Example sentences of "[pers pn] were [adj] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We know from the appearances that you were present at that enquiry . |
| 2 | Telling him you were pregnant at that point in time was the height of selfishness , ’ he went on . |
| 3 | We do n't get the impression erm of whether you were airborne at that stage . |
| 4 | We were astounded at this wealth . |
| 5 | If they were successful at this stage , they would then have to find the fee . |
| 6 | Only six weeks after their first date , proposed and they were married at nearby Bridgenorth in October followed by a honeymoon in Singapore and Penang . |
| 7 | And I could rely on them because they were good at that job you see , particular job . |
| 8 | Other poor dealers were kept on in dealing jobs , because they were good at answering telephone inquiries , or at dealing on government privatisations . |
| 9 | They were prepared to compromise because they I 'm sure that you know you ca n't imagine them not being really but because they 're such erm they were outraged at this machine but they were prepared to give it a try but the way it was bulldozed through that once the machine was there there was no choice then and almost you know get going boys get more and more and more slate you know greed they felt the employer was being greedy at the expense of quality . |
| 10 | I think historically although you know historians can much better than me , erm historically maybe the way that the rock has been worked with a bagging system and it was you know and lots of quarry men had little bits of farm as well around Blaenau especially and you get a feeling er from reading about it that er you know they have a an almost self employed attitude to their to their work and their rock and the fact that er they 'd do it in their own you know wor work the rock in a certain way and this and very sort of proud erm of their work and that and From talking a lot to them and being close to you know it you feel that that that 's still very much the same really you know there is this sort of close relationship and that with their em employers there was you know a lot of you know was n't it was n't straight it as straight as you said a straight employer employee relationship that they was A lot of s sort of er give and take probably and I think they were outraged at this sort of McGregor type tactic really that you know this new machine . |
| 11 | But for the mechanical hospital bed , she might have been in a first-class hotel : the sitting room was agreeably furnished in eau-de-Nil , the bedroom in old rose ; the interconnecting rooms faced the sea over lawns and flower beds , though they were bleak at this time of the year . |