Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] of [pron] at " in BNC.
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1 | Paul had done less well than had been expected of him at Balliol , not through his own fault . |
2 | He felt sure he 'd have been told of it at literary do 's if she was really ill . |
3 | To sum up , in positing an item as an ontological existent we are at the same time by implication positing this item as a potential subject of a non-arbitrary subset of predicates from among an indefinite number of meaningful predicates , and hence as completely determinate with regard to possible descriptions that may be given of it at any given time . |
4 | But the dreariness , the frightful struggle of life , the indifference of people , the troublesomeness of children — he did not want to be reminded of them at that moment . |
5 | He would be rid of him at last . |
6 | I listened with great interest to my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool , West Derby ( Mr. Wareing ) when he recounted all the difficulties that one experiences in that unhappy country , or what is left of it at the moment . |
7 | THE STUDENT The student must make sure he understands what is required of him at every point — what the tone marks mean , what basic attitude the tone group reflects — and it is important that he always keeps this in mind . |