Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [verb] by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The impasse was deepened by the refusal of Quebec 's Liberal Premier , Robert Bourassa , under pressure from the growing separatist Parti Québecois opposition , to contemplate a revision or excision of the " distinct society " clause . |
| 2 | A Charter making Stockport a free borough was granted by the Earl of Chester in about 1220 ; and a second Charter granted in 1260 gave the right to hold a market each Friday and an annual Fair , commencing on St. Wilfred 's Day and running for the seven days following . |
| 3 | As the Prime Minister reproached Mr Nigel Lawson for resigning the Chancellorship ‘ with such suddenness and haste ’ — and over personality not policy — her isolation was highlighted by the ex-minister whose enforced resignation in the Westland affair of 1986 is being likened by disaffected MPs to the recent sacrifice of Mr Lawson . |
| 4 | No remedy was provided by the statute for enforcement . |
| 5 | Whole curricular thinking was inhibited by the need to preserve the first ; the breaking down of professional isolation by the need to conceal the latter . |
| 6 | In so far as religious thinking was permeated by the spirit of Humanism , religious music also submitted to become the vehicle of the word while pure polyphony of the utmost technical refinement continued to serve the religion of pure unreasoning faith , ‘ the magic of sound matching the magic of faith ’ . |
| 7 | Assistant fire marshall Jose Garza says a brass railing at the front of the Municipal Auditorium was broken by the pressure of the crowd . |
| 8 | Breathing rhythm was established by the movement of a bar graph displayed on the computer screen . |
| 9 | Even the most generous US aid was limited by the value placed upon it by Congress in terms of American advantage . |
| 10 | Moreover , the pressure for regional aid was reduced by the effect of the export drive which stimulated even older industrial areas facing long-term decline and gave them the appearance of recovery . |
| 11 | Coronation was adopted by the Queen in 1977 , his mate Coronet followed in 1985 . |
| 12 | On July 14 a deal was signed by the Kazakh government with a private Turkish firm to build a 1,350 megawatt power station at Aktubinsk in the north-west , to be financed by export revenue from the joint development of oilfields in the region . |
| 13 | Wide interest in the Little Gidding experiment was caused by the publication in 1881 of the novel John Inglesant by J. H. Shorthouse . |
| 14 | This perception was increased by the behavior of my father , who cared nothing tor appearances it this allowed him to save money . |
| 15 | This perception was heightened by the zeal with which some of the five CMHTs set out to protect the purity of their developmental work and their freedom from routine casework — and by the decision of all the CMHTs to begin their work by undertaking an exhaustive survey of all identifiable people with learning difficulties ( and carers ) to establish their needs and preferences . |
| 16 | The erection of two 225 tonne per hour Grain Suction Towers and the upgrading of ancillary plant within the Imperial Dock Warehouse was completed by the end of the year . |
| 17 | With response to Kevin , yes the National Committee Paper on the future structure and organization of the Apex Partnership was rejected by the Conference . |
| 18 | The Criminal Law Revision Committee disagreed , recommending that a verdict of manslaughter should be possible where the use of some force was justified by the occasion and where D honestly believed that the force he used was reasonable in the circumstances . |
| 19 | This labour force was dispersed by the war with a consequent requirement for increased mechanical handling . |
| 20 | In September the survival of the governing coalition was endangered by the defection of 21 deputies from the Social Democratic Populist Party ( SHP ) , who temporarily formed a new " Integration Party " which on Sept. 28 announced its merger with the newly revived Republican People 's Party ( CHP ) . |
| 21 | The monument was raised by the power of the state as a piece of political theatre extravagant enough to be seen from miles and years away , as it was by my father when he passed on the Bapaume Road in the summer of 1944 . |
| 22 | Status consciousness was included by the designer of the interview structure expressly because of experience of its manifestation in UK companies . |
| 23 | Bush 's lawyers announced that they would appeal if the judge 's recommendation was accepted by the Office of Thrift Supervision . |
| 24 | The local planners considered the matter seriously , but in the end the officer 's recommendation was rejected by the committee . |
| 25 | The quest for more space inside the cabin and greater speed was answered by the Squirrel . |
| 26 | A substantial increase in foreign investment was seen by the government and international agencies alike as vital . |
| 27 | In some areas , such as domestic ( especially space heating ) sales ( as we shall see in Chapter 7 ) , the economists ' criticism that the demand could have been more efficiently met by other fuels was generally convincing , but they greatly exaggerated the extent to which electricity investment was dominated by the need to meet this demand . |
| 28 | In the second case the defendant was instructed by the owner to collect a quantity of krugerrands in London and deliver them to a safe deposit in Switzerland . |
| 29 | Martyn Lewis , defending , said : ‘ The defendant was devastated by the loss of his father who died within 10 days of this tragic accident . ’ |
| 30 | As a result of the Sept. 15 general election the Riksdag was dominated by the centre-right [ see p. 38444 ] . |