Example sentences of "of [be] [vb pp] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Teleworking Project is designed to test the feasibility of being employed at home but with a high-tech link to a central office base . |
| 2 | Furthermore , this comparison becomes even more shocking when it is remembered that the population at risk of being killed at work is less than half those who could be ‘ murdered ’ . |
| 3 | Previously , visitors to HQ , including myself , had commented on the rather unwelcoming aspect of the reception/enquiries area and the feeling of being kept at bay from ‘ their ’ society . |
| 4 | The idea of being received at court for the first time since the childhood marriage , at first caused Anne much excitement . |
| 5 | Our , most of our rules and most of our laws are made by people who are frightened of losing their property , and not the sort of people who are frightened of being mugged at night . |
| 6 | We were to fly across , which suited me , as I had a morbid fear of being torpedoed at sea . |
| 7 | Time and effort must be taken to break its dependency on the other dog and increase its attachment towards the owner ; short walks without the other dog , short periods of being left at home by itself , perhaps feeding them in separate areas . |
| 8 | Wannabe Ian Bothams should order Harry 's Challenge — a giant haddock fillet ( £9.95 ) : the fish tastes bouncy and fresh in spite of being frozen at sea and transported from Grimsby , and there 's a serving of hideously verdant mushy peas on the side . |