Example sentences of "[vb past] at the [adj] [noun] be " in BNC.

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1 The first thing I noticed as we arrived at the famous pot was a fixed caving rope leading down into the dark abyss , and I could n't resist scrambling across to peer in .
2 But what I heard at the same time was the most fantastic application of expression .
3 New safety measures have been introduced for National fences after two horses died at the notorious Beecher 's Brook in last year 's race .
4 But the thrill I felt at the strange beauty was swept away as I got out and the wind struck me .
5 Kenneth looked at the other man 's heavily jowled , prematurely aged face and shook his head .
6 The first part I ever did at the Old Vic was Ophelia , in 1957 .
7 But , even while visualizing entering the cupboard , she had at the same time been fully aware that she was in a non-threatening situation ( lying in her own bed ) and so , once again , the subconscious mind had no need to send out those panic signals .
8 What I said at the last committee was I merely advised the committee that if they went ahead in this current financial year that the grant would not be available .
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