Example sentences of "we are [adj] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , as we now make plans to go home , we are sad at the thought of leaving this country and the people we 've met . |
| 2 | We are all at the mercy of these machines , which few people understand and nobody can control . |
| 3 | We are delighted at the honour and thank Hilary for agreeing to represent us and ensure even closer communications between the Medau College and the Medau Society . |
| 4 | We are delighted at the uptake of the discussion documents and although only mid-way through the programme , we have already received some very positive feedback . |
| 5 | Maeve Sherlock , the NUS president , said yesterday : ‘ We are unhappy at the outcome of the PCA investigation and remain convinced there should have been a full independent inquiry . |
| 6 | Bodmin and Wenford Railway General Manager Keith Searle commented : ‘ We are pleased at the opportunity this now gives us to expand to become one of this country 's premier preserved railways , as well as for consequential benefits to the environment and the local economy . |
| 7 | Jenny Cunningham of the Council for National Parks said ‘ We are disappointed at the decision because there are far more suitable sites available . ’ |
| 8 | We are angry at the way Labour is being presented and we are going to go for them . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ We are surprised at the decision and we fear the effect it could have on the battle against doping . |
| 10 | Now , that 's really great to me because I mean , you 're really stimulating the youngsters at that age , and quite obviously I could tell you loads of stories the way this neighbourhood engineers er er , scheme works at the moment but as I say we are embarrassed at the moment because , quite obviously , loads of school want us to participate but we got a very shortage of engineers . |
| 11 | We are appalled at the attack and murder of the migrant Turkish workers and their families in Germany . |
| 12 | Like other unions we suffer from the severe loss of members due to unemployment and we are appalled at the devastation of family life when the breadwinner 's been sha cast on the scrap heap and the behaviour of the government it throws whole communities into depravity without a chance of any hope for the future and their children . |