Example sentences of "[noun] were [adj] [to-vb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , if England 's minders were fit to work at a half decent night club , how come their client was left rolling in the gutter early in the game ? |
| 2 | Those who ignored the role of adaptation were able to flourish at the same time as those for whom adaptation was the primary consideration , because the range of problems that could attract research funding allowed both approaches to find suitable niches for themselves . |
| 3 | At the lower end of the social scale , the dusty rather than the ‘ fit-to-be-dusted ’ classes , people were prepared to encamp at the station for days . |
| 4 | If the Government were concerned to arrive at a proper system , they would accept that fairness was the answer . |
| 5 | The Chippendales were due to perform at the Leisure Centre two years ago . |
| 6 | One of the strongest indications of class throughout the world came to be the length of time the travellers were prepared to spend at the station and the quantity of baggage which they had with them when they passed through it . |
| 7 | Liz was right to vanish , as the boys were right to congregate at the Maid Marian and avoid their grandmothers . |
| 8 | Bishop 's Castle Railway employees were able to travel at a much reduced rate on all railways in the British Isles . |