Example sentences of "[pron] was caught up [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was caught up in a closed , warm world of physical pleasure . |
| 2 | And that 's why I 'm saying that , leading up to the Donovan Report and because I was caught up in a situation along with my colleagues , that we were changing a system er and you know , a new incentive scheme , that we were increasing production . |
| 3 | I was caught up in the Truby King Mothercraft doctrine of 1935 … |
| 4 | She was tall , a little on the stout side , and had long brown hair with one or two streaks of grey in it which was caught up in a bun perched on the top of her head . |
| 5 | Scooting down the side-aisle , she ducked past him and out of the shop , where she continued to run blindly until she was caught up against a solid chest . |
| 6 | Eventually , she was caught up in a vicious cycle of bingeing and dieting — when she was depressed she ate , when she was bored she ate ; a box of cakes and half a dozen Mars bars in one session was nothing unusual . |
| 7 | Barely noticing the brief , sharp moment of pain as her flesh yielded to his , she was caught up in a maelstrom of whirling sensations , the hard , pulsating rhythm drawing her down into an emotional whirlpool , before her body was suddenly racked by shuddering convulsions of a pleasure so incredibly intense that it was almost too much to bear . |
| 8 | In 1979 as a hospital worker , she was caught up in the Winter of Discontent . |
| 9 | She was caught up in the drama of a big story . |
| 10 | Now there is a whole ocean between John and me , Ianthe thought , but soon she was caught up in the bustle of landing . |
| 11 | It is even closer to Paul 's description of the man who was caught up into the third heaven ( 2 Corinthians 12:2 ) . |
| 12 | It was caught up at the neck into a huge thick collar of silver fur . |
| 13 | South West appointed the finance director only to have him vetoed by the Government on the grounds that he was caught up in a Department of Trade and Industry investigation . |
| 14 | The fact that Lewis did is not a sign that he was illogical , merely that he was caught up in a spiritual drama which involved more than ‘ paper logic ’ . |
| 15 | Despite the fact that he was personally on only the periphery of the Polanski affair , he was caught up in the backwash , in the resultant discussion of the wider issues of the counter-culture , and it was in this category that the critics had firmly placed their new star as the analysis of his role in Easy Rider continued through the run-up to the Oscar presentations and beyond . |
| 16 | Prayers for the safety of John Dakyn were probably necessary , as he was caught up in the religious controversies of the age . |
| 17 | Although he admits there were ‘ times it felt like farce — chasing a guy through the woods who was chasing the ghost of his dead father ’ , Bradley nevertheless says there were moments when he was caught up in the atmosphere . |
| 18 | As he passed again on the other side of the road on his way back forty minutes later he was caught up in the very worst time of day for traffic . |