Example sentences of "[prep] be [adv] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if you were old enough to be around at the time , reactions like ‘ Well , of course , the political circumstances were such that … ’ , and ‘ Yes , I have to admit I took offence to that ’ are more likely , and cause one to take a more considered and less dogmatic view . |
| 2 | In all three areas the mammals that happened to be around at the start fanned out in evolution , and produced a specialist for each trade which , in many cases , came to bear a remarkable resemblance to the corresponding specialist in the other two areas . |
| 3 | The damage seemed to be mostly at the back . |
| 4 | How had that fancily-named high-hab brat come to be here at the garrison block ? |
| 5 | What a wonderful privilege to be here at the beginning of it all ! |
| 6 | She told an audience of deaf and hearing people : ‘ I am very happy to be here at the launch of the dictionary and I hope it will help people to greater interaction . ’ |
| 7 | To undo this moment — to force time backwards — to be again at the moment of choice back at the house … |
| 8 | And you had to walk home , go to bed , and set your alarm , and you had to be up at the court at 10 a.m . |
| 9 | It 's a bungalow , it 's going to be screened and it 's going to be right at the back , there 's going to be no no er |
| 10 | In this case , it is not essential to be right at the committee boat , but having clear air to allow you to carry on , for some distance , without tacking is vital . |
| 11 | If during the waggle the clubhead feels to be not at the end of the shaft but an inch or so up the shaft , in a waggle you would never be able to feel the exact position of the head coming into impact . |
| 12 | He shot a 69 , three-under-par , and although it was n't leading , it did n't change my thinking that he was going to be there at the finish . |
| 13 | ‘ No , but we 'd like to be there at the beginning so that we could if we want to , then run away , ’ Eve explained . |
| 14 | Many people believe they owe it to their pet to be there at the end and , in retrospect , are glad that they were , yet you may feel you ca n't cope with witnessing this very sad event . |
| 15 | It was touching and exciting to be there at the end singing ‘ It 's a lovely day tomorrow ’ with Cilla and Su and Cannon and Wisdom and Norden and Ball , and God could only bless the GB Public for their incredible largess . |
| 16 | We got all the details from Peggy , who happened to be there at the time , when she popped down later to the Met Office for a reviving cup of coffee and dash of medicinal brandy . |
| 17 | And er we were on that for about an hour or so and then they got rid of the the badly injured were taken off then and put on the Therris it 's support vessel that was Just happened to be there at the time . |
| 18 | They just put me up for it and I just happened to be about at the time . |
| 19 | They had hoped to be back at the beginning of next season but it now looks unlikely to be until half-way through it . |
| 20 | What a feeling of power to be back at the wheel again ! |
| 21 | Mrs Bradford had given her the complete day off for her father 's funeral and she did n't have to be back at the house in Newcastle Place until six o'clock . |
| 22 | His inclination was to be down at the yard . |
| 23 | ‘ I shall want to be down at the track early tomorrow morning . |
| 24 | On one of our south coast patrols I managed to be in at the kill on what turned out to be one of our more amusing combined operations . |
| 25 | It expects to be in at the finish . |
| 26 | There was some confusion as to who was to be left behind , as ever all wanting to be in at the action , the Steward and Moray flatly refusing to stay . |
| 27 | They had an interest in playing golf together so specifically formed a society giving it the name of the road they happened to be in at the time — Worple Way , Harrow . |
| 28 | John and Muriella , who was an excellent archer , were eager to be out at the butts . |
| 29 | Sheriff Brian Lockhart , who is presiding over the fatal accident inquiry , asked whether the Newton plans , referred to throughout five weeks of the inquiry so far as ‘ single lead ’ had not been considered to be so at the time . |
| 30 | The longer scheme is widely thought to be better and I should like it to be more at the centre of the proposals , as I want the environment as a whole to be at the centre . |