Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] at [v-ing] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE LEADER of the eight miners trapped for 15 hours half a mile underground told yesterday of their joy at seeing the first rescuer . |
| 2 | Before that , Jenny — long-time lover of top film producer Michael Winner — had talked enthusiastically about her joy at bringing the Forties play here . |
| 3 | In spite of their exhaustion , their jubilation at making the longest unsupported polar trip and the first unsupported crossing of Antarctica was unmistakeable . |
| 4 | One senses that a few bowling attacks are likely to feel the frustration of Smith as he works out his disappointment at missing the latter stages of the World Cup . |
| 5 | On that cold , snow-laden winter day Bere and his brethren were most welcoming , but the abbot 's anxious lined face and short-sighted eyes betrayed his fear at having the powerful Agentes within the sacred walls of the abbey . |
| 6 | Lloyd 's chairman David Coleridge reiterated his elation at having the new tenants while their listed Edwardian building is repaired , and offered them the use of his building 's catering facilities — an important consideration for many members . |