by a gang of hooligans in Fleet Street , London , and died shortly afterwards . |
| 44 | ‘ Or attacked by a plague of locusts ? ’ |
| 45 | Pauline , the highlight of whose round was the eagle with which she followed a wind-tossed triple-bogey at the 12th , brought news of how she had been attacked by a couple of bitches . |
| 46 | A 15-year-old boy was attacked by a group of youths and robbed of a gold chain in the Smith 's Dock Park area of Middlesbrough . |
| 47 | She was attacked by a group of Asians while out shopping in South London earlier this year . |
| 48 | He went to answer it and the next thing he knew he was being attacked by a group of men . |
| 49 | The problem of male violence against women has been attacked by the provision of refuges for battered women to facilitate their escape from violent men , and rape-crisis lines to help women who have been sexually attacked . |
| 50 | Except when prevented by medical reasons or other sufficient cause , candidates who fail to present themselves for an examination , or to submit cumulative or other forms of assessment work by the due date , shall be deemed by the board of examiners to have failed in that examination or assessment . |
| 51 | The club 's financial performance has been shattered by the incurring of revenues expenditure approaching £1 million over a two-year period to make good various defects , including gas leaks , to the new Bedser Stand and Ken Barrington Centre . |
| 52 | Baldwin was cautious about the longer-term measures , and was constantly attracted by a lengthening of hours in order to assuage the sharpness of the wages conflict . |
| 53 | As we swung past the farm , the farmer , no doubt attracted by the sound of bagpipes , was standing at the entrance to his farm , a bewildered look on his face . |
| 54 | Outside on the street a crowd had gathered , no doubt attracted by the sound of bagpipes . |
| 55 | A DUCK Race , organised by a group of members , made £220 for the building fund of the Welsh Congregational Chapel , Newtown . |
| 56 | These are organised by a team of do-gooders called Annabel Cardigan-Fitzbaddely and Camilla Courtenay-Biggins . |
| 57 | The gathering , organised by the Union of Officers under Col Sviatcheslav Terekhov ( ret ) , declared Grachev responsible for dismantling the country 's defences , allowing the break-up of the armed forces , and betraying national interests . |
| 58 | THE Duchess of Westminster will open the annual fete on June 24 organised by the league of friends of the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital at Gobowen . |
| 59 | This publication is the final report of a seminar organised by the Association of Researchers in Voluntary Action and Community Involvement ( ARVAC ) and hosted by the Voluntary Services Unit at the Home Office in November 1990 . |
| 60 | Thomas Kren , editor Margaret of York , Simon Marmion and ‘ The Visions of Tondal ’ papers delivered at a symposium organised by the Department of Manuscripts of the J. Paul Getty Museum in collaboration with the Huntington Library and Art Collections , 21–24 June 1990 ( The J. Paul Getty Museum , Malibu , 1992 ) 272pp. 261 b/w ills . |