Example sentences of "he was [verb] [adv prt] by the " in BNC.
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1 | The Bishop 's resignation was announced at a Press Conference held at the Cathedral , when a statement by him was read out by the Diocesan spokesman . |
2 | However , when Bernard applied for planning permission to build a factory on the site he was turned down by the local highways department . |
3 | He was turned down by the " Goldsmith Libel Fund " , an eccentric exercise in philanthropy which bankrolls plaintiffs of conservative persuasion ( notably Tory MPs ) who bring libel actions against media organisations perceived as left-wing ( eg the BBC ) . |
4 | Look at Ben Hogan , a legend and a perfectionist who gave up the game when he was struck down by the dreaded ‘ yips ’ . |
5 | While there he was called up by the England squad when the touring team ran into injury trouble last summer . |
6 | While there he was called up by the England squad when the touring team ran into injury trouble last summer . |
7 | Recently he was called up by the Customs and Excise about 20 videos ( mostly tapes from TV ) a friend had sent him from America . |
8 | He was kneeling down by the wall holding out his hand to me . |
9 | He was boxed in by the final stupidity of total bureaucracy , reduced to a mere cypher in a computer which had been programmed to ignore him . |
10 | Like many of his contemporaries he was bowled over by the charismatic personality of Eleutherios Venizelos , the Greek politician . |
11 | He was a radical and five times the Mayor of Bedford , remaining on the council until 1892 , when he was voted out by the Conservatives ( who expressed personal regret ) . |
12 | When Keating painted in the style of Palmer , he was picked up by the Fraud Squad . |
13 | Thakin Thein Pe made his way out to India where he received scant encouragement until he was taken up by the cloak-and-dagger organisation , Force 136 , which was desperately trying to justify its mysterious and expensive existence . |
14 | Until he was taken up by the Princesse Mathilde . |
15 | He was found down by the river this morning and he 'd been dead since midnight or before . ’ |
16 | JAMES COOK 'S defence of the European super-middleweight title lasted just 40 seconds as he was knocked out by the undefeated Franck Nicotra , of France , in Vitrolles last night . |
17 | In 1572 he was brought in by the musician , Alfonso Ferrabosco [ q.v. ] , to design the tournament staged to greet the French embassy in June of that year . |