Example sentences of "he be [adj] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he was friendly at the next GP and apologised . ’ |
| 2 | He spent long hours in the House of Commons and he was skilful at the quiet conduct of minor business . |
| 3 | The boy told his family last week he was unhappy at the special school he 's supposed to be studying at and planned to escape . |
| 4 | He said that he was surprised at the contradictory answers which the House had received from the shadow Chancellor and the Leader of the Opposition on this complex issue . |
| 5 | He was surprised at the hard muscle he felt under his strong grip . |
| 6 | He was annoyed at the bloody woman letting me have . |
| 7 | He was puzzled at the apparent change of topic . |
| 8 | He was proud that the invisible spirit animating the slight frame had dared to conceive the intended deed as his duty ; but he was afraid at the same time that he would lack the courage to endure the pain and carry it through . |