Example sentences of "[adj] by her [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amid the tension and gossip of this weekend 's London fashion shows , Katharine Hamnett , rebel , provocateur and most likely candidate for the title of British Designer of the Year , is conspicuous by her absence . |
| 2 | This was made very clear by Her Majesty 's Factory Inspectorate , which in the Manufacturing and Service Industry Report 1978 , wrote : |
| 3 | She did not like to admit that she was embarrassed by her sister . |
| 4 | A flash of intuition told her that he was embarrassed by her attire . |
| 5 | Ruth noticed that he stammered slightly , and appeared to be embarrassed by her presence . |
| 6 | It might only have been the light reflected from his costume , yet once again he seemed embarrassed by her presence . |
| 7 | She could see that they were startled and embarrassed by her condition . |
| 8 | In fact I was quite embarrassed by her arrival as I was aware that listeners might think I had invited her . |
| 9 | She peered appraisingly at herself in the mirror , pulling faces as if she were alone , and I was embarrassed by her candour . |
| 10 | She is prone to pointing out to journalists that she has ugly hands ( her assessment ) , says she grew up thinking she was plain and now is so embarrassed by her appearance on screen that she never sees her films unless she 's forced to . |
| 11 | It was firmly slapped from his hand by his mother , and abashed by her glare he turned away with the rest , to leave the accursed woman alone , abandoned , shunned like a leper . |
| 12 | It was a relief in a way to be alone , without Miguel always so quiet and thoughtful by her side . |
| 13 | He was relieved by her change of tone . |
| 14 | He was relieved by her reply . |
| 15 | Friends such as Edward Clodd , who expected Hardy to be relieved by her death in 1912 , found instead that he was overcome with remorse for neglecting one whom he had once loved so well . |
| 16 | But the other women noted that Marion 's face was unbroken by her weeping . |
| 17 | The room was untouched by her presence — no suitcase , no clothes lying about the place . |
| 18 | He smiled , untouched by her sarcasm . |
| 19 | kept warm by her breasts , |
| 20 | She had never felt that Alice had deliberately kept them apart , fearing that her brother would be bored by her friend . |
| 21 | It is easy to get the impression that he was the only one to suffer in this area , constantly put upon by Mrs Moore or bored by her daughter . |
| 22 | ‘ Very much , ’ she replied — well , she had fallen a little in love with Mariánské Láznë , and he was much too sophisticated a man to want to be bored by her problems . |
| 23 | She was always very quiet — reading books and pre-occupied by her kids . |
| 24 | Not surprisingly , her former boss is delighted by her promotion . |
| 25 | ‘ But not for me ! ’ she cried unevenly , startled and dismayed by her body 's need . |
| 26 | But from the soft laugh that followed her she had the ominous feeling that he was no more convinced by her protests than she was herself . |
| 27 | Marie , made unwary by her moment of optimism , and before she could stop herself , said : ‘ Did you ? |
| 28 | Having begun the week convinced that Emily , after her attack on his Nesselrode pudding , was one of the stupidest females he had met , Heinrich had seven days later become quite besotted by her beauty , wit and charm . |
| 29 | " Horror ? " she said , bewildered by her husband 's emotion . |
| 30 | Jake smiled , quite unperturbed by her sarcasm , and helped himself to a shortbread biscuit . |