And "were determined" is passive voice, making the "by" phrase what is  
sometimes called the "agent" phrase.  So I don't think "determined" is  
a phrasal verb.  It occurs a lot in the passive voice, however.

KMW
On Apr 16, 2009, at 1:46 PM, Castilleja, Janet wrote:

> Hello
>
> How would you analyze this sentence?
>
> These were determined by where the speaker would need to breathe.
>
> Is ‘where the speaker would need to breathe’ the object of the  
> preposition ‘by’?  Is ‘determined by’ possibly a phrasal verb?  I  
> checked Longman’s Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. It wasn’t in there.   
> In either case would ‘where the speaker would need to breathe’ be a  
> nominal?  I guess it could be.  We can say ‘where we go to dinner is  
> up to you,’  for example.
>
> Janet
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