Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] be at a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | On the other hand , on one of my visits I was at a meeting when I heard some commotion outside and asked what it was . |
2 | Okay , but I just wanted to go on to say that I think in reviewing how the budget may be brought more closely under control in the coming year , officers will need to look at the erm size of the committees because we are working with committees at the moment that are larger than those committees which used to exist when this year 's budget was set and that has had some impact and we need to have the implications of any change of committee size whether that might affect the budget , how that would affect the budget , also whether there is any potential for reducing the number of committees further and also whether the rates might be changed , I particularly would like officers to report on what , whether there would be any significant saving from er setting the rates at the round figures they were at a couple of years ago erm |
3 | There usually is a , a , a , vacant houses but at the minute it 's at a standstill . |
4 | This August I was at a festival of this unique style of singing . |
5 | When the accident happened at Chernobyl he was at a party meeting in Moscow . |
6 | At this time I was at a loss to understand how it managed to hover for so long in the same place . |
7 | But once when I arrived in Boston I was at a loss . |
8 | There are so many products on the market I am at a loss as to what to buy and so would appreciate your advice on the type of shampoo , conditioner and spray which would make my hair look thicker and also which perm to try . |
9 | People have been talking to him about sickness and that if an office has erm people that are off sick a lot more than another office they 're at a disadvantage . |