Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] be [adj] by " in BNC.

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1 The vine is unimportant , but how and why its cultivation still persists in Champagne must be fascinating to anyone who has ever been intrigued by the curiously eclectic attitude to rules and regulations often displayed by the French .
2 Alain has always been intrigued by your colouring . ’
3 The issue has also been complicated by legislation making artificial fluoridation compulsory .
4 Jim Payne has also been surprised by the standard of putting .
5 ERNIE 's just been down-rated by the way to reduce the ou the , the ac the average now is less than seven percent .
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