Example sentences of "[verb] by [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The assumption that women were dominated by their reproductive systems ( women belonged to nature , while men belonged to culture ) was implicit in all medical attitudes . |
| 2 | Of course , the assumption behind this is precisely that enunciated by Barnes , that woman are dominated by their reproductive organs . |
| 3 | A modern , cosmopolitan town dominated by its ancient kasbah , a huge Arab fortress overlooking the sea . |
| 4 | Dominated by its massive crusader castle , Bodrum is the lively centre of peninsula life . |
| 5 | The Cathedral of S. Rufino at Assisi , begun 1144 ( now overshadowed by S. Francesco ) has a beautiful façade , very simple and dominated by its circular windows and sculptured doorways . |
| 6 | He was a gentle man , happily dominated by his competent wife . |
| 7 | Plas Newydd is dominated by his strong personality . |
| 8 | Hill has driven only two Grands Prix , making his Formula One debut for Brabham last May in Monte Carlo , the track once dominated by his double world championship-winning father . |
| 9 | In the UK the water scene has been dominated by our good relationship with South West Water , with whom a sole supplier arrangement is now in place . |
| 10 | So long as people continued to live in their old houses , surrounded by their old friends and neighbours , and had not broken with a routine of life which perhaps dated back generations , then the re-moulding of mentalities was going to be a frustratingly slow process , particularly for an engineer of human souls who was no longer young . |
| 11 | We 're surrounded by their unopened presents . ’ |
| 12 | Lucy , all this time , was still sitting on the verandah surrounded by her cartridge-making tools and weeping bitterly as she looked at the neat rows of cartridges she had made and which were no longer needed . |
| 13 | Sitting in Pat 's front room , surrounded by her nine Labradors , many of whom are rescue cases themselves , I asked Pat how the charity had been formed and what the situation was at present . |
| 14 | Surrounded by her chic chums , Anorexia and Décolleté , the gypsy-like Alopecia thanked her handsome family — dad Stilton , mum Cedilla and sister Jason . |
| 15 | Every night as she lay in her bed , surrounded by her cuddly toys , she could hear her brother sobbing , crying for his mother . |
| 16 | Maude , ten years after er , sitting there surrounded by her little ones |
| 17 | For the three months of location filming here in Boston , Goldie was constantly surrounded by her beloved brood . |
| 18 | Surrounded by its great park and built in brick , it was a new venture , half-way towards an elegant country house , the home of a new breed of magnate , more gentleman perhaps than knight . |
| 19 | Much of what we see today dates from their time : massive curtain walls , defended on the south and east by four flanking towers , two round and two square ; within , a large rectangular courtyard enclosure , terminated at its west end by the might circular donjon surrounded by its own moat , and on the east side a great hall and chapel . |
| 20 | Part of the original great tower or donjon survives , but much of what can be seen today dates from the 14th and 15th centuries : massive curtain walls , defended on the south and east by four flanking towers ; within , a large rectangular courtyard enclosure , terminated at its west end by the mighty circular donjon surrounded by its own moat and , on the east side , a great hall and chapel . |
| 21 | Situated a 5 minute walk from the centre of Fuschl , the hotel is surrounded by its own gardens and stands directly facing the lake . |
| 22 | It was converted from a nobleman 's residence situated about two and a half miles north-east of San Gimignano on the way to Certaldo , is surrounded by its own gardens and is tastefully appointed in every aspect . |
| 23 | Sometime in the future , he is chained to his computer and surrounded by his young captors . |
| 24 | He had seemed to be such a nothing , meek and mild in his black suit and wide-brimmed hat , calm behind his mirrorshades , surrounded by his quivering flock . |
| 25 | Back at the hotel in the tiny hours , Paul Heaton has overcome his post-gig sombreness ( ‘ It was rubbish , ’ he claims ) and is surrounded by his own Sunday League friends . |
| 26 | In the general melee , French became separated from his members and was confronted by Shinwell who was surrounded by his own supporters . |
| 27 | The centre of the group was Wattling , perched on a chair surrounded by his admiring peers , and attempting to sing ‘ Doh , a deer , a female deer ’ — revealing , in the attempt , conspicuous deficiencies in his knowledge of the tonic sol-fa . |
| 28 | surrounded by his remarkable collection of relics and reminders of Napoleon , dreamed only of taking the lead in a successful war of conquest , … said that he hoped war would occur while his father was alive ; but , if not , he would start a war the moment he came to the throne . |
| 29 | ‘ And what sort of future would you provide , surrounded by your glitzy London friends ? |
| 30 | There must be more to this country squire than was disclosed by his clipped mannerisms and his habit of smiling each time he spoke , as though to ease his way through a dubious world . |