Example sentences of "am [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am fascinated by the idea of focus . |
| 2 | I am fascinated by the use of the English language , I do not wish to undermine it , but , as I would argue , it does overtly undermine 50 percent of its users ( i.e. women ) . |
| 3 | I am fascinated by the difference in the markings on ( some ) of these aircraft . |
| 4 | It may not be strictly within my remit , but I am fascinated by the amount of space that is being lavished , particularly by the Sunday Times , on the new list of ‘ The Best of Young British Novelists ’ . |
| 5 | Until I come right inside , I am hidden from the wash basins . |
| 6 | I place my chair to the left of the swim so that I am hidden behind the wall of rushes and have a good viewpoint of both rods . |
| 7 | Under the trust deed I appoint a Government observer and am consulted on the appointment of the chairman . |
| 8 | I am allowing for the fact that , in a substantial number of cases , investigations could not be concluded , and many complaints were withdrawn . |
| 9 | Suddenly , Stairway to Paradise is echoing through the theatre and I am stepping into the spotlight sliding faster and faster . |
| 10 | I am copulating with the blacksmith . ’ ’ |
| 11 | But I am plagued by the thought that we have arrived at a moment in history when this is about to be swept away . |
| 12 | ‘ I am honoured by the prince 's interest — but I doubt not it stems from mere curiosity as to my connection with her for whom he has a brotherly fondness . ’ |
| 13 | Josnau a di chop — I am eating at the moment |
| 14 | Inevitably , I am elaborating after the event in intellectual terms . |
| 15 | I am puzzling over the dot matrix display board that 's trying to tell me what trains are coming my way . |
| 16 | ‘ I am Betty 's pusher but because I have had a hip replacement I am limited in the amount I can walk , ’ said Mr Richardson . |
| 17 | I am blinded to the heart . |
| 18 | I am blinded by The SUN . |
| 19 | An alkali will obviously have to be introduced to neutralise the acid and I am toying with the idea of lime in one form or another . |
| 20 | I am applying for the post of … |
| 21 | He said : ‘ I am devastated at the verdict . ’ |
| 22 | Without his attention , I am martyred to the wheel . |
| 23 | I am reminded of the ant who asked the centipede in what order he put his feet to the ground . |
| 24 | I am reminded of the lesson I took in a school in Sylhet which I described in my first article and the way the understanding of the task helped the children to understand the English I was using . |
| 25 | I am reminded of the sincerity of your faith a faith which was the light in your your grandmother and Eunice your mother before you and which I am confident now lives in you . |
| 26 | I am reminded of the time when we were leaving Italy after a while in the Dolomites and spent all our Italian cash in the last café making a phone call , only to find that the café owner was adding a surcharge to the bill . |
| 27 | I am reminded of the period in the 1980s when I was directly involved in the negotiations on these matters . |
| 28 | I am reminded by the recommendation for dealing with bed bugs published in The Vermin Killer in 1680 — ‘ Take gunpowder , brush it well into the bedstead , light it , and keep the smoke in . ’ |
| 29 | Partly I am mesmerised by its spinach-green tanks and cowling , its red pulleys , dogs and levers , its greasy leather belts , its twitching , glittering blades , stink of hot oil , petrol , exhaust … and partly I am praying for the chance that something — I 've no idea what , but just something — may go wrong … so that I , Jimbo , the firstborn , may step into the breach and save the day . |
| 30 | She told The Universe , the Catholic weekly : ‘ I am praying for the family and I feel very sorry for them . |