Example sentences of "[noun prp] is [adj] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tony O'Dalaigh is unperturbed by the negative reception which John McGahern received from critics here . |
| 2 | It is hardly surprising that Eddery is upset by the decision . |
| 3 | Since he has only been a director since last May , Wanless is untainted by the strategic mistakes of the past regime . |
| 4 | Peter Noble is unmoved by the row that is blowing up around him . |
| 5 | Most big stars , as well as being global philanthropists supporting this years fashionable cause , also have their own particular interests Sting went to the South American jungle to publicise the plight of the Amazonian Indians ; Meryl Streep is obsessed by the over-use of pesticides . |
| 6 | Merton is amused by the ‘ posh farker humour ’ suggestion , but refutes it . |
| 7 | Netwise 's RPC Toolkit is OEMed by the likes of Sun Microsystems Inc , Hewlett-Packard Co and Unix System Labs . |
| 8 | What is important is that he is grinning as he says this , denoting playfulness , and Catherine is distressed by the idea . |
| 9 | SCOTVEC is delighted by the response of centres to Phase 2 of the Advanced Courses Development Programme . |
| 10 | Kathryn is ill by the way . |
| 11 | Diesel Cars : In common with many drivers , John Langley is impressed by the all-conquering Citroen-Peugeot power plant You see it here , you see it there — the XUD is everywhere |
| 12 | Poole is worried by the ‘ Englishness of English art — it 's so middle-class ’ , and tries to paint ‘ deficiencies in character ’ , if they are there , confessing to have portrayed at least one arrogant captain of industry in his true light . |
| 13 | Charlotte 's family are absolutely overwhelmed when they hear news of the marriage while Elizabeth is shocked by the news and believes that Charlotte will never be happy with Mr. Collins . |
| 14 | Given that an increase in general prices of 10% causes a 20% rise in the price of kryptonite futures and only a 5% rise in the price of phlogiston futures , the spread ratio which ensures that Lois is unaffected by the differential response of kryptonite and phlogiston futures prices to changes in the general level of prices is ( F 1 β 1 ) / ( F s β s ) = ( 50 × 2 ) / ( 10 × 0.5 ) = 20 . |
| 15 | Measuring gross wages on the vertical axis , the demand curve DD is unaltered by the imposition of the tax . |