Example sentences of "was [adj] [to-vb] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But if that was what Adams wanted , well , he was willing to clutch at any straw . |
| 2 | No wonder I could n't quite believe it when we went into the top entrance of OFD II and it opened into wide open spaces where it was easy to walk at full height . |
| 3 | However , Sir John Cockroft was in the USA at the time , did not attend the lecture and so was unable to get at first hand insights into what the Soviets had , and had not , done . |
| 4 | ‘ We 've got a lady at the moment who was able to paint at one time , quite successfully . |
| 5 | In November he was able to lecture at Central Hall , Westminster , on " The Three Voices of Poetry " — in the recording of that address , his clipped and precise speech , almost professorial in character , can be heard — but it was to be his last major engagement for many months . |
| 6 | It was difficult to tell at that point how many people in the department wanted to be included , but it did seem likely that some would . |
| 7 | This was a little unfortunate , the topic being one close to his lordship 's heart and one he was inclined to explicate at some length . |