Example sentences of "[conj] [be] [vb pp] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may overlie or be overlain by sexual difficulty which is endemic in an age group or among people with certain forms of disability . |
| 2 | Slum dwellers would filter through into better stock , or be rehoused by local authorities in new estates . |
| 3 | But England held the whip hand : it was a matter of amalgamate or be crippled by economic measures . |
| 4 | The unit can receive calls , transmit faxes or be used by personal computers to tap into remote data banks — all for $5.50 a minute . |
| 5 | It has been calculated by scientists that , for every tree felled in the rainforests , ten others will die or be wounded by knock-on effects . |
| 6 | The major national breweries themselves began to either acquire or be acquired by non-brewing companies so as to form larger conglomerates such as Allied-Lyons ( formed when Allied Breweries took over the catering group J. Lyons in 1978 ) , Grand Metropolitan ( formed when Grand Met Hotels took over Truman Hanbury and Buxton in 1971 and Watney Mann in 1972 ) and Imperial ( formed when Imperial Tobacco acquired Courage Breweries in 1972 ) . |
| 7 | Cosio , 62 , had on April 30 taken a 12-month " leave of absence " , one of Mexico 's unwritten political courtesies allowing a public official to leave office voluntarily rather than be removed by presidential decree or through legal action . |
| 8 | In contrast , the concept of education has normative overtones and we think of the processes of education as being of value apart from its instrumental use , that is education is seen as being concerned with the development of autonomous individuals who are able to adapt and influence their circumstances rather than be constrained by specific roles ( Stephens 1988 ) . |
| 9 | It will contain essays by Michael Fried and Karen Wilkin and be illustrated by new photographs showing Caro 's sculpture in the context of Trajan 's Markets . |
| 10 | Rather than having to push onwards all the time there is ample opportunity to absorb the history and geography , spend nights with the River Rats , Scotts Tennessee Artillery Company B of the Confederate Army and the jousting tents of ordinary American campers , be brushed by the cultures of Mark Twain , Elvis Presley , jazz , country and Cajun music , the Mormons and many more , to feed alligators from a boat , meet Delta pirogues and be blasted by phenomenal thunderstorms . |
| 11 | We propose that MIP-1 β and other cytokines with glycosaminoglycan-binding sites will bind to and be presented by endothelial proteoglycans to trigger adhesion selectively not only of lymphocyte subsets , but also of other cell types . |
| 12 | This team research project will provide an analysis of the policy process in six EC member states ( three in each of Southern and Northern Europe ) and also in the EC institutions for understanding how exactly the creation of the SEM will affect and be affected by environmental policy considerations . |
| 13 | Her family treated her as before , and she was prepared to continue working hard at her rehabilitation so that she could feel normal again , and be accepted by other people as such . |
| 14 | That change will take a long time , and be accompanied by increasing turbulence . |
| 15 | Smaller establishments , by contrast , may use computerised machine-tools and other automatic aids that will supplement , and be programmed by skilled shopfloor workers . |