Example sentences of "[prep] [being] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the most serious incident four Georgians were reportedly doused with petrol and burned alive by Ossetes after being ambushed outside Tskhinvali ; another three Georgians were shot dead by USSR Interior Ministry troops whom they had attempted to ambush . |
| 2 | The 26-year-old victim was tied up , gagged and sexually assaulted in her home after being ambushed by the pair , who were hiding behind dustbins . |
| 3 | Denzil Kobbekaduwa , who had been due to assume the post was killed in August after being ambushed by LTTE forces off the Jaffna Peninsula [ see p. 39053 ] . |
| 4 | In August , 10 senior officers were killed after being ambushed by LTTE rebels [ see p. 39053 ] ; the Minister of State for Defence Ranjan Wijeratne died in a bomb attack in March 1991 [ see p. 38103 ] . |
| 5 | After being instructed on the circuit , racing lines , warning flags , etc , the condemned men were given a hearty meal . |
| 6 | The Minister for Local Government , Rural Development and Special Education , Maulana Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi , resigned on March 4 after being criticized by Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif for not supporting the government 's policies over the Gulf war . |
| 7 | Her predecessor , William Vander Zalm , had resigned after being criticized by the provincial conflict-of-interest commissioner for his role in the sale of his family-owned amusement park , Fantasy Gardens , to a Taiwanese investor . |
| 8 | The person responsible for the running of the 160-year-old bank , Sergeant-at-Arms Jack Russ , had resigned on March 12 after being criticized in the Ethics Committee 's report for the manner in which he had administered the bank . |
| 9 | Souness faces another touchline ban after being banished from the Selhurst Park dug-out by referee Roger Dilkes for allegedly swearing at a linesman during Liverpool 's 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace on Tuesday night . |
| 10 | Four hours later police broke in after being alerted by Sian 's husband Andrew — worried that she had not returned to their home in nearby Pontypool . |
| 11 | River police and firemen were called to the scene after being alerted by a passing cyclist and found the unnamed man on the rocks . |
| 12 | NRA officials placed booms across the river at Barnard Castle and a tributary further upstream after being alerted by Northumbrian Water . |
| 13 | K.W.S. , at No. 10 with Rock Your Baby , missed a big party in their honour after being mobbed by hysterical fans . |
| 14 | It was only after being mobbed by newsmen that she showed emotion . |
| 15 | After being mobbed by local rugby fans Botha said : ‘ We have come here to prove that we are all equal and our rugby is unified . ’ |
| 16 | After being converted into flats , the family found 100 building defects costing around 80,000 to put right . |
| 17 | After being cheered over the finishing line they accepted blankets and drinks from their supporters , then wandered about with bemused expressions on their faces . |
| 18 | A MENTALLY handicapped patient choked to death after being tied to a toilet pipe while nurses went to lunch , an inquiry heard yesterday . |
| 19 | Jim Milligan and Neil Roderick also made it , both making birdie at the first play-off hole , after being tied on 149 , to make the final 64 . |
| 20 | Laughton was sent , against his wishes , to study the hotel trade at Claridge 's in London before being called up at the end of World War I ; he was rapidly invalided out of the army after being gassed on the western front in 1918 . |
| 21 | She said he was driving the car into which she was dragged after being grabbed from behind . |
| 22 | The 32-year-old woman was attacked in Arkendale Street at 1.20am after being grabbed from behind and knocked to the ground . |
| 23 | Nine pupils and two teachers were treated in hospital after being overcome by noxious fumes in a classroom at Lancaster Boys ' School , Leicester . |
| 24 | The poignant vow was read out at the funeral service for the two children who died this week after being overcome by fumes in their cabin aboard the ferry Celtic Pride . |
| 25 | One person received medical treatment after being overcome by fumes and 15 others received medical checks after the leak of nitrogen oxide , which BNFL emphasised was not connected with the uranium testing . |
| 26 | In March this year , students John Else and Claire Short , both 19 , died after being overcome by gas fumes in a shared house in Croxteth Grove , Toxteth . |
| 27 | In March this year , students John Else and Claire Short , both 19 , died after being overcome by gas fumes in a shared house in Croxteth Grove , Toxteth . |
| 28 | A 61-year-old man was also carried out of the block of bedsits in Fort Street , New Brighton , after being overcome by smoke . |
| 29 | Thomas Carey was pulled from his home at Coffee Hall in Milton Keynes after being overcome by fumes and smoke . |
| 30 | Sgt Forth died of his injuries after being called to a disturbance at a house in Gateshead , 12 days ago . |