Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [adj] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Speaker 3 says she is good at sport and " fastest in the Borough " . |
| 2 | She is neat at sewing , and we will take in lodgers between us until the business is paying its way . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It is close at hand . |
| 4 | It is unclear at present what the proposal will say about London Weighting ( LW ) . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , the Bush Administration has promised new plans on protecting the owl , although it is unclear at present as to how much logging will be permitted under them . |
| 6 | We feel it is impossible at present because of the Commonwealth . ’ |
| 7 | It is rare at Lanhydrock for there not to be a magnolia in flower . |
| 8 | It is fashionable at present to suggest that the school curriculum should be relevant . |
| 9 | It is possible that these differences reflect the availability of suitable timber , but it is difficult at present to determine the extent of woodland at a sufficient level of detail . |
| 10 | But it is different at home . |
| 11 | In places where it is light at night , robins are the most commonly heard songsters , and dunnocks and song thrushes are quite often heard too . |
| 12 | After all Batty is not likely to be scoring much and he is great at ball-winning . |
| 13 | Probably a bad impression as I feel that he is good at heart . |
| 14 | But he smiles back — of course — because he ca n't do anything else for he is ill at ease , they are ill at ease and they all drown in smiles that suffocate . |
| 15 | If the patient can get into the kneeling position and then balance on one knee while bringing the other leg forward , so that he can lever himself onto a chair , he will feel confident that he can always get up , even if he is alone at home . |
| 16 | With special equipment and a home help he is independent at home . |
| 17 | ‘ He is fine at present , ’ said Balding , who is running the gelding as an eight-year-old , being of the opinion that he will never be so well treated in the National by the handicapper again . |
| 18 | ‘ Though miracles sometimes occur while a certain companion of ours is close at hand . ’ |