Example sentences of "but he [vb past] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he brightened at these words of encouragement , for their kindly tone more than their meaning . |
| 2 | But he winced at that , and she thought , this has nothing to do with ego , and continued , ‘ I 'm thinking that really the big difference is that it must make it more difficult to handle things . |
| 3 | for not only was the Earl Patrick suspicious of anyone coming from the regency , but he happened at this juncture to be consoling himself with a local lady , in the absence of marital comforts . |
| 4 | But he criticised at greater length those university extra-mural departments which had expanded since the war through bypassing the WEA and putting on their own programmes of courses , courses with popular appeal to the already well-educated and.of a quality below that traditionally associated with universities . |
| 5 | But he rang at 10.30 , hung over and apologetic . |