Example sentences of "he [was/were] [verb] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And since , unlike many wives of city moguls , she 'd had recent experience at the sharp end of business in the City of London , she understood , only too clearly , the problems he was facing at the present time . |
| 2 | At a press conference confirming his promotion to regional inspector of constabulary from April 1 , Mr Dear denied he was leaving at an inappropriate time . |
| 3 | EXACTLY a fortnight after his unscheduled South Bank recital debut , when he was invited at the last minute to take over from the indisposed Krystian Zimerman , the young Argentinian pianist Nelson Goerner was back at the Festival Hall to replace the temperamental Martha Argerich in a Mozart concerto with the Philharmonia and conductor Claus Peter Flor . |
| 4 | ‘ It is clear that the bank were involved in the various activities of McLaughlin , who seems to have introduced to the bank the various people involved , as well as effecting the introduction of the husband to Dempsey and others with whom he was involved at a later stage . |
| 5 | Only three weeks ago Clough launched a scathing attack on the way he was treated at the European championship finals in Sweden this summer and voiced his disapproval at manager Taylor 's long-ball style . |
| 6 | He was treated at the Royal Berkshire Hospital and later released . |
| 7 | Paul , 21 , broke down in tears when he was asked at the Old Bailey if he intended to kill or seriously injure Oxford graduate John Lavender . |
| 8 | Connon stared down at the young man in the picture as if he was looking at a stranger and trying to analyse what made him seem vaguely familiar . |
| 9 | He was looking at a fine for parking too long on a meter at the Pier Head and it was for the staggering sum of £720 . |
| 10 | Instead he found he was looking at a short , rather stout middle-aged man . |
| 11 | He was looking at a beautiful textbook about racehorses that Arthur had laid out on the floor . |
| 12 | He was looking at the two Apaches . |
| 13 | Though he did not know it , and never would , he was looking at the blazing jet-pipe of Colonel Bowers ' F-15 Eagle as both men raced on different missions towards the British capital , neither man knowing what it was he carried . |
| 14 | Then he saw that he was looking at the puzzled , desperate face of Ho Chan . |
| 15 | He was speaking at the new driving standards agency in Nottingham . |
| 16 | He was speaking at the official launch of KPMG 's new Gatwick base — the latest location in the firm 's regional network of offices throughout the south-east counties of Surrey , Sussex and Kent . |
| 17 | He was speaking at the official launch of ‘ BackUp ’ , a befriending scheme designed to help Wirral children and young people going through difficult periods in their lives , yesterday afternoon . |
| 18 | He was screaming at the two men , trying to frighten them . |
| 19 | IT WAS N'T a record but that grand Heriot 's FP hooker of yesteryear , Bob Tollervey , who was 16 times reserve for Scotland without ever winning a cap , could be excused for feeling that he was born at the wrong time . |
| 20 | His long legs were wrapped round it , and he was clutching at a dangling light fitting . |
| 21 | He was cleared at a celebrated trial and later committed suicide . |
| 22 | After all , he was teaching at a Christian school . ’ |
| 23 | He was timed at a Canadian record 7.41secs , the fastest time in the world this year , with Jackson adjudged to have gained the silver , though both he and Dees were clocked at 7.43secs . |
| 24 | He was timed at a Canadian record 7.41secs , the fastest time in the world this year , with Jackson adjudged to have gained the silver , though both he and Dees were clocked at 7.43secs . |
| 25 | He was timed at a Canadian record 7.41 , the fastest time in the world this year , with Jackson adjudged to have gained the silver , though both he and Dees were clocked at 7.43 . |
| 26 | Meantime , he was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy delivering groceries to the local customers on his bike . |
| 27 | He was sprawled at an unusual angle , arms and legs stuck out in all directions . |
| 28 | He was elected at the first count , Ruari Quinn at the fifteenth . |
| 29 | He was driving at a steady thirty-five . |
| 30 | He was goggling at the First Spiritualists like a medieval alchemist who has just raised the Devil . |