Example sentences of "at [being] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile Millie 's mistress , frustrated at being parted from the family she had devoted herself to rearing and longing for the freedom to travel and relax , stayed loyal to her husband 's ambitions . |
| 2 | The England Under-21 midfielder revealed his frustration at being relegated to the bench on no less than 11 occasions this season . |
| 3 | But next minute Carol was wishing urgently to go higher and faster , for from the elms rose a cloud of rooks , cawing angrily at being disturbed in the middle of the night . |
| 4 | Yeremi 's amazement at being tested in the presence of none other than a Space Marine was spiked with bile at the recollection of how that brat and his fellow high-life hooligans , who stood so contemptuously above any law , had hustled injured cousin Yakobi away to a vile death , crowing and bragging . |
| 5 | Stephenson grew increasingly irritated at being ignored by the owners and the newspapers . |
| 6 | Mike Joyce was incredibly upset at being ignored in the Nick Kent article . |
| 7 | Happily , the Department of the Environment was so appalled at being cast as the number one villain that the certificates came almost by return of post and the Coal Board now felt isolated and exposed . |
| 8 | OSWESTRY TOWN officials admit they are bitterly disappointed at being rejected from the Cymru Alliance . |
| 9 | She was simply embarrassed at being revealed to the public . |
| 10 | Harry again experienced a sudden lethargy of the lower limbs , which he overcame by the thought of the greater paralysis at being trapped in the glass lift , forevermore exhibited up and down the tropical conservatory . |
| 11 | Within the overall picture , too , are many successful companies that jib at being tarred with the brush of failure and decline . |
| 12 | The Swiss , for example , feel blackened at being caricatured as the world 's sweepers-up , and the Spanish smart at their portrayal as lazy gypsies . |
| 13 | This man 's joy at his team 's win greatly tempered his reaction at being jabbed in the chest by a vigorous old Irish American , but even he had to retaliate when Uncle Mick pulled his cap down over his eyes and shoved him back in his seat . |
| 14 | She showed no resentment at being ordered from the scene . |
| 15 | He modestly expressed no surprise at being omitted from the squad to play the opening round of one-day matches . |
| 16 | The Westminster Flores ascribed John 's conduct to resentment at being removed from the justiciarship of Ireland . |
| 17 | He was annoyed at being caught in the wrong . |
| 18 | Feeling a little dizzy at being caught in the whirlwind of Faye 's enthusiasm , and wondering if she was just imagining a slightly brittle , overwrought quality to it this morning , Belinda listened to several more of Faye 's ideas for ‘ Getting Tom to notice you as a woman ’ . |
| 19 | Totten , peeved at being dropped to the bench , bounced into action late on too to set up the masterpiece . |
| 20 | A source close to the player last night made it clear that he was deeply hurt at being dropped from the match . |