Example sentences of "he [was/were] [verb] by an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly he was apprehended by an irate Scout master who took a dim view of being woken at such an hour . |
| 2 | Only today , a man was killed when he was hit by an automatic crane at the Black and Decker distribution warehouse in Northampton . |
| 3 | This incident of late fifth-century history is not trivial : Lykophron 's own tyranny did not last long ; he was opposed by an old-style dynastes ( Diod. xiv.82 ) , Medius of Larisa . |
| 4 | He was assisted by an Imperial Council consisting of Giraud and four Vichy-appointed officials . |
| 5 | That morning he 'd had an hour at a training centre ( ’ not just a fleeting photo opportunity ’ ) ; in the street he was collared by an elderly chap about the price of Guinness and tried in vain to stick a Vote For Me sticker on a recalcitrant toddler . |
| 6 | But he was confronted by an ecstatic welcome from his mother , who was waiting for him on the doorstep . |
| 7 | One folk tale about Johnson suggested he was protected by an extraordinary power . |
| 8 | Eventually he was backed by an extraordinary meeting of every party member , but not before he 'd become the best known candidate in the country . |
| 9 | He was about to ask her what in the world she was doing in the East End when he was reproached by an angry Sally-Anne . |
| 10 | When the Bohemian king , Wenceslas IV , heard of the revolt , he was seized by an epileptic fit and died a few days later . |
| 11 | Making a preparatory tour of his advanced troops on a pony , he was spotted by an English patrol . |
| 12 | On another occasion he was spotted by an opposing Derby County player lying drunk in the street the night before an important league match , a scene that he repeated on several occasions in London 's late-night jazz clubs . |
| 13 | His eyes were so bright they glowed beneath the sea , and when he moved he was preceded by an evil-smelling fog on the surface of the waves . |
| 14 | As a child , he was driven by an insatiable curiosity and showed an awesome gift for sorcery . |
| 15 | In Plymouth , Ricky Maule , six , underwent plastic surgery after he was attacked by an unknown dog while playing in the street . |
| 16 | He was rescued by an Egyptian princess . |
| 17 | Every few years he was rediscovered by an enthusiastic critic or gallery owner , although the success never gelled . |
| 18 | Shortly after falling into bed , he was awakened by an urgent voice in his ear , ‘ Richard . |