Example sentences of "but i was [verb] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We have battled well in recent games but I was heartened by some of our football in the midweek win over Grimsby Town . |
| 2 | I could n't see his face clearly in the firelight , but I was struck by an attitude of extreme fatigue . |
| 3 | But I was struck by just how proficient at handling babies and young children were people from all walks of life . |
| 4 | I tried to believe there were things beyond possession , greater belonging , greater satisfaction , but I was tied by resentment , self-pity and a mad belief that the past could be resuscitated . |
| 5 | It was impossible to evaluate my effectiveness as a role model , facilitator and practical teacher in terms of the time involved , but I was reassured by the fact I had spent 10 per cent of my time formally teaching students — although some nurses would rather spend this time at the bedside . |
| 6 | But I was assured by the nurses that that would n't be the case . |
| 7 | I did n't buy any masks , but I was tempted by the matching two-foot-high figurines of King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya . |
| 8 | No , but I was fascinated by this man because he wanted above all things for us to record the Bartók Music for Strings , Percussion , and Celesta . |
| 9 | She hardly noticed me but I was fascinated by her . |
| 10 | ‘ But I was touched by your sympathy . ’ |
| 11 | I do n't know how long I remained staring at him but I was disturbed by the noise of voices in the waiting-room . |
| 12 | Reason should have told me that instant acceptance was too much to ask , but I was overwhelmed by my emotional need for an endorsement , however small , of my situation . |
| 13 | Mine varied from too large to too small but I was encouraged by the laughter of the women around me and their urging me on with ‘ good , good ’ or ‘ work , work ’ . |
| 14 | But I was seduced by the thought that I could pull it off . |
| 15 | Do you think — ’ But I was interrupted by Adèle , who came to join us , and the subject was changed . |