Example sentences of "[adv] [be] at [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | It will only be at the end of time that God 's glory will be fully visible in the church . |
2 | QA activities may not necessarily only be at the end of the implementation phase . |
3 | Such a positive-sum game must be contrasted with a zero-sum game in which the game to some can only be at the expense of others . |
4 | The header need not necessarily be at the beginning of the file . |
5 | The module header need not necessarily be at the beginning of the file . |
6 | Other radicals demanded that foreign policy should no longer be at the mercy of " the ideas , valuations and methods of a sporting aristo-plutocracy " or " the obscure convolutions of diplomatic staffs " , that " there must be an end of the secret diplomacy which has plunged us into this catastrophe " and that the working classes should " lay down our own terms , make our own proclamations , establish our own diplomacy " . |
7 | Because it could n't wait until lunchtime and that , that 's perfectly understandable because he wants to feel in control of what 's going to happen to some degree , rather than just be at the mercy of someone else 's position . |
8 | Er you see when I was , this would just be at the start of the First World War , oh damn I have n't put a switch in have I ? |
9 | He found that he could make a speech — that is , he could think on his feet , and not be at a loss for words . |
10 | Still , you will not be at a loss for conversation with such an unusual choice . |
11 | They missed the train connection in Glasgow which meant that they could not be at the hotel by seven o'clock . |
12 | The overriding aim is to increase the value of the reports by providing more information , but this should not be at the expense of clarity . |
13 | ‘ But weeding out false claims should not be at the expense of prejudicing genuine claims . ’ |
14 | But this policy of buying time should not be at the expense of those young people who are currently losing out at school . |
15 | The use of sponsors ' logos should not be at the expense of the prominence of the HCIMA logo ; |
16 | And it might easily be at the expense of tone if it was . |
17 | An improvement in one area might easily be at the expense of another . |
18 | I would usually be at the foot of the platform stairs as Billy went on at the start . |
19 | Even if there were agreement , much of the disputed territory would still be at the mercy of both Serb and Croat irregulars , acting outside the control of their Government , and those forces would continue to be a source of fighting and unrest unless they were disarmed . |
20 | Some of the remainder must still be at the Institute in Rome ; a delegation from the Venice Soprintendenza and Padua 's Eremitani Church , which owns the fragments , is due to travel to Rome shortly to resolve the problem . |
21 | As Kelly Mahmod reflects , property will always be at a premium in this country : ‘ Since Great Britain is an island , our main investment is our bricks and mortar . |
22 | That could possibly be at the end of the year . ’ |
23 | The microkernel , which is based on the Mach kernel developed at Carnegie Mellon University , will also be at the heart of the planned operating environment from the Taligent Inc joint venture with Apple Computer Inc . |
24 | Modern military hardware will also be at the forefront of the Tournament , with promise appearances by Su-22 , Su-25 , MiG-21 , MiG-29 , An-12 , Tu-134 , and L-59 of the Czech Air Force , a U.S. Navy Air Wing contingent from the carrier USS Saratoga , and aerobatic formation displays from Team 60 of the Royal Swedish Air Force , La Patrouille Suisse , La Patrouille de France , Patrulla Aereobatica Aguila and the Red Arrows . |
25 | If they were , say , a million times more common than this , then the nearest black hole to us would probably be at a distance of about a thousand million kilometers , or about as far away as Pluto , the farthest known planet . |
26 | Unfortunately , I 'll probably be at the end of my life when it happens |
27 | ‘ If we 're going to be ruthless , it would probably be at the end of next summer [ 1994 ] , ’ says one minister , mulling over the possibility that Mr Major 's taint of failure proves harder to expunge and that , in best Tory blood-sport tradition , he may have to be cleanly knifed . |
28 | Just on the conversions point , th there will clearly be at the end of the plan period , an outstanding balance of conversion permissions erm which will not be built during the plan period , just as there are two thousand nine hundred er which come back from previous to the well not automatically previous to the plan period , but previous to the position we 're in now . |
29 | ‘ My reasons for so soon destroying my drawings were these ; though I dare say that they do n't appear so rational to any one but myself : I was obliged to limit the work — in order to get more subscribers — & to erase the drawings — because the expense is considerable for keeping them on , & I have pretty great difficulty in paying my monthly charges , — for to pay colourer & printer monthly I am obstinately pre-possessed — since I had rather be at the bottom of the River Thames — than be one week in debt — be it never so small . |
30 | Your tapwater will almost inevitably be at a pH on the hard side of 7 — but acceptable to most commonly sold tropicals . |