Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | With so much happening , and no central authority , Lorne and I were constantly harried by the attempt to film only the crucial events , which appeared to erupt spontaneously at any time of the day or night , while conserving the precious little film stock we had put aside for the intended Bugis film . |
| 2 | ‘ The writing was a weird mixture , because having gone through The Beatles and The Stones , Mike and I were very influenced by the blues era . |
| 3 | I was kindly invited by the President of the World in Harmony , Princess Irene of the Hellenes , to a Royal Gala concert and Dinner at the Spanish Embassy , in aid of World in Harmony UK , and the Anti Drug Foundation , Madrid . |
| 4 | ‘ But I was finally inspired by the talk between the poets . |
| 5 | Climbing out of the Gorge , leaving the artifacts and fossilised bones behind , I was again struck by the timelessness of the Serengeti Plain . |
| 6 | In the end I was again rescued by the housekeeper , Zillah , who ordered away the dogs and helped me to my feet . |
| 7 | Jason came over to my apartment , we jammed and I was completely floored by the kid — he was unbelievable ! |
| 8 | I was completely paralysed by the realization of what I had done . |
| 9 | Aviation was one of them and I was completely fascinated by the thrill of flying , so much so that I thought seriously of giving up journalism and becoming an aviator . |
| 10 | If you have already thought up a sensible solution to my problems , that puts you one up on me as I was then , because I was completely flummoxed by the whole thing . |
| 11 | Later he wrote , " I was completely overwhelmed by the expressions of loyalty given to me when I left . |
| 12 | I settled down to wait in the passageway between the garage and the house where I was a little protected from the inclemency of the weather and whence I was eventually plucked by the constabulary . |
| 13 | He persuaded them that I was not employed by the Government , explaining that I was under the Emperor 5 personal protection , which accounted for my escort of soldiers . |
| 14 | ‘ I was n't restricted by the usual small business constraints , ’ he says . |
| 15 | In any case if I had wanted to get involved in student politics I was effectively prevented by the piles of print material that littered the coffee bar and canteen . |
| 16 | I was also influenced by the plight of carers . |
| 17 | I was also gratified by the immense good will and friendship towards Britain which I encountered on all sides . |
| 18 | I was also taken by the way the cute-looking tawny owls just sat there on their perches , looking at each other with one eye open . |
| 19 | I was also infuriated by the continual refusal of the British government , despite my strong representations to Harold Wilson , to meet with the Biafran leaders . |
| 20 | I was also attracted by the weight , only 1.9kg , which is uncharacteristically light among today 's generally heavy packs . |
| 21 | I was also overwhelmed by the tremendously encouraging comments made by my trial team . |
| 22 | erm when I was looking at this , this picture of the , of the Brettan Girls , I erm , I was really particularly struck by the bo , the mild head of one of the dancers and the fact that she was rubbing her , her heal , erm and it gave me a voice for , for this poem , I was also drawn by the dismissal , there 's a goose in the painting , there 's four , four geese and one of them is dismissing the , the , the winner outright and erm I found his look very , very interesting and , and I could n't help but compare the lies of these four dancers with those within erm from the later period as the eye that , that , that Gaugin painted later on . |
| 23 | I was also advised by the Leadership not to go without my Husband 's support . |
| 24 | I had rarely had reason to enter my father 's room prior to this occasion and I was newly struck by the smallness and starkness of it . |
| 25 | Eastern Bengal 's broad engine works at Saidpur feature two superb examples of inter-war Stephenson 0–6–0 tender heavy goods locos , slightly modified in West Bengal in 1936 I was reliably assured by the works ' superintendent that both of the black-painted engines were recently in steam . |
| 26 | I was soon visited by the King himself . |
| 27 | I was duly bandaged by the first aid folk , and then placed in position . |
| 28 | I was particularly struck by the requirement for a preserved cat or dog . |
| 29 | I was particularly struck by the fine , and nostalgic sight of ‘ Swanage ’ at the head of an all SR green set , offered as ‘ The Countryman ’ . |
| 30 | The eventual combination of colour , texture and tone seemed quite pleasing and I was particularly taken by the subtle effect that arose from having a different background colour beneath the corners and sides of the border . |