Example sentences of "he [was/were] [verb] by [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if he were propelled by such categorical imperative to fail , he could not reek loveableness out of every pore … |
| 2 | He was joined by several other children , but there was no sign of the Post Office boy anywhere . |
| 3 | He was joined by several other people who assisted the Cheetah pilot from his aircraft . |
| 4 | A senior police officer was reported as saying that ‘ we believe he was influenced by some blue videos he had seen ’ . |
| 5 | He , surprisingly enough , was comparatively sober , which means he was drunk by any ordinary standards , but by the very gauge he had set himself over the years , he might be called a pillar of sobriety — and grumpy with it . |
| 6 | He was answered by another loud sob and a gesture towards the untidy parcel which she had brought in . |
| 7 | The 23-year-old Glaswegian acknowledged that he was beaten by another big server . |
| 8 | The 23-year-old Glaswegian acknowledged that he was beaten by another big server . |
| 9 | During his tenure he was accused by many civil rights groups of not being sufficiently conscientious in enforcing anti-discrimination legislation . |
| 10 | He was attracted by some bright red berries on a bush . |
| 11 | The couple was first drawn to the work of Magritte by the high regard in which he was held by another great Surrealist , Marcel Duchamp , and by Julian Levy and Alexander Iolas . |
| 12 | He was the only dangerous looking player … must be why he was substituted by that other regular England failure , Wright . |