Example sentences of "[pers pn] be at his [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I was at his recent garden party and I have actually shaken his hand . |
2 | A spokesperson for Cope told NME : ‘ It 's ironic that he should be released ( from his contract ) at a time when he 's at his creative peak and his work is more popular than ever . |
3 | It was at his elegant home in Belgravia that influential Tory conspirators decided her position as Prime Minister was no longer tenable . |
4 | Although Jack played a handful of games for the Palace towards the end of the 1918–19 wartime competition , his first proper competitive game for us was in the opening fixture of the 1919–20 Southern League season on 30 August against Northampton Town ( 2–2 ) and it was at his old home ground , The Nest . |
5 | Harry Pascoe heard the laughter following this remark and was in little doubt that it was at his own expense . |
6 | Only a week ago he was at his usual commentary position for Capital Radio when England took on San Marino in a qualifying match for the next World Cup . |
7 | A gifted public speaker , he was at his best reading aloud his own work and delivering stylish penetrating eisteddfodic adjudications in his memorably sonorous voice . |
8 | God knows , he could n't be any worse at that than he was at his last job … |