Example sentences of "[vb pp] [noun sg] at [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harry knew he should have felt indignation at this crude evidence of Charlie and Roy Mallender pulling strings , not to mention a certain satisfaction that they thought they needed to pull them , but all he could detect within himself was a sickening clutch of fear . |
| 2 | The confident person is happy to try new things because in the past they have had success at similar related tasks . |
| 3 | Montreal was catching up with developments which had taken place at many American stations earlier in the century . |
| 4 | They are alleged to have taken cannabis at two end-of-term parties outside the school . |
| 5 | For example , the director of nursing may devise the system for allocating annual leave but the ward sister may determine who will actually be given holiday at any particular time . |
| 6 | In the following week US officials expressed concern at alleged fresh shipments of weapons aboard North Korean ships , reported to be Scud-Cs , surface-to-surface missiles or Chinese M-9s . |