Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [art] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mother Francis was delighted to see the new friendship developing , but far too old a hand in dealing with children to say so . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm too old a hand to make wagers with sharpers , Mr Frere — even those sporting bands . |
| 3 | For fourteen years she had delivered the Leader 's speech on the last afternoon of the conference ; she was too old a hand to speak from the floor . |
| 4 | ‘ That 's another thing , ’ Candy continued , far too old a hand at the game to be distracted by such a blatant bid to change the subject , ‘ I 've seen him deep in conversation with quite a few people in the club recently . ’ |
| 5 | In other words there is always the danger that an inexperienced class , given too free a hand , will fail to give themselves any kind of dramatic or authentic experience . |
| 6 | Given too free a hand during years when he , like David II earlier , had fallen into English captivity , they resented the disciplines which their returning king was determined to impose on them in the cause of national unification . |
| 7 | His failure was the result of attempting to rule with too firm a hand , and there was no incompetence or corruption to be laid at his door . |