Example sentences of "and were [verb] by [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But such remarks were commonplace and were made by ardent church reformers as often as by anyone else . |
| 2 | The double saloon doors had very rounded outer corners and were surmounted by large lintel boards with ventilation slits . |
| 3 | LABOUR Euro-rebels ducked a showdown with party leader John Smith last night — and were blasted by left-wing MP Dennis Skinner . |
| 4 | Then the ‘ Empire ’ roller bearings evidently did not live up to expectations and were replaced by plain axle boxes . |
| 5 | But they were left ruing missed opportunities and were frustrated by fine goalkeeping from Mark Taylor . |
| 6 | These appear to have grown at the edge of the platform and were surrounded by oolitic sand shoals ( Peryt et al . |