Example sentences of "[conj] be [verb] at [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The extra time and support that are necessary ( a ) to perform jobs that are pressing at the limits of personal and material resources , and ( b ) to invest in learning how to do them better , or to assemble additional resources , so that the time taken to perform them is reduced , are not available . |
| 2 | Both authors appear to belittle the great range of plants that were living at the times of their animals and the ways in which these plants were constantly evolving and migrating . |
| 3 | Just how important the station was to the life of the community can be gauged from the numerous stretches of approach road and land that were improved at the ratepayers ' expense — widened , often given pavements which look particularly incongruous leading from nowhere today , and lit with gas lamps . |
| 4 | On his feet were a pair of odd socks that were holed at the toes . |
| 5 | Laughter is a means of expressing judgement that is directed at the characters who fail in some way in the text . |
| 6 | It appeared to be a glove that was hinged at the joints . |
| 7 | The bones are bound to each other by tough , flexible ligaments and are articulated at the joints by muscles . |
| 8 | The bones are bound to each other by tough , flexible ligaments and are articulated at the joints by muscles . |
| 9 | Our claim form includes advice on the action you may take if you intend to claim under the policy but we wish to emphasise that IF YOUR MOTOR CAR IS INSURED AGAINST DAMAGE and is IMMOBILISED AT THE REPAIRERS ' PREMISES your local Motor Claims Office will arrange for an inspection by an Engineer immediately on receiving details from you by telephone , whether the claim form has been completed or not . |
| 10 | The police were called , my client was arrested and was detained at the police station from about midnight on the Saturday until eventually he appeared before the court about four o'clock on the Monday afternoon . |
| 11 | He moved to Louth in 1938 and was based at the maltings on Leakes Row . |
| 12 | I said I did n't know , and thought no more of it and it was n't until David returned and was performing at the Arts Lab on the Sunday night that I remembered and said to David , ‘ Oh , by the way , while you were away I had a message — your father is not very well ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ My desire was for punishment , not revenge , and was directed at the officers who gave the orders — perhaps because of the interviews . ’ |
| 14 | My amendments are not designed to cover every eventuality , which of course would be a practical impossibility , but are aimed at the provisions that tend to be common to most agreements and leases . |