Example sentences of "that i be [verb] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose that I was influenced by the exploits of the great test pilots of the day , people like Peter Twiss , Neville Duke and John Derry , who were at the time just coming to grips with high-speed flight and what was called the ‘ sound-barrier ’ . |
| 2 | Pangs of conscience , and ache of loneliness apart , I found that I was stimulated by the challenge of finding my way about this great and beautiful city , and by having to communicate — to try to speak French quickly enough to make actual conversation possible . |
| 3 | Now , after attending the opening of ‘ Die grosse Utopie : die Russische Avantgarde 1915–1932 ’ in Frankfurt-am-Main yesterday , at my own expense , I wish to state that I was dazzled by the beauty and breadth of the exhibition and that the pluses far outweigh the minuses . |
| 4 | The upshot was that I was summoned by the university authorities and told that I was to be allowed to continue my studies but only under certain stringent conditions . |
| 5 | I had a dream at this time that I was caught by the Nazis . |
| 6 | Realising that I was piqued by the recognition that I was not singular even in what I had considered an inadequacy , I convicted myself of lack of humility . |