Example sentences of "[pers pn] are [adj] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dixie and I are alone at the south end of the balcony , breathing in the strong Thames air . |
| 2 | But you have a reception at the Saudi-Arabian ambassador 's at seven , a meeting with the US Under-Secretary of the Interior about the Little Big Inch Pipeline at eight ; Simon Scher is meeting with you at St-Cloud at nine , and you are due at the duchesse de Quinsac-Plessan 's reception at ten … ‘ |
| 3 | They are trying to deceive you but you are safe at the moment . |
| 4 | If you are alone at the time of death |
| 5 | In fact , as we now make plans to go home , we are sad at the thought of leaving this country and the people we 've met . |
| 6 | We are all at the mercy of these machines , which few people understand and nobody can control . |
| 7 | We are delighted at the honour and thank Hilary for agreeing to represent us and ensure even closer communications between the Medau College and the Medau Society . |
| 8 | We are delighted at the uptake of the discussion documents and although only mid-way through the programme , we have already received some very positive feedback . |
| 9 | Maeve Sherlock , the NUS president , said yesterday : ‘ We are unhappy at the outcome of the PCA investigation and remain convinced there should have been a full independent inquiry . |
| 10 | Bodmin and Wenford Railway General Manager Keith Searle commented : ‘ We are pleased at the opportunity this now gives us to expand to become one of this country 's premier preserved railways , as well as for consequential benefits to the environment and the local economy . |
| 11 | Jenny Cunningham of the Council for National Parks said ‘ We are disappointed at the decision because there are far more suitable sites available . ’ |
| 12 | We are angry at the way Labour is being presented and we are going to go for them . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ We are surprised at the decision and we fear the effect it could have on the battle against doping . |
| 14 | Now , that 's really great to me because I mean , you 're really stimulating the youngsters at that age , and quite obviously I could tell you loads of stories the way this neighbourhood engineers er er , scheme works at the moment but as I say we are embarrassed at the moment because , quite obviously , loads of school want us to participate but we got a very shortage of engineers . |
| 15 | We are appalled at the attack and murder of the migrant Turkish workers and their families in Germany . |
| 16 | Like other unions we suffer from the severe loss of members due to unemployment and we are appalled at the devastation of family life when the breadwinner 's been sha cast on the scrap heap and the behaviour of the government it throws whole communities into depravity without a chance of any hope for the future and their children . |
| 17 | As an investment for the future they are cheap at the price , |
| 18 | Independent monitors also said they are shocked at the abuse against Panic . |
| 19 | They are dismayed at the prospect of what would be one of the most highly leveraged tax-grabs in the West , gaining the gainers very little , but losing the losers much . |
| 20 | If we are to communicate clearly and precisely with each other over a wide geographical and social range , we must obey the rules of Standard English as they are current at the time we are speaking or writing . |
| 21 | Scum fans are getting to cocky , unfortunatly I have a few friends and relatives who have not yet seen the light , They think they are unbeatable at the moment and could do the domestic treble . |
| 22 | They are impressed at the speed and efficiency with which the spectacle unfolds . |
| 23 | Surely it is in order for Conservative Members to put various policy options to the Prime Minister , and surely what really provoked the rabble opposite to make such a din is that they are embarrassed at the sound of their own policies . |
| 24 | The Americans say they are surprised at the response because they do n't think the difference of opinion is worth all the fuss it is causing . |
| 25 | Well ours are , ours are lovely at the moment erm |
| 26 | For all our bullshit about adventure , most of us are craven at the crutch . |