Example sentences of "[verb] to be [adj] at [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I want to ride as much as I can , but I want to try to be sensible at the same time . |
| 2 | I never cease to be amazed at the damage human beings do to one another . |
| 3 | As I 've grown older , I never cease to be amazed at the theories of the amateur detectives who always turn up at any tragic occurrence and immediately are able to give all the answers . |
| 4 | Unless subsequently agreed in writing , the charges relating to booking shall be those expected to be current at the time of the conference . |
| 5 | Then I looked at my watch , pretended to be surprised at the lateness of the hour , and dug both spurs into the flanks of the mule , hoping to God that a bullet would not follow my hasty departure . |
| 6 | Anyway Ronny scored a couple of goals in this match and was given 6 out of 6 point in Dagbladet and 9 out of 10 in VG so his form has to be excellent at the moment — i guess he will impress Ardiles and/or Wilko . |
| 7 | On the rostrum Joey said : ‘ You really need to be the first man at the Metropole if you want to be first at the finishing line . ’ |
| 8 | Mr Bond was deemed to be insolvent at the time the bankruptcy judgment was entered against him and the bankruptcy notice was served — ‘ about three weeks ago ’ — but Mr Bond may have been insolvent before that time . |
| 9 | Unemployment believed to be impending at the start of the loan . |
| 10 | Unemployment believed to be impending at the commencement of the loan . |
| 11 | Are you , the haulier , agreeing , for example , to supply a particular vehicle for haulage or to supply any lorry which happens to be available at the time the contract needs to be undertaken ? |
| 12 | The mother who ‘ ca n't be so cruel ’ as to wake her sleeping baby if he happens to be asleep at the appointed feeding-time , fails to realize that a few such wakings would be all she would have to resort to … |
| 13 | If the cross-section happens to be smaller at a certain place , then the forces are larger there than at the neighbouring cross-sections , so the beam will be further constricted , etc. , leading to the so-called sausage instability ( Fig. 3.3(a) ) . |
| 14 | Here the person referred to did not expect to be alone at the bar . |
| 15 | Their Korean hosts were said to be upset at the way they barely acknowledged each other in public except for a few surly and petulant exchanges . |
| 16 | Observers were said to be surprised at the decision to hold elections during the Christmas holiday period , when most Kenyans with jobs in cities would have returned to their rural homes in areas where they had not necessarily registered to vote . |
| 17 | Calling the agreement the ‘ Frontline Partnership ’ , they say they will work together to develop operating system and hardware for easy-to-use systems , adding the sorts of features Macintosh users take for granted , advance personal computer technology with pen interface and audio capabilities — Microsoft is said to be impatient at the lack of applications for its Pen Windows operating environment , and the two will promote ‘ Plug and Play ’ to make software and hardware easier to integrate and use . |
| 18 | Even parts of the population known not to be well disposed towards the regime , such as workers in the northern districts of Berlin , were said to be horrified at the attack . |
| 19 | Folly was still confused , but at least there now seemed to be light at the end of the tunnel . |
| 20 | Something which is seen to be efficient at the moment may not be efficient if the future is taken into consideration — and the other way round . |
| 21 | Over the past two centuries the ships employed have ranged from totally unsuitable ones , which happened to be available at the time , to , less commonly , purpose-built vessels incorporating the most sophisticated technology of the day . ’ |
| 22 | As has been seen , the choice of Pétain to command at Verdun was made less because of his qualities than because he happened to be available at the moment . |
| 23 | However , as it tends to be dry at the ends , we trimmed off an inch and tamed the frizz with heated rollers . |
| 24 | The danger for almost all golfers is that the right side tends to be dominant at the start of the downswing . |
| 25 | It only works if you realise that your own extension number is going to be vacant at the time , if somebody 's using it then it wo n't work , alright , so if you try and transfer a call , then you must make sure that the extension number you 're accessing is free . |
| 26 | The February 1974 election turned out to be close , but few thought it was going to be close at the time . |
| 27 | If you like , it 's not a pleasant position to be in because someone 's going to be disappointed at the end of the day , but they are diamonds . |
| 28 | Mr. Gow : To ask the right Hon. Member for Selby , as representing the Church Commissioners , when he next intends to be present at a meeting of the General Synod of the Church of England . |
| 29 | You 've got to be awake at a wake , if you 're to survive . |
| 30 | I mean you 've got to be careful at the end of the tax year that you 're actually okay on that ground , er but , and you can make a declaration to the revenue if you 're over the limit , it 's just that I mentioned that because some people like a joint account for it to be received into so that they can both spend it basically . |