Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] at this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Differences of opinion on nomenclature were rife at this time . |
| 2 | Mr Sutherland said the waters were dangerous at this time of year and contained almost no haddock . |
| 3 | The Catholics were euphoric at this outcome : |
| 4 | We were astounded at this wealth . |
| 5 | The quillons were short at this time , curving slightly towards the blade , while the grip was short without a swell , the pommel being usually a simple knob or wheel-shape . |
| 6 | The analysts were concerned at this point with improving their understanding , by taking the conceptual model of the IPS as a starting point , and using the instruments to explore the relationships between the model and the actual situation . |
| 7 | Masters of English ships at Fermeuse were shocked at this disruption of a peaceful fishing community . |
| 8 | No other activities were available at this unit . |
| 9 | That only older ( and presumably more experienced ) bees were successful at this task is consistent with this interpretation . |
| 10 | If they were successful at this stage , they would then have to find the fee . |
| 11 | Although the personal concerns of rulers and their consorts began to find reflection in the jade record as early as the Shang dynasty , in general state affairs were dominant at this time . |
| 12 | They were prepared to compromise because they I 'm sure that you know you ca n't imagine them not being really but because they 're such erm they were outraged at this machine but they were prepared to give it a try but the way it was bulldozed through that once the machine was there there was no choice then and almost you know get going boys get more and more and more slate you know greed they felt the employer was being greedy at the expense of quality . |
| 13 | I think historically although you know historians can much better than me , erm historically maybe the way that the rock has been worked with a bagging system and it was you know and lots of quarry men had little bits of farm as well around Blaenau especially and you get a feeling er from reading about it that er you know they have a an almost self employed attitude to their to their work and their rock and the fact that er they 'd do it in their own you know wor work the rock in a certain way and this and very sort of proud erm of their work and that and From talking a lot to them and being close to you know it you feel that that that 's still very much the same really you know there is this sort of close relationship and that with their em employers there was you know a lot of you know was n't it was n't straight it as straight as you said a straight employer employee relationship that they was A lot of s sort of er give and take probably and I think they were outraged at this sort of McGregor type tactic really that you know this new machine . |
| 14 | But for the mechanical hospital bed , she might have been in a first-class hotel : the sitting room was agreeably furnished in eau-de-Nil , the bedroom in old rose ; the interconnecting rooms faced the sea over lawns and flower beds , though they were bleak at this time of the year . |
| 15 | Their voices were faint at this distance , but they could be seen gesturing towards the company . |
| 16 | Several overseas companies were active at this time . |
| 17 | Both her parents were surprised at this admission , she saw ; and , seeing , she was ashamed of her past wilfulness . |
| 18 | It remains unclear to what extent the government and its advisers in the Department of Energy were aware at this stage , as the Hinkley C Inquiry progressed through its first few months , of the true state of nuclear economics . |
| 19 | Artur Sommerfeld , the professor of theoretical physics , was aghast at this fate for a young man whose brilliance was already apparent . |
| 20 | Yet he felt more relaxed and confident than was usual at this stage and he could n't help asking himself why . |
| 21 | It was possible at this time to cross the harbour by stepping from one boat to another , so closely were they moored . |
| 22 | Anxiety about trade-union power was rife at this period , as the personal attacks on Jack Jones indicated . |
| 23 | Needless to say I was staggered at this result . |
| 24 | The top of the hill was empty at this time of day . |
| 25 | Nora was relieved at this return of monetary caution ; it supplied the motif she had missed in all the previous talk . |
| 26 | Naturally , the man who had wooed the beautiful Denice Lewis and could also count the exotic Pamella Bordes among his friends was delighted at this turn of events . |
| 27 | Rain was alarmed at this proof of what the woman had told her . |
| 28 | ( I was glad at this time to remember that a woman in our own suburb had said to her once , ‘ I think you are the most attractive girl in the village ! ’ ) |
| 29 | It was obvious at this stage that the race was going to develop into the best of the day so far and when Lofthouse moved ahead again with one lap to go , Robert had it all to do . |
| 30 | The financial atmosphere was dire at this period . |