Example sentences of "am [adj] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am depressed by the lack of provision for small children , because although we have things like the Equal Opportunities Commission and the S S R C funding , very generously research into what they call women 's under-achievement , educationally and occupationally and so on , that does n't seem to be the area in which things ought to be being done . |
| 2 | I am interested by the idea of the tempo that flows naturally . |
| 3 | ‘ I myself , being an arborophile , am delighted by the dense coniferous forests of the Neolithic period . |
| 4 | Matters have moved on since then and those ideas are now very much on the agenda , and I am delighted by that . |
| 5 | That shows an extraordinary lack of understanding by Labour and I am delighted by it . |
| 6 | I always found this kind of slick psychoanalytic one-upmanship irritating , but I never attempted to defend myself , because I am bored by argument and discussion of any kind . |
| 7 | I am disgusted by the thought of spoiled human flesh . |
| 8 | ‘ I am disgusted by the thought of spoiled human flesh . |
| 9 | I have seen the results that he has achieved on fishing , and I am disgusted by them — I hope that they do not set a precedent . |
| 10 | Having drank in that pub for eight years and having never caused any trouble in that time , I am disgusted by the fact that there is a general ban on customers with a pierced nose . |
| 11 | AS a pensioner and in common with many other townsfolk , I am incensed by the decision of local government to close eight old people 's homes . |
| 12 | I am convinced by recent research findings in America and Britain that social work practice can either foster a sense of permanence or detract from it , and that in the past our treating permanent substitute families as if they were temporary has been a cause of insecurity . |
| 13 | well I am convinced by Andrew 's explanation erm I would like to say in terms of when we look at the staff costs against budget , and we came in at only eleven thousand pounds less , er I think that is a erm that we , we , we can congratulate our business manager , on the good control that 's been exercised over the past year . |
| 14 | Q. I am confused by the difference between Plecostomus and Ancistrus . |
| 15 | I am confused by what the king tells me in dreams , and I need your help . |
| 16 | Like Thoreau , I am bewildered by whit caused this joy in my being . |
| 17 | I am intrigued by this old man who seems so unimpressed by everything we find attractive and interesting . |
| 18 | I am intrigued by the capstan winches fitted to the Range Rovers on the Darien Gap crossing . |
| 19 | I am intrigued by the fires — the continuation of some ancient , Inca ceremony perhaps ? — so when Ricardo climbs up to my room this evening , I am ready with questions . |
| 20 | I am intrigued by reports that , after the break-up of her marriage to Mr Alvin Stardust , Miss Lisa Goddard , the television ‘ personality ’ , flew to Australia ‘ to commune with a school of dolphins ’ . |
| 21 | Having had both male and female teachers , in various adult contexts , I am intrigued by the differences . |
| 22 | I am intrigued by James Rougvie 's description of St Margaret , in today 's report on Dunfermline 's 900th anniversary celebrations , as ‘ the Hungarian princess who civilised Malcolm Canmore ’ . |
| 23 | I do not know the facts and the background and have not met the people at other firms , but I am impressed by the quality of the management and the attitude of the employees at Strathtay . |
| 24 | However , as I have said , I am impressed by the quality and the attitude adopted and therefore hope that Strathtay will be successful . |
| 25 | Secondly , I am impressed by the way in which my right hon. Friends have negotiated so positively on some aspects of the treaties , while at the same time drawing the line so firmly with our European partners on those parts of the treaties that we can not accept . |
| 26 | ‘ I am impressed by the present set-up . |
| 27 | She stared at him with her beautiful Indian eyes , puzzled I am sure by this tall man looking down at her . |
| 28 | But I am puzzled by his apparent need to combine such praiseworthy recantation with a personal attack on myself , while elsewhere in his lecture piously deploring the introduction of personalities into the debate . |
| 29 | I , too , am puzzled by your nitrate increase — could it be the salt ? |
| 30 | Something else I am puzzled by is Gibson 's reference to the 6-string bass 's ‘ customary ’ BEADGC tuning . |