Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [prep] [adv] by a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was approached from behind by a man who shoved a sharp object into his back and ordered him to return to the bar in Beaumont Street . |
| 2 | Eustace himself offered huge sums for his life but , hated as he was by the men of the Cinque Ports , he was beheaded at once by an old enemy , Stephen of Winchelsea , an incident depicted in a graphic drawing by Matthew Paris [ q.v . ] . |
| 3 | He swerved without warning to avoid a peaceable bicycle and was hooted at violently by an approaching car . |
| 4 | As she approached County Hall on New Street , she was grabbed from behind by a man who dragged her down an alley . |
| 5 | She was grabbed from behind by a man and forced into a car where another man was waiting . |
| 6 | Major Barrie put in acidly : ‘ He was driven over there by a second lieutenant called Bailey , if you have any jurisdiction in this matter . |
| 7 | The thin beam waved by Victor Kurlos was spotted at 3am by a team in an RAF Sea King helicopter hunting for him with night sight goggles . |
| 8 | The fire at Broad Bay View , Back , was discovered at 8am by a neighbour . |