Example sentences of "he be [adj] [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in death he is willing to work at the vine ( the biblical symbol of the Chosen People ) , suggesting in ‘ Credo ’ that the work , however unlikely it appears , is going on ; ‘ the holy promised land ’ is being peopled : ‘ the feet of fierce or humble priests trample out the green ’ ; he among them , despite putative evidence to the contrary . |
| 2 | Black says he is happy to stay at the City Ground , and will not be joining the big-name exodus of Forest players which includes Roy Keane , Nigel Clough and Stuart Pearce . |
| 3 | Although his weekend stay in a freezer owned by Farepack in Swindon is comparitively tropical to the temperatures he 's likely to encounter at the North Pole . |
| 4 | It was already after eleven and he was anxious to finish at the Laboratory and see old Mr. Lorrimer . |
| 5 | ‘ He was due to retire at the end of the year anyway . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Gerald became so successful in farming and property that he was able to retire at the age of forty . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . |