Example sentences of "spur on by the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This aspect of his practice is only just beginning to change , but he intends to persevere with it , spurred on by the personal satisfaction he has derived from ‘ seeing them do their maths ’ . |
| 2 | If it is not the Women 's Tennis Association , spurred on by the vocal support of Martina Navratilova and Monica Seles demanding equal prize money at Wimbledon and the French , then it is the voices on the men 's side who want prize money for the top tier of their tournaments doubled to $2m . |
| 3 | I can truthfully say that there were about a hundred people , male , female , young , old , and of all races , happily training their dogs , all spurred on by the infectious enthusiasm of Dave Lower and the committee of the Meridian Rottweiler Club , who all muck in to help . |
| 4 | No doubt spurred on by the new Pillar and Gable guide Steve Reid teamed up with John Campbell and visited Pillar , adding Gorre , E1 5b , 5b , 4c , which takes a direct line between Charybdis and Goth on the Low Man West Face . |
| 5 | That has been spurred on by the successful growth of that sector in Britain . |
| 6 | It has also been spurred on by the growing tendency for young adults to seek accommodation away from their parents ' home and , particularly in the 1980s , by the increase in the numbers of young adults resulting from the baby boom . |