Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] by a group " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor Sloan of Ayr who conducted a post mortem examination on John was approached later by a group of old miners with the question , The doctor confessed that he had not paid particular attention to the man 's feet , whereat the miners went off with knowing expressions on their faces ; superstition had convinced them that if the doctor had looked he would have seen cloven hoofs , proving that the devil had appeared in the guise of John Brown for some evil purpose of his own . |
| 2 | As of late November the Nasir group still claimed to control Malakal , whereas the government account stated that the town had been attacked abortively by a group led by a local religious leader , and Garang 's wing of the SPLA was said to be claiming that the town had been captured by " southern nationalists " within the army , aided by the southern rebel faction calling itself Anyanya II . |
| 3 | The second camp was inhabited largely by a group of sceptical , defensive Third World governments , who often refused to consider that they had a population problem at all . |
| 4 | The great majority of refugees are legally recognized and receive basic assistance from the United Nations through the Costa Rican government , The training centre is organized jointly by a group of Costa Rican women and AMES and receives financial assistance from a Swedish women 's organization , the " Swallows " . |
| 5 | Her friend was delicately pulling little wafers of flaking skin off her chest , watched hungrily by a group of young men in leather jackets , narrow ties and mirror sun-glasses . |
| 6 | Although the structure plan was compiled mostly by a group of consultants , it was updated by the Islands ' planning authority and , since it does bear the name of the Council , one would assume that it mirrors the ideas of the local bureaucracy . |
| 7 | Events are managed by a professional management team , unlike the World Match Racing Conference , which is run largely by a group of clubs overseen and interfered with by the IYRU or groups like the 50ft Association where a committee of owners organises racing to suit its needs . |
| 8 | It has been put together by a group of younger supporters , and the first issue comes complete with a free disabled driver sticker which should make parking at away games much easier . |