Example sentences of "i [verb] [verb] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a boy , encouraged by my mother , I became fascinated by the mass of mostly unsorted papers lying in the cellars at Plas Newydd . |
| 2 | I became fascinated by the variety of ways . |
| 3 | I became fascinated by the variety of ways . |
| 4 | We did n't see any whales , sharks , or polar bears underwater , but I became fascinated by the cast of characters which made up the food chain in these waters . |
| 5 | To begin with I found the subject somewhat tedious , but as the weeks passed I became fascinated by how meticulously recording each transaction could prove to be so beneficial even to our little business . |
| 6 | Whilst at college I became intrigued by the evidence that Indian art seemed to mean ancient Indian art , referring only to that era before imperialism . |
| 7 | Looking intermittently at the so-called colonial art of Latin America in churches , museums , private collections and books , I became magnetised by the figures of angels . |
| 8 | In the light of the overall aim , set an immediate end result by answering the question ‘ What result do I want to achieve by the end of this interaction ? ’ |
| 9 | His silence encouraged her to be even more frank , and , looking to where the moonlight caught the line of his strong jaw , she said , ‘ I know you appreciate the help I 've given by stepping in to take Stella 's place , and for that reason I doubt that you would give me the sack — or tell me to go . |
| 10 | ‘ I intend to sit by you all night . |
| 11 | ‘ There 's no need to share anything , as I intend to sleep by the fire , ’ she declared firmly , and punctuated her decision by draining her mug and setting it aside . |
| 12 | Such is the entertainment value of working out your own routes that I remain baffled by those who think the West Highland Way is a good idea . |
| 13 | I was out and under the bonnet when I got stopped by this policeman . |
| 14 | I had a conversation the other day with Con that reminded me of what I used to be , before I got corrupted by this place . |
| 15 | ‘ I got recognised by this real old stomper in the sit-down Chinese in Cinderford … ’ |
| 16 | Only it went wrong and I got caught by the Russians . |
| 17 | I got bitten by a rat . |
| 18 | That was when I got bitten by the rat . ’ |
| 19 | But on the day I went to Makaha I got distracted by a shapely wave and a firm offshore and met no one apart from a lifeguard in the tower and a girl on the beach . |
| 20 | ‘ Last time I got booed by a lot of people was in '82 , but this year I was booed a couple of times . |
| 21 | ‘ I got zapped by a flying saucer , ’ Bill explained . |
| 22 | I tend to work by this rule : for a big painting I paint very thinly and a small one I use thick impasto , although of course the rule can be broken . |
| 23 | I tend to work by this rule : for a big painting I paint very thinly and a small one I use thick impasto , although of course the rule can be broken . |
| 24 | so I got four more , had a look round thought I saw it , but Traygo was heaving I tried to park by the erm garden centre , but to not only were there people all parked there , there was a great articulated lorry delivering stuff , so you went in and you could n't even then get out , go and park further up |
| 25 | Jean had n't long passed her driving test and I tried to help by pointing out when she should be moving up through the gears . |
| 26 | However , I propose to begin by first exploring what might be called the " reductivist strategy " . |
| 27 | So our achievements are significant , but they are fragile , and I want to conclude by outlining what I think are the principal features of our work that have bought some success . |
| 28 | And I want to conclude by examining various ways for feminists to respond to it , apart from simply recommending that women eliminate difference by learning to behave more like men . |
| 29 | I want to end by saying that we need now to f go over this hurdle of liberation make sure that the vast majority of black South Africans who are deeply angry and I saw this anger because I was in South Africa when Chris was assassinated and this anger was turning into rage and the country was on a knife edge it could have blown up , the country would have burned had it not been for the diplomatic achievement of , of enormous stature by Nelson Mandela when he addressed the whole nation and in a sense seized power informally from white and black and the country managed to survive that but if that anger turns into rage again then the country could burn and I do n't say this to be dramatic but just to warn that in those moments when the media and so on do n't explain the situation well do n't forget our people because they have had to cope with this situation . |
| 30 | I want to start by asking what are the risks that the Delors plan — the origin of European economic and monetary union — will suffer the same fate as the Werner plan did 20 years ago . |