Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [pron] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , I think the book satisfactorily proves that 30,000 British POWs of the Germans in 1945 were liberated by the Soviets and never actually returned : they simply disappeared into labour camps ( the official figure is none at all ) . |
| 2 | Included in that hundred-day programme was what at first sight seemed substantial changes in his own bailiwick — a clutch of new ministries , of which the Department of Economic Affairs ( DEA ) was the most important . |
| 3 | The funeral service was nothing at all in the way of a ceremony , because Harry refused to allow his family to attend , let alone contribute to the cost , and Martha was as good as a pauper . |
| 4 | The Cabinet Reshuffle : Nearly Man is there at last |
| 5 | Italian maritime aircraft were soon out in force searching for the British Fleet , but not until after midday was it at last spotted . |
| 6 | ( The United States Geological Survey definition of a small-scale map is one at a scale of 1:250,000 or smaller , and a large-scale map is one at 1:25,000 or larger . |
| 7 | ‘ No , Shelley , and I 'm glad to tell you their removal was nothing at all to do with you . |
| 8 | Paul 's older brother , John , read from Henry Scott Holland , saying : ‘ Death is nothing at all . |