Example sentences of "she be [adj] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't think she 's nice at all , ’ Maggie announced . |
| 2 | I do n't know where she is — if she 's alive at all — and I do n't much care . |
| 3 | Mr A is good at one , three , five and Mrs B is responsible for the skills that she 's good at one , two , three , four , five eight . |
| 4 | She 's good at that too , an accomplished sleeper , with childish face . |
| 5 | ‘ And she 's good at that , is she ? ’ |
| 6 | she 's good at that . |
| 7 | She rolls her fries in ketchup and nibbles at them vaguely , not like she 's starving at all . |
| 8 | Stella goes outside because she is annoyed at such a suggestion . |
| 9 | With the Fun Factory play scheme attracting more than 800 attendances by youngsters last year , co-ordinator Angela Evans said yesterday she was disappointed at such a poor turnout . |
| 10 | She was nervous at first , but gradually she came out of it . |
| 11 | She was cautious at first , but her movements were coordinating rapidly . |
| 12 | She had always tried to emulate Isabelle , too , in buying the best clothes she could afford , and keeping them in pristine condition , making sure she was well-groomed at all times . |
| 13 | She was shy at first , scared of failing him , but his undisguised pleasure in her tentative caresses made her gain confidence , and become bolder . |
| 14 | I was quite open to her presence and accepted her as part of the household and she charmed me very nicely — she was good at that . |
| 15 | This was a prize for the student who was best at English writing , and Anne knew she was good at that . |
| 16 | She was good at blocking things out . |
| 17 | She was right at that . |
| 18 | I understood how Mother felt when she knew she was pregnant at long last . |
| 19 | Although she was reasonably sure that Harry was still in love with her , she was concerned at all the talk there had been about him marrying the American girl . |
| 20 | I thought she was dreadful at first . |
| 21 | She was safe at last . |
| 22 | Although as she changed from bus to bus she was free at last of the accusing voices , she had time for a number of second thoughts , wishing in particular that she had put on other clothes , and had had her hair cut . |
| 23 | She was glad at last to have a use for information from Robert : it justified her relationship with him and her decision to press ahead with the case . |
| 24 | She was amused at first and then became grave and after a pause said : ‘ Of course , he 's perfectly right . ’ |