可以的。比如：

After hours of questioning by police, she made a full confession. 经过警察数小时的审问，她才供认了全部罪行。（牛津高阶第9版）

Over the last seven years, most states have banned texting by drivers. 在过去的七年里，大多数州都禁止司机发短信。（2022高考新全国卷Ⅱ阅读理解C文）

有时，像book, picturee, portrait 等名词后面也可接一个 by 短语表示“被…”（相当于其前省略了一个过去分词）：

I’ve just started reading a book by Graham Greene. 我刚开始看格雷厄姆·格林写的一本书。（by=written by）

Only a millionaire could afford to buy a picture by Picasso. 只有百万富翁才能买得起毕加索的画。（by=drawn by）

My grandfather had among his possessions a portrait by Matisse. 我祖父有一幅马蒂斯画的肖像画。（by=painted by）