Example sentences of "their [noun] [be] [vb pp] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In short , their transgression was motivated by false consciousness . |
| 2 | It would be helpful if responses could indicate the extent to which their views are influenced by conceptual issues , practicality or the desirability of international harmonisation of accounting requirements . |
| 3 | Marines backed by units of the French Foreign Legion took control of much of Mogadishu during Dec. 9 , seizing weapons , although their operations were encumbered by curious crowds and reporters . |
| 4 | However , unless the pond is clear , the darker colour of the Orfe will not be seen , with their presence being shown by occasional splashes on the surface at feeding time . |
| 5 | Long after the Oklo reactors cooled , their products were disturbed by geological events . |
| 6 | It is essential that these structures and their activities be inspired by genuine love for the church ’ . |
| 7 | These suggest unsteadiness and imbalance ; brittle textures and hard yellow-greens evoke the dazzling clear-cut light of reason , but their surfaces are marred by thin wounds and blemishes which , camouflage by the paint 's substance , present an insidious challenge to the perfect symmetry of composition . |
| 8 | But when non-performing songwriters became successful , with their songs being recorded by major artists , and used in films or as TV commercials , then the need for a manager often becomes more pressing . |
| 9 | Many older disabled people feel that their independence is threatened by physical and/or personal changes associated with ageing . |
| 10 | Clearly , it is far less problematic for the teachers involved if they each take full responsibility for separate groups of children and work independently — especially when their independence is underlined by physical separateness . |
| 11 | In every case , their work is illustrated by important historical material among which is Bruce Nauman 's ‘ Neon templates of the left half of my body taken at ten inch intervals ’ , a large felt work by Robert Morris , the Fibonacci igloo of Mario Merz and major works by Joseph Beuys , Marcel Broodthaers , Luciano Fabro , Eva Hesse and Robert Smithson . |
| 12 | Delamont and Galton ( 1987 ) think that arts teachers may be attempting to overcome the low esteem in which their work is held by other teachers by adopting even more rigorous practices of pupil work assignment and evaluation than is to be observed in the practices of teachers in other areas of study thereby establishing their academic credibility . |
| 13 | How is the health visitor 's role perceived within the primary health care team , and what approach to their work is taken by medical colleagues working with the neighbourhood nursing team ? |
| 14 | In the 1970s and 1980s their work was dominated by statutory duties toward the care of children . |
| 15 | The birds were often marched from there ( a distance of more than 100 miles ) to be sold at London markets and , as it was such a lengthy journey , their feet were protected by small , leather boots , or with a coating of tar . |
| 16 | Their lives are ruled by improbable fictions : |
| 17 | Difficulties have arisen as to whether letters written to Ministers by M.P.s in the course of their duties are covered by absolute privilege . |
| 18 | inspectors , when their help is sought by head teachers , give high priority to improving the effectiveness of heads of department |
| 19 | ‘ Athetoid ’ children find that their movements are hindered by unintentional and uncontrollable movements , and ‘ ataxic ’ children find that they can not generally control their muscles well . |
| 20 | Their deployment was accompanied by bizarre , often bloody encounters between Indonesians and Japanese garrisons . |
| 21 | The people who voted for what are called ‘ extremist ’ and ‘ fascist ’ parties in France and Germany seem to have mostly done so , however mistakenly , for one reason only : fear that the stability of their countries is threatened by unassimilable immigrants and bogus ‘ asylum-seekers ’ . |
| 22 | Their graves were tended by surviving relatives in much the same way that they looked after the house of an absent friend . |
| 23 | Despite the urgent desire of some of the smaller Gulf states to return to a 1950s world where their security was assured by British soldiers , the foreign secretary , Douglas Hurd , is determined that there will be no return to an ‘ East of Suez ’ policy . |
| 24 | This has resulted in a pressure on general practitioners to admit more patients , an increased pressure on CCUs , and patients being discharged from hospital earlier , both because they are healthier sooner due to thrombolysis , and also because their beds are needed by new arrivals . |
| 25 | The eyes of predators are finely tuned to the slightest movement , but are less well equipped to distinguish static shapes , especially if their outlines are blurred by broken patterning or by foliage cover . |
| 26 | Their content is determined by cultural considerations , rather than natural facts . |
| 27 | It seems clear that , no matter how those at risk may be identified and quantified , social workers will , in practice , increasingly want to ensure that their actions are directed by legislative requirements , both as protection for themselves and as a means of pointing to at least some external criteria for the validity of the protective actions taken in respect of children . |
| 28 | All these workers gave their time and labour freely , their efforts being supported by other citizens who hauled stone and earth at every available opportunity . |
| 29 | The Congressional reformers had hoped that , by modifying the seniority system , strengthening the party caucuses and other changes , parties would be made more viable , but their efforts were offset by other developments , most notably in the realm of campaigning . |
| 30 | Their efforts were hampered by recent dry weather and moderate winds fanning the flames . |