Example sentences of "attracted by a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And there was a hunch that ‘ heavy ’ newspaper readers would be attracted by a tasteful paper with plenty of news , but which could be read quickly . |
| 2 | Raising the £6.5 million , ‘ the largest sum ever attracted by a radical project in Britain' according to the publicity blurb , had been either a heroic achievement by selfless , dedicated humanitarians or the blag of the century . |
| 3 | Both members and visitors were attracted by a varied tennis programme , supported by the squash section who had arranged activities of their own . |
| 4 | It is unsurprising that the lawyers in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries should have been attracted by a contractual analysis of the company . |
| 5 | ‘ I see you are still human enough to be attracted by a pretty face , my lord , ’ Matilda purred with patently false sweetness . |
| 6 | You and I are by nature , by our respective natures , males who are irresistibly attracted by a non-male principle . |
| 7 | The research done by the HDRA has shown that the hover flies are much attracted by a bright little annual plant , much beloved in old-style cottage gardens , which rejoices in the delightful common name ‘ poached egg plant ’ , as each whitish flower has a golden yellow centre just like a poached or fried egg . |