Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [adj] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tony Adams was uncertain at the heart of Arsenal 's defence and those on the periphery of Robson 's thoughts prior to the World Cup , such as Rangers ' Steven and Walters , did themselves no favours . |
| 2 | Tony Adams was uncertain at the heart of Arsenal 's defence and those on the periphery of Robson 's thoughts prior to the World Cup , such as Rangers ' Steven and Walters , did themselves no favours . |
| 3 | As they came up , Meredith was surprised at the amount of body-heat coming from them in the low outside temperature . |
| 4 | Hari was surprised at the rush of pure jealousy that swept over her at the mention of Emily Grenfell . |
| 5 | While Dulcie Howes was active at the college , another of Miss Webb 's pupils went to Europe : Cecily Robinson , who danced with Ballet Rambert in London , in the opera season at Covent Garden , with Woizikowsky 's company and de Basil 's Ballet Russe . |
| 6 | BBC studio managers Annette Stevens , 23 , and her partner Giles Aspen , 26 , both from north London , loved it although Giles was shocked at the swearing . |
| 7 | Vandenberg was shocked at the House vote and the stupidity of many of his fellow Republicans . |
| 8 | LIKE any little boy , Christopher Hood was thrilled at the thought of seeing DisneyWorld . |
| 9 | General Powell was present at the meeting between the two defence ministers yesterday . |
| 10 | Even Pincher was surprised at the nature of this scoop and when he got back to his office telephoned Admiral Thomson , the secretary of the D-Notice Committee , in case Brown had become over-tired during lunch . |
| 11 | Jane was surprised at the ferocity of gay rows . |
| 12 | Maggie was horrified at the wave of dismay that came from nowhere . |
| 13 | Hammond was delighted at the jockey 's performance , saying : ‘ Well done Mr Duffield . |
| 14 | Ian Chivers was third at the top , leading five chasers up to the leaders . |
| 15 | Tilly was relieved at the sight which greeted her as she entered the bedroom ; a large bright room where the sunlight found every corner , and the furniture was regal . |
| 16 | It would always belong to him and he belonged to Maria Luisa and their beautiful daughter and Ruth was distraught at the thought and always would be . |
| 17 | Daily Express Diarist Ross Benson was amazed at the frankness of the interview . |
| 18 | The place of nuclear research in the relationship between the CEGB and the UKAEA was unclear at the turn of the year , and then in February 1989 the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology published a report on Research and Development in nuclear power . |
| 19 | I know Howard Wilkinson was disappointed at the delivery in the first leg and , if I know him , Leeds will have spent some time since working to make sure those balls count next time . |
| 20 | G Tec say the allegations are unfounded , and the companies representative Robert was dismayed at the loss of the contract . |
| 21 | Arriving at the station Endill was amazed at the sight of the train . |
| 22 | Even the sceptical Horace Walpole was impressed at the result , as his diary for mid-September testifies : |
| 23 | Kernaghan was superb at the back and seemed to inspire those around him . |
| 24 | Anna was 38 at the time , a single parent with an 11-year-old daughter . |
| 25 | Kennedy was alarmed at the 'showcase " notion , which he thought unrealistic . |
| 26 | Daniel was pie-eyed at the time , anyway . ’ |
| 27 | Oliver was disappointed at the disappearance of the picture , since he liked the woman 's face , but he had many other things to think about now . |
| 28 | Oliver was frightened at the sight of so many people , and started to cry . |
| 29 | This programme was successfully carried through by Erwin Schrödinger and his results published early in 1926 , a classic counter-example to the assertion that distinguished theoretical physicists do their best work before they are 25 ( Schrödinger was 38 at the time ) . |
| 30 | Agoos was 22 at the time and even scored a hat-trick for the youth team during his brief spell at the Prenton Park club . |