Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] been impressed by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until we came to the Furka I 'd been impressed by the Spirit R/T , surprised by the agility of its handling , the sensitivity and accuracy of its power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering , the breadth of the uninterrupted acceleration from its powerful turbocharged engine , the lightness of the controls and the quality of the gearchange . |
| 2 | I assured him truthfully that I had been impressed by his skill and speed , and I thought his results marvellous . |
| 3 | I had known Katharine for many years , and , in common with other members of the Kingman Committee , I had been impressed by her presentation when she appeared before us to answer questions . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've been impressed by the enthusiasm for American football in Scotland and the thirst for knowledge , ’ said Noll . |
| 5 | And let me say now that I have been impressed by certain of the arguments I have heard here . |
| 6 | Over the past few years I have read a great deal of specifically Christian literature in the field of economics and I have been impressed by one thing : while much has been said about the immorality of the modern corporation and the injustice of the structures of international trade and while a little has been said , especially in North America , about the role of government and the need for proper control of money and credit , very little has been written about trade unions . |
| 7 | Above all , I have been impressed by the immense generosity of my academic and museum colleagues , who have given unstintingly of their time and expertise for this catalogue ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ In recent years I have been impressed by the standard of speech training in various parts of the province and it was the same again in Ballyclare where a number of talented young people were on stage . ’ |
| 9 | On a broader front , I have been impressed by the various initiatives which have been taken locally to manage costs . |
| 10 | I have been impressed by the variety of the protesting letters , almost without exception . |
| 11 | Equally regrettably , they suggest that she who ( presumably ) approved them is not so much a Pharisee as a Philistine : one , moreover , who has been impressed by too many drives down The Bishop 's Avenue , where Hampstead 's temples to new money are built , en route to the Finchley constituency . |
| 12 | She had been impressed by the view , the quite breath-taking view , from the headland of Posillipo round to the curiously named Egg Castle , a box of brown stone on its rocky promontory in the Bay and on farther to the Sorrento Peninsula beyond . |
| 13 | She had been impressed by his knowledge and his observation and she loved and admired him a little more . |
| 14 | It was a place he had visited three times — once to be seen ; the second time to appreciate the sermon which he had afterwards discussed outside the small West Door with the vicar who had been impressed by his distinguished visitor 's passionate piety . |
| 15 | This coincides with the views of some other feminist writers who have been impressed by this distinctively ‘ female ’ contribution to morality . |
| 16 | Although Wallinger makes quite a straightforward , if powerfully direct , rock noise there are many who have been impressed by his abilities as a natural communicator — especially at his live shows . |
| 17 | And this persists in the work of political scientists , sociologists and others who have been impressed by the approach . |
| 18 | We have been impressed by the evidence we have received that this gave an inadequate account of the English language by treating it virtually as a branch of Latin , and constructing a rigid prescriptive code rather than a dynamic description of language in use . |
| 19 | we have been impressed by the degree to which the desire to help is inhibited in practice by a reluctance to intrude oneself into other people 's lives . |
| 20 | CCG 's staff services manager Karen Pleva commented : ‘ Once staff got used to adding credit onto their cards , they have been impressed by the time saved . |
| 21 | Mr Baker appointed him without interview because he had been impressed by Professor Stubbs 's publications on the importance of knowledge about language . |
| 22 | He had been impressed by his companion 's expertise , with the way he handled what seemed the most complex manoeuvres with a cool and detached ability . |
| 23 | South Clwyd Coroner , John Hughes , said he had been impressed by the courage of the other crew members and medics who had pulled L/Cpl Edwards from the vehicle , and tried to resuscitate him . |
| 24 | South Clwyd Coroner John Hughes said he had been impressed by the courage of the other crew members of the Warrior and medics who had pulled L Cpl Edwards from the vehicle , tried to resuscitate him and taken him to hospital . |