Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [be] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said that he was delighted to be at the opening of the new factory ; built entirely under the planning and control of production and engineering director . |
| 2 | ‘ We believe that Power Fluidics offers us a unique opportunity , and we are delighted to be at the forefront of the application of this technology . |
| 3 | What one old-school diplomat called " the telegraphic demoralisation of those who formerly had to act for themselves and are now content to be at the end of the wire " had , it was claimed , given greater effect to the instinctive dislike felt by all foreign ministries for diplomats who showed initiative and were not afraid of responsibility . |
| 4 | While I was supposed to be at the beck and call of not only my husband but even his parents , his going around with other women was just taken for granted . |
| 5 | I thought you were supposed to be at the gallery ! |
| 6 | Of course clubs such as Neath and Pontypool are not really supposed to be at the head of the Welsh pecking-order , which goes some way to explaining why they become so unpopular when they do . |
| 7 | Barely able to Speak English , adrift in a strange country , Nina Liebermann could find no trace of Mrs Landers , from the West London Synagogue , who was supposed to be at the station . |
| 8 | He 's supposed to be at the shop . |
| 9 | er , they were meeting and the lad who was supposed to be at the meeting did n't know what they 'd come to decide on . |
| 10 | How tall is everybody supposed to be at the age of ten , that 's stupid , that 's really upset mum . |
| 11 | James intended one day to be equally celebrated , and as a dresser he was privileged to be at the bedside while the physician examined a patient . |
| 12 | well if any thing its more likely to be at the top of the pile , not the bottom |
| 13 | The more risk the contractor is required to take , the more expensive the price is likely to be at the outset . |
| 14 | At 1,000 metres , and with heavy fertilisation , yields of 10,000 kg dry matter /ha have been obtained and while adequate summer rainfall may favour grass growth , production is more generally likely to be at the level suggested in Table 2 , and a long wintering period is a major constraint . |
| 15 | Heads of Year are likely to be at the forefront of Compact development . |
| 16 | I never saw what was so great about being at the centre of the Solar System , or the centre of the Galaxy , or even the centre of the Universe . |
| 17 | But despite Roebuck 's tip the Wallaby fullback is sure to be at the top of the list when Dwyer and his fellow selectors sit down to choose the first Test team to play Scotland in June . |
| 18 | But we are far from being at the end of the chain of slimming benefits that are achieved by a diet rich in natural fibre . |
| 19 | In fact it is downright unfriendly and I was very pleased to be at the top . |
| 20 | Maybe they were anxious to be at the School of English , maybe at the place next door to it . |