Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] by an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here , the intergranular pores have been filled by an anhydrite cement leaving only leached porosity , and the sonic log displays a very clear downward-decreasing porosity profile in the uppermost unit of oolitic grainstone ( Fig. 18 ) . |
| 2 | In the second well , however , the sonic log indicates that the upper unit is much tighter and the core descriptions suggest that the pores have been filled by an anhydrite cement . |
| 3 | THE cache of Semtex explosive and suspected bomb making equipment discovered on Hampstead Heath in London may have been hidden by an IRA cell for a bombing attack , it emerged yesterday , writes Terry Kirby . |
| 4 | Richard Crossman , for one , in 1965 lamented , ‘ How much more humane and imaginative our post-war reconstruction would have proved if government departments had been invigorated by an influx of experts with special knowledge , new ideas and a sympathy for the Government 's domestic and foreign policies ’ .3– George Brown 's National Plan of 1965 represented a belated attempt to recapture the ground perceived to have been lost since the war ended . |
| 5 | I am stopped by an unstable-looking scree slope . |
| 6 | This hare has been aroused by an exchange of letters between Donald Riegle , chairman of the Senate banking committee , and the SEC 's ambitious chairman , Richard Breeden . |
| 7 | It has now been joined by an attractive estate model , also available with automatic . |
| 8 | The company , relying on the arbitration clause , argued that the action should be stayed until the case had been heard by an arbitrator . |
| 9 | The delicate fondant decorations look like they have been crafted by an expert , yet they are surprisingly easy to master if you follow our simple step-by-step instructions . |
| 10 | One of West Somerset 's leading attractions , the West Somerset Railway , has been recognized by an award in the annual Holiday Care Awards for facilities for disabled holidaymakers . |
| 11 | All other teams are instantly relagated to shiteball teams and have no say in what they do or if they are honoured by an invitation from the team of the universe to play them then the scum also have the right to select the opposition team and to decide on the appropriate scoreline before the match begins . |
| 12 | Even when the installation has been undertaken by an expert , the inclusion of a circuit breaker is a wise precaution . |
| 13 | Having completed a tour of the museum , Elisabeth and Svend found themselves back in Svend 's office , where fresh coffee had been placed by an unseen hand . |
| 14 | Even the first printed edition of a text may have been altered by an editor , printer or typesetter . |
| 15 | It is a rare but recognised phenomenon that headaches as a result of sexual intercourse might indicate his condition which could have been treated by an operation regularly performed by neurosurgeons . ’ |
| 16 | At Debenham there are two small buildings which are joined by an under-cover way . |
| 17 | They are joined by an increasing number of younger people throughout our businesses who bring with them new knowledge and skills so essential to maintain a lead against global competition and benefit from changes in technology . |
| 18 | So : your Uccello has been skewered by an assegai-wielding sociopath convinced that some noxious item of legislation will be reversed once he Goths a valuable masterpiece . |
| 19 | These woes are compounded by an acute form of a problem that besets most branches of computing and telecommunications — the need for a universally accepted standard . |
| 20 | The chances are that her shock has been compounded by an unexpectedly extreme reaction . |
| 21 | This has been explained by an increased number of transient sphincter relaxations after a meal . |
| 22 | A prized garden which has been tended by the same family for sixty years has been wrecked by an out-of-control car . |
| 23 | The new artificial pancreas has been developed by an American company called Biohybrid Technologies , and the Harvard University Medical School . |
| 24 | Obviously personal inclination is very important , but personal inclination can often arise from having been taught by an exceptional teacher , or having a scientist parent who helps with homework . |
| 25 | It could mean the recovery for the communal purposes of the monastery of land which had previously been regarded by an aristocratic family as a private-property share in its endowments . |
| 26 | you are rebuked by an ‘ authority figure ’ ( ‘ You should not/ought not/must not do so and so . ’ ) . |
| 27 | In Germany , the Social Democrats ' caution about reunification has been punished by an enthusiastic electorate . |
| 28 | A double-strand polymer is defined as a polymer whose molecules are formed by an uninterrupted sequence of rings with adjacent rings having one atom on common ( spiro polymers ) or two or more atoms in common ( ladder polymers ) . |
| 29 | They had apparently been contaminated by an oily radioactive slick . |
| 30 | At this moment she looked to Joe like a witch and her voice and words sounded as ominous as any that could have been uttered by an authentic witch , as she hissed at him , ‘ I am more concerned about what happens to you than what a lot of stupid men do in their aim to kill each other . |