Example sentences of "he [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was already after eleven and he was anxious to finish at the Laboratory and see old Mr. Lorrimer . |
| 2 | ‘ He was due to retire at the end of the year anyway . |
| 3 | For a few moments he was content to look at the maid 's face and the way the orange firelight lent it strength and mystery . |
| 4 | Gerald became so successful in farming and property that he was able to retire at the age of forty . |
| 5 | He would spend as much time as he could at Hillmarden , but the strain was beginning to tell and , guiltily , he came to look on the nights when he was able to stay at the London flat as a blessed escape . |
| 6 | Even so , he was able to look at the fireglow of the Chariot , and he was able to look into the light and see the salamanders with their wise faces and their eyes filled with ancient knowledge . |
| 7 | ‘ Hello , mate , ’ Jimmy said , his eyes fixed on Len 's face as if he was scared to look at the outline of the rest of his body , lying motionless beneath the sheets . |