Example sentences of "at having [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They seemed embarrassed at having to ask a woman questions about sexism and feminism . |
| 2 | Several hours passed while he sat there , knowing that Maud would be inconsolable at having missed a charity dinner . |
| 3 | He would go to bed with a small satisfaction at having given a lift to the Rector 's son . |
| 4 | He told of his sorrow at having to quit a job he passionately enjoyed . |
| 5 | Hywel was glaring mad at having to put a suit on . |
| 6 | The Feldwebel looked disappointed at having to endure a situation which he could n't control . |
| 7 | The first was used at our meeting on 6 September and was won by our popular member , Mr Syd Breeze , who was thrilled at having won a prize . |
| 8 | When she woke she was further annoyed at having dreamed a category confusion , a man and a book , not realising that the category error was partly the answer to the uncouth question , since Proust was coterminous with a book as the eponymous Tom Jones was not . |