Example sentences of "she [was/were] [verb] by [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was reprimanded by an indignant Jacques Delors who said that fraud is a ‘ phony controversy ’ and a ‘ distraction ’ from important matters , like the ‘ real ’ issue of economic and monetary union . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She was recognized by a grand national assembly at Scone as heiress to the throne . |
| 4 | This was perceptive and she was rewarded by a brief display of her daughter 's old impulsiveness , Sally-Anne kissing her mother fervently on the cheek before they joined Papa in the drawing-room . |
| 5 | She was niggled by a lingering doubt that she might have played her cards badly . |
| 6 | Rourke was watching her , and she was disturbed by the uncanny perception lurking in the blue gaze . |
| 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 | Next second she gave a scream of rage as she was hooked by an eleven-year-old cousin , who then proceeded to whip the ball away down field . |
| 9 | The phone rang on and on , but just as she was about to give up she was answered by a sleepy female voice . |
| 10 | She was entranced by the shimmering purity of the snow , drawn by it , yet faintly intimidated at the same time , aware of her own lack of importance in the face of all this glory . |
| 11 | Even as she spoke she was gripped by a niggling feeling of premonition . |
| 12 | Her soft rounded breasts were revealed , peaked by erect nipples that stood up like rosebuds , and when his lips claimed them she was gripped by an aching pleasure that caused small sighs of ecstasy to betray her delight . |
| 13 | She was afraid to move ; on all sides she was menaced by the half-open doors of empty rooms . |
| 14 | She was hit by the unique scent of the market ; powerful , sweet , aromatic . |
| 15 | She was deified by the early Romans as a fertility goddess and was combined with the Phrygian goddess CYBELE in a cult which also worshipped Vulcan . |
| 16 | From 1985 to 1989 , she was employed by the Inner London Education Authority ( ILEA ) , initially as the administrative head of the further and higher education branch and then in 1988 as deputy director of education . |
| 17 | She was fuelled by a frenetic energy which spoke to Katherine of danger . |
| 18 | It was quite dark when Breeze let herself into the house , and for a second she was dazzled by the electric light , and failed to see the suitcases in the hall . |
| 19 | Harriet was an exception but then she was reared by an exceptional man . |
| 20 | A Nairobi lawyer , Martha Njoka , claimed that she was assaulted by a special branch superintendent when she went to a police station to trace Imanyara . |
| 21 | Next day she was elected by a handsome majority , and I believed the Scottish Home Rule movement to be on its way . |
| 22 | Her previous recording with Sir Charles Groves featured Crusell 's Second Concerto , in which she was partnered by the English Chamber Orchestra , and it became evident from our conversation that she had been especially happy to work with Sir Charles once again , in this new recording of English music for clarinet and orchestra . |
| 23 | A lock of dark hair had fallen down over his forehead and she was swept by a sudden yearning to put up her hand , feel the silken texture of it with her fingers . |
| 24 | Ana Eugenia was only 18 years old when she was kidnapped by the National Police : |
| 25 | She was repulsed by the dark brown chintzy respectability of fond : as well veil the piano legs and wear a corset ! |
| 26 | ‘ The police think she was killed by a stranger while walking through the harbour , and dumped in the water . |
| 27 | An inquest has revealed she was killed by a faulty , twenty year old machine just a day after she 'd bought it from a relative . |
| 28 | She was possessed by a reckless excitement . |
| 29 | Did a bitch do more than submit when she was mounted by a strange dog in the street , held down by his teeth in the loose flesh of her neck to keep her still and ensure his better satisfaction ? |
| 30 | Once inside the car , she was greeted by a friendly-looking older man . |