Example sentences of "[verb] was by [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Judging was by former Durham county librarian Stanley Dean and his wife , author Doreen Dean , both from Darlington . |
| 2 | The African National Congress condemned the attack which they said was by shadowy forces , intent on encouraging violence in the volatile black Ciskei homeland . |
| 3 | ‘ I first investigated the possibility of studying for an occupational health certificate in 1975 , but at that time the only way that this could be achieved was by full-time studying and I could n't do that because of family commitments . |
| 4 | Until recently , the only means by which this could be achieved was by manual entry , involving many hours of repetitious labour . |
| 5 | The Moderator laid on the table a letter dated 4th July which he had received from Mr Sutherland and which having , been read was by unanimous order of the Session thrown over the table . |