Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [adj] at [num ord] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | I am alive at last . |
| 2 | I am adrift at last . |
| 3 | I 'm warm at last . |
| 4 | I 'M FREE AT LAST ! |
| 5 | I was nervous at first . |
| 6 | I was dubious at first because since her illness Jennifer has become a very private person and I do n't think she would have liked all the hubbub over in the other section ; but here — ’ she glanced round at the softly decorated walls , the strategically placed water-colours and the subdued lighting ‘ — here , I think , could well be the answer . ’ |
| 7 | But if you open that , you 'll see why I was unhappy at first . ’ |
| 8 | I was puzzled at first but now I know why they do it , why they stretch their throats like that . |
| 9 | I was worried at first , when Irene started crying again before we had even taken our seats . |
| 10 | I was surprised at first that Jean-Claude bathed so infrequently . |
| 11 | I used to take it personally , and I was wretched at first . |
| 12 | I was okay at first , I thought I was going somewhere . |
| 13 | I sat alone in a compartment , coming to terms with the fact that I was free at last and if I wanted to put my feet up on the opposite seat or take off my tie , no one in uniform had the right to bustle in and call me Airwoman in that well-known disapproving voice . |
| 14 | I told myself that I was happy , that I was free at last . |
| 15 | ‘ I was free at last , ’ Miss Honey said . |
| 16 | My chains were broken , and I was free at last ! |
| 17 | I was lonely at first . |
| 18 | I was afraid at first she might turn you into one of these ridiculous society cats who insist on seeing a man 's family tree before speaking to him . |
| 19 | I was afraid at first , but then I got used to it . |
| 20 | I was amazed at first , for most Irish people never carry on like this , and those that do have first to be very sure of their company . |
| 21 | No , it 's the realisation that you 're alone at last , all that emotional energy expended over the years and where 's it got you ? |
| 22 | ‘ You 're happy at last , my darling , are n't you ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ So you were free at last ! ’ |
| 24 | She was nervous at first , but gradually she came out of it . |
| 25 | She was cautious at first , but her movements were coordinating rapidly . |
| 26 | She was shy at first , scared of failing him , but his undisguised pleasure in her tentative caresses made her gain confidence , and become bolder . |
| 27 | I thought she was dreadful at first . |
| 28 | She was safe at last . |
| 29 | Although as she changed from bus to bus she was free at last of the accusing voices , she had time for a number of second thoughts , wishing in particular that she had put on other clothes , and had had her hair cut . |
| 30 | She was glad at last to have a use for information from Robert : it justified her relationship with him and her decision to press ahead with the case . |