Example sentences of "[adj] by the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crowd is delighted by the gods ' high spirits and pleasure in the dance . |
| 2 | Peter married a woman with two sons , aged non and 12. he had always been impressed by the boys ' good behaviour and had n't realised it was because their mother hits them whenever they do the slightest thing wrong . |
| 3 | The assessors were impressed by the governors ' sub-committee and staff task group at Egglescliffe School which make efforts to involve the community in the school . |
| 4 | The Russians have apparently been impressed by the cars ' reliablity . |
| 5 | On Sept. 5 it was reported that the army had imposed a virtual blockade on Casamance , and the following day , Le Monde said that officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross ( ICRC ) in Geneva were concerned by the authorities ' refusal to allow Red Cross personnel into the area . |
| 6 | The material used was cheap , readily available — very often with attractive photographs or other illustrated matter — and took up space unfilled by the papers ' own journalists . |
| 7 | Amazed by the Egyptians ' devotion to their cat population , he felt inspired to comment on certain aspects of the behaviour of the felines . |
| 8 | He also shared Rakovsky 's dread of the Soviet Union becoming fragmented by the Republics ' achieving independence . |
| 9 | At a recent Royal Institute of British Architects ' conference , author Simon Inglis summed up the mood of many anti-relocation fans , unswayed by the clubs ' need for cash . |
| 10 | He claimed that customers were appalled by the players ' language and that when he asked for order they threatened to punch out his lights . |
| 11 | Then in December he was appalled by the Socialists ' desire to cut the military budget . |
| 12 | This settlement was not made any more secure by the Allies ' decision to withdraw from the area in June , a move strongly questioned by some of the forces involved . |
| 13 | But we should not be surprised by the Tories ' attack on public services . |
| 14 | The Platoon Commander visits the sangars during the night , and is not surprised by the sentries ' alertness and cheerfulness . |
| 15 | Lesser folk were aggrieved by the foresters ' interference with their rights of common in the Forest ; the Forest officers for their part reported that privileges they claimed had no warrant . |