Example sentences of "[Wh pn] be [adv] [verb] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it happens , the supreme masters of ‘ golden age ’ polyphony toward the latter part of the century , when Italian innovators were making even bolder experiments with word-carrying music , were an Italian , Palestrina , an Italianized Spaniard , and — more affected by humanism — an Italianized Fleming , who are widely known by Italianized forms of their names , ‘ Vittoria ’ and ‘ Orlando di Lasso ’ . |
| 2 | It is only the American buyers who are now attracted by genuine objets d'art , they are the only ones who understand their true worth and what kind of reflection is that upon us ? |
| 3 | He said , I suppose there are people who are purely moved by great art . |
| 4 | They are women who have learnt to defend themselves , who are directly affected by central and local government policies , price speculation and the economic situation of the country . |
| 5 | He mentions the issue of justice , ‘ Oh , there were many here who were justly shot by unjust men . |
| 6 | But none of them , it is widely acknowledged , has the talent , flair or business acumen of ‘ Mister ’ John who is variously described by senior Littlewoods executives as ‘ a genius ’ , ‘ unique ’ and ‘ the most significant pre-War businessman still alive . ’ |
| 7 | The administration consists of an executive President who is directly elected by universal adult suffrage for a five-year term , and who appoints and presides over a Council of Ministers . |
| 8 | The Constitution provides for an executive President who is directly elected by universal suffrage for a five-year term , and who appoints and presides over a Council of Ministers . |
| 9 | Material obtained in such circumstances inevitably contains the seeds of a special inside knowledge , avoiding problems described by Liebow ( 1967 : 232–56 ) , who was still separated by cognitive barriers while pursuing research in what was ostensibly his own society , and who found an insider 's language , education , and ‘ social membership ’ all helped to retain boundaries he was unable to penetrate . |