Example sentences of "was [verb] by this " in BNC.
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| 1 | His original appeal against conviction , pursuant to section 1 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 , was dismissed by this court on 14 October 1988 . |
| 2 | And approval for this was given by this Committee last October . |
| 3 | Clare was shaken by this unexpected confession . |
| 4 | In the secondary school this was typified by this comment ( from a non-artist ) : |
| 5 | Between 1532 and 1534 , the passing of each individual piece of legislation was closely followed by the appearance of official government propaganda justifying it and anticipating the next move , a fact that suggests that a coherent policy was unfolding by this stage . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Creggan was fascinated by this thought and wanted Kraal to tell him more about this place . |
| 8 | She was attracted by this place , and here was her opportunity of remaining . |
| 9 | Memet was wounded by this seeming ingratitude . |
| 10 | Although Kerrey 's campaign was lifted by this success , on the following day it suffered a setback when it was revealed that a restaurant chain of which he was part-owner had been fined $64,000 for 116 violations of child protection laws . |
| 11 | I was shattered by this news . |
| 12 | She was surrounded by this golden aura which stopped men going any further , whether they would have liked to or not , it never happened . |
| 13 | The safari trip , estimated to have cost three thousand pounds , was organised by this outdoor activities centre in Wales where the youth was staying . |
| 14 | Responsibility for the education of severely subnormal children in England and Wales was transferred by this Act from the health authorities to the local education authorities ; LEAs were thereafter responsible for all establishments caring for mentally handicapped children . |
| 15 | She recalls : ‘ The book was done by this time . |
| 16 | Between the date of Godfrey J. 's decision and the hearing in the Court of Appeal Commissioner of Inland Revenue v. Hang Seng Bank Ltd. [ 1991 ] 1 A.C. 306 was decided by this Board . |
| 17 | Harold Shoosmith , the bachelor who had retired to live at Quetta , the corner house , was one whose kind heart was moved by this newcomer . |
| 18 | I was heartened by this news though Marianne , who has experienced the unpredictable effects of alcohol on the North African male to her cost , was less amused . |
| 19 | It was made by this guy who built guitars , some hippy dude , and it was the oddest-shaped guitar . |
| 20 | The king , however , did not pay for them , not least because he was saving by this means the need to provide the beneficiary with a pension from the exchequer . |
| 21 | I appreciate that your vanity was stirred by this invitation , and of course I understand your regret at having to decline it , but frankly I think your friend is a little jejune . |
| 22 | Public elementary education in Northern Ireland was abolished by this Act . |
| 23 | The village of Worsley was transformed by this undertaking , the first of many to be so fluctuate by canals . |
| 24 | I mean , I myself , for instance , after I 'd published my first book on psychoanalysis in nineteen eighty was summoned to the House of Commons by and given a dinner , in the House of Commons Restaurant , which is n't very good actually , least it was n't then , and effectively I was told by this great man was , noticed , had a very high opinion of his own ego , that erm , you know the left was in charge of psychoanalysis in this country , and had better conform or shut up . |
| 25 | Here , the symbolic value of the wedding ring was used by this teacher to communicate the values associated with marriage and the family that had been discussed by the deputy head in the previous interview . |
| 26 | I 'd like to highlight the er a quote by the county museum 's officer with which the predominately the amount of er contribution which was agreed by this council on the twenty third of March ninety ninety er which actually relates to the size of the population , I will actually point that the thousand pounds has actually increased to one thousand three hundred , this year , because of , population has actually increased since then . |
| 27 | ‘ It was opened by this man and woman ? ’ |
| 28 | To say that Lanfranc was convinced by this argument would be an understatement : he seems to have been simply overwhelmed by it . |
| 29 | Sir , I apologise , I was going by this figure made by which indicated that it expired on the thirty first of March , I think and in fact , that is a an error on the officer 's part it would appear from the licensing authorities in fact , it expired at the end of May . |
| 30 | Liz was humiliated by this , rather than enraged , but she knew that she had to qualify in order ever to be free and accepted the conditions . |