Example sentences of "be [vb pp] at by a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Early starts and early finishes are arrived at by a forward pass through the network . |
| 2 | Early starts and early finishes are arrived at by a forward pass through the network . |
| 3 | Desertion could be marked by its disappearance from the taxation rolls , or by the union of the parish with another , whereas decay could only be hinted at by a relief of tax payments . |
| 4 | Those grades will be arrived at by a complex and outwardly objective system external to the school . |
| 5 | Well camouflaged stick insects , whose concealment has for once failed to work and who are about to be snapped at by a hungry predator , will suddenly flick open their brightly coloured wings in a dramatically unexpected display that may shock the enemy into retreat . |
| 6 | ‘ Being looked at by a bloke that 's saying nothing . ’ |
| 7 | To insert them , or any other filmed material , required telecine transfer — literally the cine projection of the film onto a small screen being looked at by a television camera . |
| 8 | It was like being shot at by a sag-bag . |
| 9 | I was then to ask what people thought about being smiled at by a perfect stranger . |
| 10 | For the conclusion that the powers vested in directors are to be exercised exclusively by the directors is arrived at by a careful analysis of the wording of the article giving to the directors of the company general managerial powers which is found in the constitution of most companies . |
| 11 | Then the sleeve of Dot 's coat was clawed at by a long briar . |
| 12 | The book has explained that , having been a murderer of unreliables for the Republicans , he was shot at by a rival and went straight back to Glasgow . ) |