Sentence examples for they were occupied by from inspiring English sources
They were occupied by soldiers and busloads of Sinhalese tourists.
They have been under British rule since they were occupied by British troops in 1833.
(Most of the properties would not have been sold individually because they were occupied by renters).
They were occupied by the English in 1778 and again in 1793, but in 1816 they were returned to France.
When Serb areas of Eastern and Western Slavonia and the Krajina revolted, they were occupied by the Yugoslav army.
They were occupied by the British in 1758, eventually becoming part of what was then the Madras Presidency.
Those 20 feet are important because they are occupied by some of the most expensive seats in the $1.5 billion stadium.
Two additional bedrooms are above the garage in the addition; they are occupied by the couple's daughters, Pearl, 2, and Ada, who was born in September.
They are occupied by West German managers who have taken over factories in East Germany, bank managers and senior staff who have opened new bank branches.
If there are any safe seats in the fast and feckless world of soccer team management, they are occupied by Alex Ferguson and Josep Guardiola.
Ninety-five per cent of the mostly small houses are in the social-rent sector, and they are occupied by some 7,000 people, many of them from large immigrant families.
