Example sentences of "['s] [noun] at [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't think he found Ward 's accent at all easy , and anyway , like many foreigners , he found it easier to speak English than to understand it . |
| 2 | As Lewis watched him walk sway up to Hamilton Road , he wondered , as he 'd so often wondered , what exactly Morse was thinking ; wondered about what was going on in Morse 's mind at that very moment ; the reading of the clues , those clues to which no one else could see the answers ; those glimpses of motive that no one else could ever have suspected ; those answers to the sort of questions that no one else had even begun to ask … |
| 3 | And in God 's plan at this particular moment i this was not Philip 's function , it was n't his job . |
| 4 | The endowment gives a glimpse of Gloucester 's retinue at this early stage in his career and reveals the blurring which existed between his affinity and his brother 's servants . |
| 5 | The endowment gives a glimpse of Gloucester 's retinue at this early stage in his career and reveals the blurring which existed between his affinity and his brother 's servants . |
| 6 | My lord of Gloucester displays the utmost affection for his nephews — his care is solely for their welfare and he judges that Prince Richard 's place at this auspicious time is with the king his brother . |
| 7 | Howard alternated between scanning their surroundings for signs of hostile action , and glancing worriedly at the Doctor , all the time fearing for his car 's safety at these maniacal velocities . |
| 8 | Maggie 's outrage at this callous remark was somewhat offset by the fact that he had rescued her , and in any case she was moving off to Ana who was sitting looking very shaky . |
| 9 | An owner 's anger at some feline misdeed usually involves harsh tones and fixed staring . |
| 10 | Procter 's anger at this annoyed Lloyd so much that he told his captain he was going to hit him over the pavilion ; and he did just that — next ball . |
| 11 | Angie Bowie : ‘ I never realized and had never been involved in who did what , but I suppose that amounts to , if one wants to look at it from Ken 's point of view , being the fly in the ointment , or of one wants to look at it from a real point of view as , in terms of property settlement and management , that I was being David 's manager at that particular time , because it was possible for me to advise him to do something about the things that really troubled him artistically . |
| 12 | By asking for the supplier 's commitment at this early stage , Pearl wanted a quality assurance check and formal assurance that it had realistic expectations . |
| 13 | He concluded that not only had the respondents agreed negatively not to sell other petrol but that they had agreed positively to keep their garage open for the sale of the appellant 's petrol at all reasonable hours throughout the period of the tie . |
| 14 | The balance in the Treasurer 's hands at that final meeting of the Guardians was £9,807.17s.9d . |
| 15 | Morality , Sir Monty points out , is an integral part of a society 's culture at any given time in its history , and in his view our moral conditions have changed radically . |
| 16 | They were laughing into each other 's faces at some private joke ; they had n't seen me . |
| 17 | He ignored the affronted expression that crossed Isabel 's face at this sardonic rejoinder , and continued . |
| 18 | I have every sympathy for Rolan Adams 's family at this sad time and I wholeheartedly condemn racial attacks and those who commit or incite racial hatred . |
| 19 | It follows that one question doubtless uppermost in shareholders ' minds at this initial meeting will be price . |