Example sentences of "[vb past] be [adj] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But now he did n't think he 'd been harsh at all . |
| 2 | Then he remembered a woman he 'd met once on a train , she was singing hymns to the window , he 'd been embarrassed at first , half her fringe was missing as if someone had taken a bite out of it , only he knew she 'd done it because she caught him staring and laughed and said , ‘ I always cut it when I 'm loaded , ’ and he remembered something about a house , and because there was nothing left to cling to , because it was the only piece of wreckage left afloat , he remembered how to get there too , it was either remember or die . |
| 3 | Tony 's interests had been wider at one time , but now his mind was full of plans for his marriage with Helen , and his new car . |
| 4 | Furthermore , it had been alarmed at local initiatives taken in the immediate aftermath of the June war . |
| 5 | Before the arrival of the Romans , the native Britons had been skilled at many kinds of crafts . |
| 6 | She had been convinced at first that it had all been a mistake , that she had indeed misread the unspoken message contained in the postcard . |
| 7 | The sand under his feet had been crusty at first , ribbed , but now it was turning smooth , soft , unmarked . |
| 8 | He had been bemused at first by the scraps of peripheral information the Brigadier periodically tossed them with the air of someone indulging an already overfed dog , but now he was beginning to understand . |
| 9 | It had been wonderful at first , Mouse remembered . |
| 10 | She had been angry at first , then disbelieving , but finally she had gone to the aerodrome to see the padre , begging him for news of Rob . |