Example sentences of "[been] [adj] by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had always disliked them , had never for a moment been able to see their virtues ; she had been bored by the classical , and had felt a positive , righteous contempt for the baroque and the neo-Gothic . |
| 2 | Graham Gooch insisted there would be ‘ no wholesale changes ’ for the second Test , which begins at Lord 's on Thursday week , but the captain and his fellow selectors will have been dismayed by the worrying lack of technique and substance shown by most of the team at Old Trafford . |
| 3 | She might also have been incensed by the negative portrayal of homosexuality in the movie . |
| 4 | He had been alarmed by the narrowly-averted disaster of the previous evening , and felt the need to assert his presence . |
| 5 | But Charlemagne would have been horrified by the Babylonic pride and the Byzantine iconodulism of this page . |
| 6 | Like Jesus , they would have been horrified by the very idea , regarding it as the most appalling blasphemy . |
| 7 | Kuzmitch did mention that Blake had been unimpressed by the American and British intervention in South Korea but so too were a lot of other people . |
| 8 | We have found that a lot of newcomers to Spectra line have been confused by the very term ‘ sleeving ’ . |
| 9 | Occasionally hounds , which have been confused by the differing horn calls have been led onto the road , knocked over and killed . |
| 10 | On visits to the golf course since his son 's death , Mr Allan said , he had not been impressed by the new safety fence or by the position of two new lifebelts near the quarry . |
| 11 | He was familiar with Pound 's writing on Japanese drama , and had been impressed by the first performance of At the Hawk 's Well when he had seen a well-known Japanese dancer take the role of the hawk . |
| 12 | Mr. Wright added that the committee had been impressed by the prompt action by Teiman . |
| 13 | On a broader front , I have been impressed by the various initiatives which have been taken locally to manage costs . |
| 14 | This group , known as T.E.C.A. , the Teachers ' Economic and Cultural Association Ltd. had been impressed by the strong nationalistic tone of Williams ' book and they wholeheartedly agreed with his sentiments that education of the people should be ‘ part of their democratic privileges and their democratic responsibilities ’ . |
| 15 | Above all , I have been impressed by the immense generosity of my academic and museum colleagues , who have given unstintingly of their time and expertise for this catalogue ’ . |
| 16 | Late in his reign , the Shah was even said to have been impressed by the liberalizing efforts of King Juan Carlos in Spain . |
| 17 | We have also been impressed by the independent influence of family relationships over the generations , an approach which has been brought home to us through discussion with family therapists . |
| 18 | Best reckons there wo n't be much between the sides at Murrayfield , having been impressed by the Welsh commitment against his own team — ‘ We knew they would come at us , and they certainly did , though we should still have won ’ — while he has taken a liking to the revamped Scottish pack . |
| 19 | Napoleon Bonaparte , Metternich , Napoleon III and Vittorio Emanuele II all visited the house , and each must have been impressed by the colossal Ionic columns that hold up the façade and hem in the doorway . |
| 20 | When the first-night audience studied their printed librettos , they may have been intrigued by the curious frontispiece . |
| 21 | I 've always been intrigued by the Catholic church , by all the colours and the candles , but I know so little about it … when we studied existentialism in high school , I felt that that was exactly right , but now I just do n't know … |
| 22 | Nathan had been intrigued by the exotic and androgynous Zambia the day before , and was thankful hir sense of humour outweighed hir outrage at Nathan 's ham fisted remarks . |
| 23 | However , I do feel optimistic that our growing understanding of our diverse cultures and histories , which exposes the myths and stereotypes we have been force-fed by the British for too many generations , will forge an increasingly powerful alliance in our struggle against racism in this country . |
| 24 | The Grand National course narrows approaching the winning post and bends round to the left immediately after , and with crowds manically screaming at him in the stands and on both rails and directly in front of him it would hardly be surprising if Devon Loch had suddenly been startled by the deafening noise . |
| 25 | Other US government sources said both the rebels and the US army Southern Command , based in Panama , had been startled by the swift recovery of the pro-Noriega forces on Tuesday . |
| 26 | If you have ever looked at the ingredients list on your bag of Koi pellets , you may have been puzzled by the high ash content . |
| 27 | The committee has been concerned by the high numbers of planning applications granted by six Welsh councils in defiance of published development plans . |
| 28 | St George have been unmoved by the Italian threat and have still chased Ofahengaue . |
| 29 | Lately , Georgina had been worried by the general deterioration in his appearance . |
| 30 | David Dale had been worried by the anarchistic stirrings in France and Europe and was anxious to provide a working environment that would satisfy and care for his work force , as well as increase production . |