Example sentences of "[pron] have be [adj] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have been delighted by the interest and support of the people of Killyleagh . |
| 2 | And let me say now that I have been impressed by certain of the arguments I have heard here . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 6 | On a broader front , I have been impressed by the various initiatives which have been taken locally to manage costs . |
| 7 | I have been impressed by the variety of the protesting letters , almost without exception . |
| 8 | Like my colleagues in Newport , I have been dismayed by the checks for people over 75 : it is not just the collection of medical facts but the appreciation of the social and personal difficulties of elderly people . |
| 9 | In talking to women at grassroots level in this country , I have been alarmed by the number of women who have undergone caesarean sections . |
| 10 | On the rare occasions when I have met television journalists , I have been astonished by the hatred expressed for Adie , as well as by the vitriolic gossip about her , which subsequently proved to be entirely false . |
| 11 | ‘ I have been concerned by some leaks . |
| 12 | In studies of disability , I have been surprised by the number of sexually handicapped people in their fifties and beyond who have consoled themselves with the belief that they are , in any case , too old for sex to have much meaning . |
| 13 | ‘ In Nigeria I only knew of Guinness as the stout and Harp lager so I have been surprised by the diversity of the company , ’ reflects . |
| 14 | For years I have been excited by him , quoted him , relied on him . |
| 15 | ‘ I have been amazed by the amount of creative talent to be found in Darlington , ’ he said . |
| 16 | ‘ I have been amazed by the amount of creative talent to be found in Darlington , ’ he said . |
| 17 | I should also itemise claims which were made under two heads which have been satisfied by interim payment . |
| 18 | Occasionally hounds , which have been confused by the differing horn calls have been led onto the road , knocked over and killed . |
| 19 | This coincides with the views of some other feminist writers who have been impressed by this distinctively ‘ female ’ contribution to morality . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | And this persists in the work of political scientists , sociologists and others who have been impressed by the approach . |
| 22 | I 've known people who have been upset by , you know , |
| 23 | His emulation of ‘ loose semantic fit ’ does however puzzle many modern readers — those especially who have been sophisticated by modern literary practice . |
| 24 | Amongst those who have been appalled by the bolting is local activist Malcolm Baxter . |
| 25 | However we have been delighted by the response so far . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | However , I do feel optimistic that our growing understanding of our diverse cultures and histories , which exposes the myths and stereotypes we have been force-fed by the British for too many generations , will forge an increasingly powerful alliance in our struggle against racism in this country . |
| 29 | For too long , we have been hidebound by fears borne of self-selected memories and infused by a false jingoism — a vision of Europe in which Britain sees itself surrounded solely by enemies and not friends . |
| 30 | ‘ We have been surprised by people wanting to go even higher , with most wanting to jump from band G — between £160,000 and £320,000 — to the highest band H , ’ said an East Hertfordshire council spokesman . |