Example sentences of "was [adv] [adj] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir William Anstruther-Gray formally declared him the victor and his election was duly rubber-stamped at the ceremonial party meeting six days later . |
| 2 | It was most noticeable at the annual conferences , held in windswept seaside resorts in early October . |
| 3 | But the spokesman confirmed that specialist neuro and thoracic care was only available at the Royal site . |
| 4 | Memory was mischievously selective at the best of times Trivia stuck limpet-like and the useful filtered away . |
| 5 | Besterman claimed that he was largely self-educated at the British Museum library and it is typical that his first separate publication should have been a bibliography of the well-known theosophist Annie Besant [ q.v. ] ( 1924 ) . |
| 6 | When Benny moved to the end of the vestibule — striding boldly as if she belonged , hoping to attract less attention than a furtive visitor would — she was momentarily stunned at the sheer scale of what lay before her . |
| 7 | A scream of delight from Rick , while I was totally speechless at the sheer size , at 41lb 12oz it was the icing on the cake . |
| 8 | Oesophagitis was still present at the second endoscopy in three patients and the treatment had to be continued for a further four to six weeks , when a third endoscopy confirmed complete healing . |
| 9 | And I was deeply shocked at the unanimous vote that brought it about . |
| 10 | Constance was deeply embarrassed at the intimate turn the conversation had taken . |
| 11 | She decided it would be much better if the sophisticated scanning equipment was also available at the Southern end of the county . |
| 12 | What pleased him , he told me , was that he had made a slow but gradual improvement in his times over the three-day session and Joe Millar , his backer , was also delighted at the methodical , no-nonsense way in which Jeremy was approaching any problem he encountered . |
| 13 | The Lord Chancellor was also concerned at the small numbers of women becoming eligible for appointments . |
| 14 | During that trip , Jehan Sadat had been impressed by the progress made by Iran under the Shah , but she said later that she was also appalled at the extravagant opulence that the rich displayed . |
| 15 | Nigel was really unwell at the last minute with a bad bout of flu , but decided not to cancel . |
| 16 | ‘ But it was really fun at the same time . |
| 17 | He was particularly alarmed at the possible cost of the block plan scheme , and wished to know : |
| 18 | The despair in the air was particularly dense at the present time , though its monetarist perpetrators were now fighting a rearguard action against the rest of Europe . |
| 19 | Robert Naish was surely surprised at the apparent ease with which he not only achieved support but in so doing effectively acquired the Committee 's crucial agreement to buy out the bondholders ! |
| 20 | In many cases he was even able at the first consultation to diagnose the probable organism which the patient was harbouring on the basis of the patient 's temperament , and was able to confirm these later by bacteriological studies . |
| 21 | Melanie was again surprised at the quick , alert sympathy of the dog , how he combined the roles of guard dog and four-legged comforter . |
| 22 | The reason they were picked ( aside from those who are here by right of birth ) is that a small portion of their total brain power was visibly alight at the right time and in the right place . |
| 23 | This letter was freely available at the opportunely-timed Scottish Labour Party Conference , held that very week in Aberdeen . |
| 24 | Mr Knight , who was a county councillor for Harwich for 12 years , said he was very upset at the latest snub but did not want to comment further until he had considered his next move . |
| 25 | ‘ They went particularly well and I was very pleased at the high level of participation and enthusiasm , ’ said Taubmans ' group safety manager . |
| 26 | The mother was very distressed at the living arrangements as she was the housemaid for the whole extended family and had very little time to spend with her son . |