Example sentences of "she was [verb] by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was troubled by the contrast between Edwin Frere , ice-dancer , and this submissive comforter . |
| 2 | She found no sexual pleasure in going to bed with strangers , but , in contrast with the rest of her week , she was comforted by the feeling of being thought desirable , of having someone 's arms around her , of warm cuddling beneath the quilt . |
| 3 | Soon she was recognised by the group as their specialist on facts and figures and formal press officer . |
| 4 | She was beset by the realization that she desired nothing more than to go to the Hall as Anne Mowbray 's companion . |
| 5 | She was accepted by the polytechnic a year later . |
| 6 | Dr Higgs , now a consultant at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead , said she was heartened by the number of support groups springing up to help victims of child abuse . |
| 7 | She was rewarded by the pleasure which suffused Jacob 's face . |
| 8 | For thirty days and nights she did not sleep , and throughout she was supported by the bird , who sang to her as well to rally her spirits — and to keep her awake . |
| 9 | These swims were mainly in municipal baths , and she was supported by the community singing of the hundreds of people who came to see her perform . |
| 10 | And then , as the pale light of morning crept in through the window , she was awoken by the feel of his mouth on her breasts . |
| 11 | She hated the idea of it , but she was spurred by the thought of Amy and by the phone call from Gilbert Racy . |
| 12 | Presently , she was alerted by the sound of hushed male voices in the yard below . |
| 13 | These were small details now , swallowed up in the joy of knowing that she was loved by the man she had loved silently for so long . |
| 14 | Born in Chongqing in 1946 , the daughter of a revolutionary martyr , she was adopted by the family of Ye Jianying , one of the famous 10 marshals of the People 's Liberation Army . |
| 15 | For a few seconds she was transfixed by the speed of his action and the total unexpectedness of his assault plus a shocked awareness that she was more mentally revolted by his action than she was physically . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | His grip firmed on her shoulders , and she was shaken by the feeling of warm strength that seemed to pour into her as he lowered his head to kiss her again . |
| 18 | She was leaning by the window , watching the first clouds creeping up from the horizon to challenge the sun , when the door opened . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Approaching the desk , she was struck by the painting hanging above it . |
| 22 | Being trained , Wolfe knew what to do but she was struck by the sense of panic that engulfs any parent when a child is suddenly threatened with pain or in this case , death . |
| 23 | It had been over a year since Katherine had seen him and again she was struck by the magnetism of those coal dark eyes , the indolence of his gestures as he took her hand and playfully brought it to his lips . |
| 24 | As he and George hesitated by the doorway , Tamar rose from where she was seated by the fireplace . |
| 25 | Retrieving a comb from her bag , she was seated by the fire , attempting to restore order to her hair , when she heard Travis come back . |
| 26 | She was fascinated by the brick-red crawling up his neck . |
| 27 | She was fascinated by the Saloon , set out for dinner with silver and glass ; she hovered over the display of figureheads ; but it was the rigging of the clipper that caught her imagination most . |
| 28 | She was screaming by the time he caught her , screaming with laughter . |
| 29 | She was employed by the parish for twelve hours a week and her nominal duties were to come in on Mondays , Wednesdays and Fridays , clean the flat , wash and spin dry any linen or articles in the soiled linen basket , and prepare and leave for him a simple lunch on a tray . |
| 30 | Beside her , the half-witted ostler she was dragging by the hand struggled with the guards . |