Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] by [art] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One school was so impressed by the children 's positive reactions that they completely revamped the science work in the first two years to include more social and human applications of science . |
| 2 | His scores may not sound impressive but Clarke was obviously impressed by the Sheffielder 's effort against John Wisden , Hillyer and himself and asked him to join the ranks . |
| 3 | But Branson 's role as Oldfield 's manager was now made somewhat problematic by the musician 's recalcitrant attitude . |
| 4 | Consequently we 've been greatly concerned by the government 's delay in bringing forward this legislation which was adopted in draft on the twenty third of June nineteen ninety three and became a council directive on the sixth of December nineteen ninety three . |
| 5 | Indeed , the author of the work was so outraged by the Government 's claims about what was said in the work that he wrote to the Evening Standard on 1 October and said : ’ We found much to criticise about the British arrangement for training young people . |
| 6 | The Queens Moat results for 1991 , also announced yesterday , showed profits kept largely intact by the group 's presence in Germany , Benelux and France . |
| 7 | Family honour and pride , which are so easily upset by a woman 's actions , are far less easily affected by a man 's errors . |
| 8 | Here it seems as if , contrary to the pre-emption thesis , the original reasons are not pre-empted by the arbitrator 's decision . |
| 9 | Foreign investors are largely unworried by the government 's fall . |
| 10 | Wright , who prides himself on being a fierce competitor , was not impressed by the manager 's outburst — but answered the criticism in the best way possible , by scoring Arsenal 's first goal and then keeping them going as Derby fought their way back into the game . |
| 11 | But , Himmelfarb ( 1968 p 78 ) argued , its designer was not concerned by the building 's intrinsic potential for despotic control : " To Bentham … if it was in the interest of society to confine them in a Panopticon , to subject them to an absolute master , to exploit their labor … [ then ] it was necessary and proper that all this be done . |
| 12 | But yesterday , as B&I showed off its 20,000 tonne vessel , the Isle of Innisfree , to travel agents , local civic leaders and the media , company officials said they were not worried by the opposition 's move . |
| 13 | The Rev James Weather-head , principal clerk to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland , said yesterday he was not surprised by the poll 's findings . |
| 14 | The Platoon Commander visits the sangars during the night , and is not surprised by the sentries ' alertness and cheerfulness . |
| 15 | Huy was put at his most suspicious by the policeman 's flattery . |
| 16 | Why does the Minister think that — as the hon. Member for Saffron Walden ( Mr. Haselhurst ) said — those having a close knowledge of adult education , including the voluntary sector , women 's institutes and members of the Conservative party , are so deeply unconvinced by the Minister 's replies that there were half a million signatures to a petition opposing the Government 's proposals ? |
| 17 | He was quite unmoved , totally untouched by the man 's obviously severe injuries . |
| 18 | Shannon signed the register and took the key , still puzzled by the receptionist 's knowing look . |
| 19 | It was full dawn , a silver-grey dawn of the late days of spring , and it was still cool by the water 's edge . |
| 20 | This then reminds us that although there is a veritable plethora ( and , as I shall argue , cornucopia ) of potentially useful publicly available information artefacts in each enterprise 's external environment , in their format and detailed context , these artefacts will often not be directly usable by the enterprise 's decision makers in the context in which they find themselves to help solve the tasks in hand . |
| 21 | The two main actors create a reflective , needy relationship together made all the more poignant by the airman 's total lack of English and Jones 's zilch German so that they communicate haltingly and stiltedly , mirroring the route of their hesitant trust . |
| 22 | Four months on , both are still amazed by the Club 's success . |
| 23 | Part of the explanation must be that many of those who were deeply disappointed by the government 's record and lack of ‘ Socialism ’ still regarded the party as the lesser of two evils . |
| 24 | It was hard to tell , Loretta thought , which of them was the more disappointed by the other 's prior knowledge of the news . |
| 25 | He was also intrigued by the breed 's ability to breed all year round , and to drop rangy lambs that could be taken to 18kg with little risk of over-fatness . |
| 26 | He was also impressed by the school 's four professors ( in contrast , the London College was to start with only one professor ) . |
| 27 | They were also surprised by the children 's appetites . |
| 28 | I was pleasantly surprised by the Teardrop 's feel and playability , taking into to account its shape and balance . |
| 29 | Donleavy was equally intrigued by the DEA 's relationship with the Jafaars , bitter enemies of the pro-Syrian Kabbaras , but like them , hiding their CIA status behind their cover as DEA informants . |
| 30 | Lucy was quite pleased by the Magistrate 's interest and was considering making him one of her favourites . |