Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [vb pp] by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Standard curriculum and the syllabuses which stem from them are approved by the Ministry of Education . |
| 2 | I am struck by the pervasiveness of assumptions of genre in writing and thinking about television , and by the simultaneous difficulty of identifying where the theoretical groundings of these assumptions lie . |
| 3 | I am struck by the image of ‘ fire ’ in ‘ Paterson . ’ |
| 4 | I am struck by the paucity of hon. Members in the Chamber . |
| 5 | ‘ I am honoured by the prince 's interest — but I doubt not it stems from mere curiosity as to my connection with her for whom he has a brotherly fondness . ’ |
| 6 | It is not called burning bush for nothing : I am tempted by the reputation its seed pods have for giving off a halo of oil vapour on still summer 's evenings . |
| 7 | SIR — I am desired by the management of the Northampton Town Football Club to convey their sincere thanks to the supporters present at the County Ground on Saturday last for the exemplary patience shown awaiting the arrival of the Coventry team . |
| 8 | ‘ I am fascinated by the idea of focus . |
| 9 | It may not be strictly within my remit , but I am fascinated by the amount of space that is being lavished , particularly by the Sunday Times , on the new list of ‘ The Best of Young British Novelists ’ . |
| 10 | I am fascinated by the difference in the markings on ( some ) of these aircraft . |
| 11 | I am fascinated by the use of the English language , I do not wish to undermine it , but , as I would argue , it does overtly undermine 50 percent of its users ( i.e. women ) . |
| 12 | I am troubled by the thought that this familiar world into which I am able to slip without a moment 's readjustment , is a vanishing world . |
| 13 | I am troubled by the rush of young researchers attempting to prove that females are not inferior to males in such-and-such an ability or such-and-such a trait , especially when it is by no means clear what difference it makes . |
| 14 | Glancing towards the car park , I am transfixed by the sight of a man in a flat cap cleaning our car . |
| 15 | But I am plagued by the thought that we have arrived at a moment in history when this is about to be swept away . |
| 16 | I am blinded by The SUN . |
| 17 | Be strong-I will achieve all these things in a day even if I am exhausted by the end of it . |
| 18 | Sometimes at work I feel I have had enough and I am overwhelmed by the material so that I thirst for meditation which can be a rededication and a balancing of our lives . |
| 19 | I am persuaded by the majority of legal opinion , which suggests that Britain , her people and her political leaders retain ultimate control over their own destiny . |
| 20 | Finally , after reading Practical PC I am attracted by the idea of building my own computer . |
| 21 | I feel 1 am transported into paradise where I am taken by the hand by Kabir the Weaver and led into the enchanted gardens where Li Po and Kalidas and Rumi sing forever . |
| 22 | The only times I do not want to be a writer are when I want to be a painter , and the only times I want to be a painter are when I am taken by the cast or mobility on a person 's face . |
| 23 | I am reminded by the recommendation for dealing with bed bugs published in The Vermin Killer in 1680 — ‘ Take gunpowder , brush it well into the bedstead , light it , and keep the smoke in . ’ |
| 24 | I am jarred by the sound of these children weeping . |
| 25 | I am marked by the wolf . |
| 26 | Therefore I am informed by the market … which makes me something of a rarity in the business . |
| 27 | But I am held by the sound of Summerchild 's voice . |
| 28 | I am told by the probation service , social workers , educationists , and those involved in the youth offenders institute in my constituency that the turning point comes in the late teens , when such offenders get a regular girl friend and decide that it is about time that they acted a little more responsibly . |
| 29 | I am encouraged by the fact that President Moi has expressed his willingness to move towards multi-party democracy , and by the recent indications that fresh general elections may be held early next year . |
| 30 | As a student about to graduate , I am saddened by the number of my colleagues who can see their future only in high-salaried financial management . |