Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [noun pl] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The position is perhaps best described by saying that the directors owe their duties to the present and the future shareholders , rather than simply to the particular persons who are shareholders at the relevant time . |
| 2 | There are stabs at the mysterious menace of ‘ Skin Deep ’ , the trashy pop wonder exemplified by tunes such as ‘ Nice In Nice ’ and the arty decadence of ‘ Golden Brown ’ — and they all sound like little more than well-executed pub rock . |
| 3 | But there were intimacies at the opposite end of the social scale — in which a barrow girl might fancy a young police constable , or a socially mobile ‘ buck ’ might seek advice from the local fount of authority and knowledge . |
| 4 | That was the attitude of those hon. Members when they were obscure Back Benchers and I am convinced that it remains their attitude now that they are Ministers at the very heart of the Government . |
| 5 | Rabbiting on as if — as if they were friends at the very least … |