Example sentences of "[pers pn] were [adj] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Liberal Christians laugh at the frightened question of traditionalists : ‘ What if she were pregnant at the altar ? ’ |
| 2 | She wanted to say that he 'd feel all right when a little time had passed , just like you did at school when you were homesick at the beginning of term . |
| 3 | By the way , ’ added the WPC , ‘ I thought you were terrific at the conference yesterday . |
| 4 | ‘ You were incoherent at the end … ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Why , methought you were overjoyed at the prospect of going to court ! ’ remarked Joan , to whom the idea was akin to going as a mere mortal to fairyland . |
| 6 | If you were wise at the time , you will have had a second report bound up and filed , containing every fact used , every reference studied , all the results of tests , every reason you had in mind when you drew your conclusions — and you alone will have access to these private notes . |
| 7 | ‘ You were ill at the time to some extent , but you were a businessman and must have known what you were doing , paying substantial sums of money yourself . ’ |
| 8 | We were strong at the back , and had the capability in midfield to launch attacks on the counter . |
| 9 | BNFL 's Information Services Director Jeffrey Preece added : ‘ We were delighted at the response to the competition . |
| 10 | So we were good at the mass produced area for Marks and Spencers making nice wool garments like that . |
| 11 | ‘ We were frustrated at the time but came out with a completely proven business plan , ’ Mr Church says . |
| 12 | Peter Jenkinson , Head of Walsall 's Museums and Art Galleries commented : ‘ When we launched the first show three years ago , we were amazed at the amount of secret collectors we discovered behind ordinary people 's front doors . |
| 13 | ‘ We were amazed at the number of leaders who took the time to think about it and send back replies . ’ |
| 14 | I think Lazlo introduced this , to us , very refreshing sort of sound that he wanted to achieve and we were able at the beginning to quite take people by surprise with this what was described as a young , fresh sound , and we did quite a number of recordings . |
| 15 | We did three in six hours , and we were alright at the time . |
| 16 | We were useless at the back , useless in midfield and crap up front . |
| 17 | I remember when we got out of playing the tiny places , and we were resident at The Marquee and packing it out . |
| 18 | She had a row with a young man named Nick Owens when they were all at the caelidhe one evening and he told her that he wanted her to be his girl and not go out with anyone else . |
| 19 | They were all at the Falcon Gate , banners and placards , with the Transport and General Workers Union convenors haranguing them over loudspeakers . |
| 20 | It 's quite , I 'm sure they were fuller at the start , alright ? |
| 21 | A company spokesman said they were delighted at the order . |
| 22 | Up Front 's producer Christine Ruth said they were disappointed at the reaction from Mersey Television but that the item would go ahead regardless . |
| 23 | Police say they were shocked at the range of cars they discovered . |
| 24 | People that knew me were asking what was wrong with me , they were shocked at the state of me . |
| 25 | But yesterday Mr and Mrs Lewis said they were disgusted at the situation , which had left them the victims . |
| 26 | Many mothers felt the tragedy of the Athenia more keenly because they were upset at the prospect of their own children being evacuated . |
| 27 | When the British paid got away they were well at the back and could only climb to 13th , a second year in which they have been badly obstructed . |
| 28 | They were 32-1 at the close after bowling Australia out for 196 in their second innings . |
| 29 | They were marvellous at the Reading Festival , bloody marvellous in fact , and ‘ Let's Not ’ is well up to the standard of first time around classics like ‘ Trumpton Riots ’ and ‘ Dickie Davies Eyes ’ . |
| 30 | They were marvellous at the Reading Festival , bloody marvellous in fact , and ‘ Let's Not ’ is well up to the standard of first time around classics like ‘ Trumpton Riots ’ and ‘ Dickie Davies Eyes ’ . |