Example sentences of "she was [adj] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If anything , she was relieved at the outcome –f that particular incident — Josie had been right when she 'd said that after going so far Lucy was now marking time and getting no further . |
| 2 | She was disappointed at the lack of support given by the teachers and she had felt embarrassed by their absence . |
| 3 | But when Janice put her convictions into practice , she was shocked at the response . |
| 4 | No one , not even Fenna , could actually stand up against Rachel when she had once got the bit between her teeth : she was better at the game of controlling , containing , winning , than anyone else that Maggie knew . |
| 5 | She was brilliant at the job and had a great future . ’ |
| 6 | She was present at the birth of the Blessed Virgin , who was then given over to her care for twelve years , and at the Visitation and the birth of St John the Baptist and even at the birth of the Saviour , when she was allowed to provide bedding for the Virgin and swathing-clothes for the Child . |
| 7 | She was 16 at the time , but later succeeded in qualifying as a lawyer . |
| 8 | Where once she had been desperate not to miss Johnny , now it seemed that she was fearful at the thought of meeting him . |
| 9 | ‘ She was young at the time , just fourteen , and I suppose did n't really know what she was saying . |
| 10 | Hilary Armstrong , Labour 's education spokesman and MP for North-West Durham , said she was delighted at the news . |
| 11 | Hilary Armstrong , Labour 's education spokesman and MP for North-West Durham , said she was delighted at the news in a report from director of education Keith Mitchell . |
| 12 | Sent away to boarding school when she was six ( she rarely sees her family now ) , she got three A- levels at college and shortly after got married : a mistake , she now realises , but she was pregnant at the time . |
| 13 | She was 27 at the time and not residing with her parents . |
| 14 | But she told the meeting she was pleased at the number using special dog dirt bins in her ward at Harrowgate Hill , Darlington . |
| 15 | The mother in yesterday 's case , Audrey Hamilton , said she was pleased at the outcome but knew that it may take the country 's highest civil court , the House of Lords , to resolve the issue finally . |
| 16 | She was pleased at the distinction , and amused , as she told me , that twice she had been decorated by a Labour government ; she almost felt she ought to vote for them ! |
| 17 | She told me she made a point of taking a walk each day to get out of the way of all the old people , but I was reassured when I saw that she was well-known at the café and seemed to have several friends among its patrons . |
| 18 | She was angry at the time , and she was praying for guidance as to what to do with her life . |
| 19 | They were all laughing , and she was amazed at the feeling of camaraderie among these men and particularly at Charlie 's obvious standing amongst them , for all four looked to be in their mid-forties . |
| 20 | Those two shots were indicative of the extra variety Soutter has added to her game since she was last at the top of the English heap four years ago . |
| 21 | She was busy at the tap over in the far corner of the cemetery , filling the empty bottle she had brought with her from the house . |
| 22 | As they talked about the war years and about what the future might hold for them both , Julia found herself liking Felicity more and more , although she was astonished at the freedom with which Felicity was prepared to confide in her about everything except her work during the war . |
| 23 | Or maybe she was happy at the fact that , in a few minutes , after a couple of minutes ' contact with Clara Beeding 's right mitt , she would be skipping around with the best of them . |
| 24 | Mr Leslie Draper , her solicitor , said : ‘ She was appalled at the hardship following atrocities in Northern Ireland and was not convinced enough was being done for the people left behind . |
| 25 | But Mary Vincent , a director of Funeral Services ( Petersfield ) , said she was appalled at the idea of television advertising . |
| 26 | She was appalled at the idea of living in the ‘ wilds ’ , as she put it . |
| 27 | But Professor Avenarius was late , and I kept watching the woman ; she was alone at the pool , standing waist-deep in the water , and she kept looking up at the young lifeguard in sweatpants who was teaching her to swim . |
| 28 | She was 15 at the time of the wedding , and was to present him with seven children , among them the future Charles I. She also presented him with an embarrassing situation by deciding after a while to become a Roman Catholic . |
| 29 | She only escaped because she was ill at the time and had remained behind . |
| 30 | Elizabeth , knowing her mother was a bad sailor , cried off at the last moment , claiming she was tired — she was surprised at the laughter that raised — and as she expected , her mother took the chance to stay behind with her . |