Example sentences of "[noun] they [vb past] be [vb pp] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the characters they met are portrayed by Minton in the book . |
| 2 | The institutions and arrangements they built were driven by an idea of multilateralism . |
| 3 | The crew had one last night with their families , and the opportunity to share with them some of the advance they had been given by Yong . |
| 4 | For part of the trip in a flat bed truck they 'd been acompanied by armed guards , but no-one had told them why . |
| 5 | The relief they felt was emphasised by the way Gustafsson 's team-mates jumped on to the court , picked him up and tossed him high in the air in celebration at the end . |
| 6 | Christie slashed her own thighs with the knife and told police they had been attacked by a mystery man . |
| 7 | Rumours about them had circulated for several years but this was the first time they had been linked by a named source — former US ambassador Lewis Fields . |
| 8 | Every step they took was dogged by police officers . |