Example sentences of "[pers pn] be at his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was at his recent garden party and I have actually shaken his hand . |
| 2 | He is at his best on soft ground and would be a danger to all off his present mark if he could find his best form . |
| 3 | Sketchy though Mr Foster 's account may be on the mechanics of the mass suspension of disbelief that supported the Reichmanns ' rise , he is at his best in explaining , meeting by meeting , how they came back to earth . |
| 4 | He is at his strongest ( and I am at my weakest ) when only six or seven balls remain , when wariness is all . |
| 5 | A spokesperson for Cope told NME : ‘ It 's ironic that he should be released ( from his contract ) at a time when he 's at his creative peak and his work is more popular than ever . |
| 6 | And I definitely do n't want him to have him at weekends because that 's when he 's at his worst . |
| 7 | It was at his elegant home in Belgravia that influential Tory conspirators decided her position as Prime Minister was no longer tenable . |
| 8 | Although Jack played a handful of games for the Palace towards the end of the 1918–19 wartime competition , his first proper competitive game for us was in the opening fixture of the 1919–20 Southern League season on 30 August against Northampton Town ( 2–2 ) and it was at his old home ground , The Nest . |
| 9 | Harry Pascoe heard the laughter following this remark and was in little doubt that it was at his own expense . |
| 10 | Only a week ago he was at his usual commentary position for Capital Radio when England took on San Marino in a qualifying match for the next World Cup . |
| 11 | Thus Tony put in more 1st Division appearances for the Palace between 1969 and 1973 than anyone except John Jackson and Mel Blyth , but many Palace fans thought that he was at his best at left-back . |
| 12 | HE was at his best and became a farmer once more . |
| 13 | He was at his best in features he had published on great Gloucestershire players like Charlie Barnett and Reg Sinfield . |
| 14 | He was at his best with a small group informally , over a social pint ! |
| 15 | He was at his best and most at home in the primary sector . |
| 16 | A gifted public speaker , he was at his best reading aloud his own work and delivering stylish penetrating eisteddfodic adjudications in his memorably sonorous voice . |
| 17 | Impatient with committee work , he was at his best when exploring new paths and communicating his enthusiasms to others . |
| 18 | I heard him giving many readings , and now of course they are on record ; but I think he was at his best — with every word clearly articulated — among a small group such as that at Kelham . |
| 19 | He was at his best when reacting promptly and powerfully to every threat , how had he let himself be hemmed in thus by forms and processes and the operations of incompetent deputies ? |
| 20 | But otherwise he was at his commanding best , hitting six cracking fours in his unbeaten 38 as he and Hutton reached 62 without loss . |
| 21 | He was at his strongest when he or one of his supporters discovered that the Movement 's workers had misinterpreted the wishes of refugee children or their parents , or had simply allowed inadequate foster homes to escape thorough inspection . |
| 22 | God knows , he could n't be any worse at that than he was at his last job … |