Example sentences of "[prep] be [adj] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | CONSCIOUS of being lesbian at the age of eleven , I spent the next seventeen years repressing my true self , taking much spontaneity from my character . |
| 2 | In ( 22 ) the suggestion is that the occurrence of being alone at the bar was not only unexpected but undesirable . |
| 3 | It used to be amazing at the end of the week to be paid , to have money in your hand for the work you had done . |
| 4 | I think we ought to be pleased at the money made available in the last 5 years for players . |
| 5 | Individual governors are understood to be unhappy at the tax arrangements and the way it appears to have damaged Mr Birt 's credibility in the eyes of licence payers . |
| 6 | Unless subsequently agreed in writing , the charges relating to booking shall be those expected to be current at the time of the conference . |
| 7 | First , the benefit attributable to the patent must be shown to be current at the time of the employee 's application ; the prospect of future benefits such as royalty payments from foreign sub-licensees is only relevant to the quantum of compensation awarded should outstanding benefit be proved . |
| 8 | Gosling was inclined to be philosophical at the strike 's failure , simply regarding it as " a fiasco which showed with brutal clearness how weak our young organisation still was " . |
| 9 | This list is meant to be accurate at the time of writing . |
| 10 | Mr Bond was deemed to be insolvent at the time the bankruptcy judgment was entered against him and the bankruptcy notice was served — ‘ about three weeks ago ’ — but Mr Bond may have been insolvent before that time . |
| 11 | I had ceased to be good at the convent , and now I also ceased to be either healthy or clever . |
| 12 | ‘ To be good at the game you have to have a reasonable level of intelligence , ’ said Cathy Williams , a teacher from the Percy Hedley School in Newcastle which caters for children with cerebral palsy . |
| 13 | As has been seen , the choice of Pétain to command at Verdun was made less because of his qualities than because he happened to be available at the moment . |
| 14 | Are you , the haulier , agreeing , for example , to supply a particular vehicle for haulage or to supply any lorry which happens to be available at the time the contract needs to be undertaken ? |
| 15 | Over the past two centuries the ships employed have ranged from totally unsuitable ones , which happened to be available at the time , to , less commonly , purpose-built vessels incorporating the most sophisticated technology of the day . ’ |
| 16 | However , eighteen beds said to be available at the Peasholme Centre in York are already full . |
| 17 | In general , children under 5 years were more likely to be upset at the birth , but neither sex of the child nor separation at the birth determined the reaction . |
| 18 | Their Korean hosts were said to be upset at the way they barely acknowledged each other in public except for a few surly and petulant exchanges . |
| 19 | If you both want the father to be present at the birth , ask about arrangements for this at the hospital as early as you can . |
| 20 | This was the occasion for further expressions of friendship on the part of the two sovereigns , for Queen Victoria had taken a personal interest in the Empress 's accouchement and had sent Lady Ely , one of her ladies-in-waiting , to be present at the birth . |
| 21 | Everything about her and about her marriage seemed to be perfect , apart from one disquieting fact : she hated going into churches and she absolutely refused to be present at the consecration of the Host . |
| 22 | To the very end of his long life he continued to be consulted about these types of issues , and lived to be present at the Pan Anglican Congress of 1908 , at which so many of his ideals were acclaimed . |
| 23 | After nomination the candidate is entitled to be present at the issue of postal ballot papers , to visit the polling stations and the candidate , the candidate 's spouse ( if any ) , and ( except in parish or community elections ) the candidate 's election agent are entitled to be present at the count together with a number of counting agents . |
| 24 | Bill Thompson and I , as the reporters who had seen the case through from start to finish , were invited officially to be present at the hanging in Regina Jail . |
| 25 | ‘ We still have some trade space available and anyone wishing to be present at the championships should contact us at 0232 370222 . ’ |
| 26 | After him came more chiefs and then banners and icons of the two principal churches which had sent their Arks to be present at the battle . |
| 27 | The Act continues : ‘ Where a children 's hearing are satisfied in a case concerned with an offence mentioned in the Criminal Procedure ( Scotland ) Act of 1975 , that the attendance of a child is not necessary for the just hearing of that case , or in any case where they are satisfied that it would be detrimental to the interest of the child to be present at the hearing of his case , the case in whole or in part , may be considered in the absence of the child . ’ |
| 28 | It also entitles observers from the State in which the aircraft is registered to be present at the inquiry if that State is not the State in which the accident occurs . |
| 29 | UNFORTUNATELY , I was unable to be present at the luncheon at a London hotel on Tuesday when the Duke of Gloucester presented the first English Tourist Board car park awards . |
| 30 | Miss Braithwaite expressed her appreciation of all the hard work undertaken by the retiring Vice-Chairman , Mrs. Ann McMillan and said how much she regretted that Ann was unable to be present at the meeting because of her admission to hospital . |