Example sentences of "[subord] she [was/were] [verb] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Immediately she was surrounded by the other occupants of the pool , who crowded around her , laughing and urging her right into the water and ignoring the grey-haired woman who was trying to keep them under control . |
| 2 | Goddess knew what would happen to hir if SHe was taken by the authorities . |
| 3 | Ms Foster put forward the idea of a similar investigation for plant and animal biotechnology because she was troubled by the unnecessary secrecy and seeming insensitivity of government departments to issues other than the narrow technical one of safety . |
| 4 | She peered through the glass door , half inclined to look for Dana in the bigger stores , when she was riveted by the sight of her twin appearing from behind a curtain . |
| 5 | She had just begun to worry about the honeymoon , finding an image of Hywel in Benidorm particularly elusive , when she was summoned by the doctor . |
| 6 | Ana Eugenia was only 18 years old when she was kidnapped by the National Police : |
| 7 | The work in setting up sanctuaries for threatened chimps began when she was asked by the American ambassador in Burundi to design a conservation plan . |
| 8 | Yet , when she was asked by the coroner to step into the witness-box , she seemed to take a grip on herself , drawing on some inner strength . |
| 9 | As she progressed , she began to learn how to correct her balance when she was displaced by the physiotherapist , so that her confidence in her balance on her left leg was increased . |
| 10 | When she was rescued by the local authorities and given her present welfare flat , she asked that her address be kept a secret . |
| 11 | She danced in a haze of misery , scarcely noticing when the music changed from vibrant rock-and-roll to ‘ the creep ’ and when the lights were lowered and he pulled her close she could n't be bothered to protest though she was revolted by the smell of beer on his breath ( where had he got it ? ) mingling with strong body odours . |
| 12 | Trusty was very serious , which impressed the Brownies very much , for Miss Truscott , or ‘ Trusty ’ , as she was called by the Pack , was a young Guider and usually very gay and jolly . |
| 13 | Her voice faltered into silence as she was swamped by the ramifications of the whole distorted story which she had put together . |