Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [adj] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | An outsole which is wider at the heel than the midsole — designed to improve stability . |
| 2 | I think that was probably just one er one car load where there was a reporter in it , which is unclear at the moment . |
| 3 | I have shoulder-length hair which is greasy at the roots , yet the ends are brittle and dry . |
| 4 | The X Consortium , guardian and developer of the X-Window system , is looking to release a full-blown object-oriented toolkit as part of X11 Release 6.0 , which is due at the end of next year . |
| 5 | They come to New York fresh from a show at the hallen für Neue Kunst in Schaffhausen , Switzerland , and the catalogue for that show , which is available at the desk , contains an interview with the artist by curator Christal Sauer . |
| 6 | The expansion of dictionary definitions does not appear to provide any further useful information than that which is available at the first level . |
| 7 | Now in Oxford erm we actually do n't have any land like that , and the problem was that , even if we had self-build houses on the land which is available at the moment , on which we want to build council houses but we have n't got the money to build council houses , if we were to allow self- build to go ahead on those sites because of the value of the land then the sorts of people who would actually be able to afford them would not be people on low incomes , or even sort of low to medium incomes , they would actually be people who were fairly well off and therefore not the people that we would want to be directing our resources at . |
| 8 | ( 2 ) In determining whether a lease is one to which section 11 applies — ( b ) a lease which is determinable at the option of the lessor before the expiration of seven years from the commencement of the term shall be treated as a lease for a term of less than seven years , and ( c ) a lease ( other than a lease to which paragraph ( b ) applies ) shall not be treated as a lease for a term of less than seven years if it confers on the lessee an option for renewal for a term which , together with the original term , amounts to seven years or more . |
| 9 | The NHS aims to provide a comprehensive range of care which is free at the point of consumption . |
| 10 | Q I have a 48″ × 18″ × 15″ tank which is empty at the moment . |
| 11 | ‘ on a public road called … ’ 'Public road' means ‘ a road which is repairable at the public expense ’ per section 38 ( 1 ) Vehicles ( Excise ) Act 1971 . |
| 12 | The foot of the inclined way descends below the level of what may be termed the tail bay which is open at the end so that the dock and carriage run down into the water in order to bring the dock into alignment with the tail bay to allow of the vessel being hauled in or out of the dock . |
| 13 | There are some changes er from the er last Pisa outing and er is not the regular goalkeeper but er clearly that er that jersey which is luminous at the back , it has a number one on the back and it 's luminous as he turns round . |
| 14 | As Harvey Wilson , says , ‘ Nobody puts their name to a business they 're not proud of and , by the same token , it gives the customer confidence to know that somebody is accountable at the end of the day … that they are dealing with a company that is owned and run by the people whose names appear on the top of letterhead . ’ |
| 15 | and erm , she 's desperate at the end or something , she for good or something but she does get him at the end or summat , at er E Street , E Street started last night , it 's on Sky , erm , it seems canny |
| 16 | ‘ She 's numb at the moment , ’ said my brother , ‘ she 's frying fish patties — the house is full of people . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ But she 's good at the work , I expect , ’ said the first . |
| 18 | So you 're looking for mm well if she 's ten at the moment you 're looking at ten years plus I suppose . |
| 19 | She 's angry at the way it portrays handicapped people , and has helped organise a blockade of a television studio . |
| 20 | A staunch fighter for the rights of disabled people ; she 's angry at the way ITV 's Telethon portrays them . |
| 21 | Four British Muslims freed by Saddam Hussein from captivity in Iraq , have just arrived back in England , the wife of one of them says she 's overjoyed at the news . |
| 22 | She wants to do it but she 's terrified at the same time . |
| 23 | Before I could reply Miss Louise called out , ‘ Who 's that at the door ? ’ |
| 24 | What indeed if she is pregnant at the altar ? |
| 25 | She is pleased at the rewarding relationship she has with him , though it 's something she has had to fight to keep . |
| 26 | but she is preoccupied at the moment with her exams and in a way I 'm glad . |
| 27 | She is amazed at the attitude of the people she meets : ‘ I thought people would be cold and uninterested , and I ca n't believe that everyone cares so much about us . ’ |
| 28 | Like Hannah she is angry at the ideal presented to her by the advertising world , as she feels it has nothing to do with her , yet still has the power to make her feel dissatisfied . |
| 29 | She is furious at the betrayal ; and supporters of the sacked prime minister , Nawaz Sharif , have resorted to fisticuffs . |
| 30 | Ardiles is now set to consider a bid for Watford 's former England striker , Luther Blissett , who is on-loan at The Hawthorns . |