Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [adj] at [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was fourth at the last Olympics , so third would give me satisfaction . |
| 2 | She only mentioned Margaret twice — once tenderly : ‘ the beautiful curtains Margaret and I chose together ’ — once tartly : ‘ Margaret would never prepare her lectures … just gather a few notes together and wonder why she was nervous at the last moment . |
| 3 | ‘ She told me she was vegetarian at the last minute , so no chicken broth . |
| 4 | They were present at the first national meeting of indigenous press that we organised in June 1991 , and armed men visit the premises of Etnias magazine without warning . |
| 5 | It was unopposed at the third reading in July , though Lord Hinchingbrooke thought it ‘ a State experiment in the life and happiness of our people and in my opinion like all State experiments , it will work havoc , bitterness and grave social damage ’ ( Cullingworth , 1979 , p. 25 ) . |
| 6 | But he was friendly at the next GP and apologised . ’ |