Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [adj] at work " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was hard at work in her jealously private workshop , though she called in briefly at the library from time to time , and I was invited back to the Lodge for meals some evenings . |
| 2 | ‘ In fact , if we 're busy at work I can see that having to try and explain all the complexities of the London Metal Exchange to someone who knows absolutely nothing about it is going to be a real drag . ’ |
| 3 | They are busy at work in the market place , in the fields , caring for the younger children , fetching water and fuel , pounding mail maize or mending bicycles , selling goods on the streets , they pulling rickshaws . |
| 4 | In regular manpower audits , Cadbury Schweppes pick out their most susceptible employees — usually around 50 or 60 in number — and watch them carefully , ensuring that they are happy at work in terms of the demands and responsibilities of their jobs , and how well they are paid . |
| 5 | While all this good fortune unfolded , Seth said he was hard at work on his next novel , Mambo Mephiste , this one set in New Orleans . |
| 6 | He was hard at work on the translation of a play which had to be ready two days later . |
| 7 | Franco was surprised , he was hard at work , had just reached an important moment in a piece he was composing and did n't want to be interrupted . |