Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pron] [be] [verb] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said , ‘ Harvey thinks I am employed by Midwinter to check up on him ? ’ |
| 2 | Fairfax says she was killed by the Germans . |
| 3 | • The mayor of Phoenix said he was encouraged by the positive response to the grand prix from the city . |
| 4 | Radio Cleveland broadcaster Alan Wright said he was overwhelmed by the response when he raised the case of a Redcar man who had to call the police to get rid of Sure Style salesmen . |
| 5 | Mr Lang said he was encouraged by the interest in helping to run trusts which had allowed the base of selection to be broadened . |
| 6 | Mirroring the HP tactic , DEC says it was influenced by the overwhelming success of HP 's X-terminal and PA RISC workstation combination , however , DEC hopes to move X-terminals as alternatives to character terminals in large systems , rather than rely on sales through workstation set-ups . |
| 7 | Pat Keen says she was invited by the members of the Yoga class she attends to teach them Medau while the teacher was away . |
| 8 | Polar explorer Robert Swan said he was humbled by Michael 's example . |
| 9 | His daughter Diane Perry said she was rung by her husband from work after he 'd heard it on the radio . |
| 10 | Danny Brady says he was threatened by a gang who then dumped all his belongings in the street . |
| 11 | Coun Fishwick said she was overwhelmed by the enthusiasm shown by all the children who entered , and the two chosen were a credit to Darlington . |
| 12 | A Home office pathologist Professor Bernard Knight said he was killed by the effects of inhaling smoke . |
| 13 | Indeed , it is submitted that the reasoning in Schroeder 's case was based on public policy and Lord Diplock explained what was meant by public policy . |
| 14 | Bateman claims he was told by Wessex Home Care he had to be licensed by his local authority , even though no such licence is required . |
| 15 | Ruth hated the way Anna let herself be dominated by this selfish boy . |
| 16 | In interviews , Gedge said he was fascinated by the downside of Best 's character ; the flaws in his make-up that led him to skip training session and stay in discotheques ( as they were then called ) for hours after he had officially opened them . |
| 17 | Mr Sweeney said it was decided by a vote that he should be told the meeting wanted him to reconsider his decision . |
| 18 | Malcolm Kennedy claims he was framed by police . |
| 19 | ‘ Coun Garvey alleges he was attacked by Coun Carr and sustained actual bodily harm . ’ |
| 20 | Both the ruling itself and the judicial reasoning adopted by the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords exemplify what is meant by the politics of the judiciary . |
| 21 | Former Grand Prix Formula One team chief Lord Hesketh said he was devastated by Hunt 's death . |
| 22 | Mr de Klerk said he was overwhelmed by the award . |
| 23 | One folk tale about Johnson suggested he was protected by an extraordinary power . |
| 24 | Müller says he was hit by a train ! ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Coun Carr alleges he was attacked by Coun Garvey and sustained actual bodily harm . |
| 26 | Now , she and another veteran poppy seller , Brenda Maudsley , 78 , of Bowring Parkhave themselves been remembered by the British Legion in Liverpool . |
| 27 | She stays behind while Vicki goes to replenish the water bottles , but when the girl returns to the ship Barbara notices her being pursued by the sand creature . |
| 28 | A report on Radio Bangladesh on Jan. 18 claimed that over 60,000 Rohingya refugees had entered Bangladesh to escape what was considered by observers to be an exceptionally brutal assault on a largely defenceless civilian population . |
| 29 | The FLNC had itself been denounced by rival movements , Resistenza , Accolta Naziunali Corsa ( ANC ) and the Union du Peuple Corse ( UPC ) , over its imposition of a " revolution tax " extorted from companies and wealthy individuals . |
| 30 | Savage said he was rescued by members of the militant Pan Africanist Congress and army soldiers after he was attacked when he stopped to help children caught up in unrest between striking taxi drivers and police . |