Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [verb] [adv prt] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strange that David should be coming along at that very moment that she 'd emerged on to the main road . |
| 2 | Some practitioners argue that a very detailed analysis of the organisation should be carted out at this time . |
| 3 | On the one hand , the memorandum of association must qualify the company 's ability to provide surveying services , to the effect that such business must be carried on at all times in accordance with the Rules of Conduct for the time being of the RICS . |
| 4 | Manpower , which operates a system of layoffs for staff to whom it can not offer an assignment , estimated that between five and ten per cent of its workforce might be laid off at any one time . |
| 5 | Before we go a word about tomorrow night 's programme when we 'll be looking back at some of the highlights from the first ten years of Central News . |
| 6 | Though the current talk is about establishing multinational units and of creating a European rapid-deployment force that could be sent off at short notice to cope with unexpected contingencies , Europe 's armies have too many of the wrong sorts of forces , doing the wrong jobs . |
| 7 | I could be called in at any moment . |
| 8 | Otherwise they could be hiding out at any one of the millions of properties in Britain . |
| 9 | The lives of men could be snuffed out at one snap of his gnarled fingers — and frequently were . |
| 10 | With the insertion of implants it could be carried out at any age , but the sensible option would be prophylactic mastectomy either at the completion of her family or at the menopause . ’ |
| 11 | SSRs may be sent out at any time ( not only as a reply to an SPR ) providing information to the users of software about its current status . |
| 12 | In addition , SSRs may be sent out at any time to inform users of the current status of software . |
| 13 | In addition , SSRs may be sent out at any time to inform users of the current status of software . |
| 14 | A frozen river , marsh , lake etc , may be moved over at normal rate . |
| 15 | And when you do finally get to bed , you ca n't lock yourself in and you may be woken up at any time of the night on any pretext . |
| 16 | Donations to the ‘ Around the Isles ’ charity fund for multiple sclerosis may be paid in at any branch of the Halifax Building Society and Bank of Scotland . |
| 17 | The incentive aspect may be brought in at this stage to define a reward for the contractor for finishing on or before the contract completion date and compensation to the customer for finishing late . |
| 18 | The next task is to cut the hide to a more manageable size , and I assumed that the straps would be cut out at this stage , so looked around for someone sitting down with a steel rule and a knife . |
| 19 | Shifts split up the family so that men would be coming in at all hours of the day , waiting for the bath-tin and the water and a woman to wash their backs . |
| 20 | He never said another word until the end when he told me he would be going out at 8 AM with the same four-ball and he would see me then . |
| 21 | That is why we know that people will not only feel that it is unfair and understand that it is unfair , but will at the general election bring home to roost the chickens that many Tory Members will be voting on at 10 pm tonight . |
| 22 | I 'm sure our successors will be looking back at those acquisitions as good ones ! |
| 23 | It can be signed by anyone under 18 and will be handed in at 10 Downing Street , later this year . |
| 24 | And just check out what they 're making for the weekend bash : a 20ft wide 6ft tall spine ramp , a 16ft wide mini ramp [ 4ft tall ] , tons of street stuff with fun boxes , handrails and suchlike , and also a massive vert ramp which will be 32ft wide , 10ft transitions and 1 ½ foot of vert , and what 's more this will be bowled out at one end like Vision 's indoor ramp . |
| 25 | They pay a fixed rate of interest and carry a promise that the capital will be paid back at full face value at a pre-determined date in the future . |
| 26 | This will be carried out at primary storage speeds , but will still take time , often due to lost device revolutions . |
| 27 | Updating will be carried out at monthly intervals , usually between the 5th and 10th of the following month . |
| 28 | The development work will be carried out at Northern Telecom 's radio technology centre of excellence at Paignton in Devon , formerly the part of STC Plc which produced the Ptarmigan radio system for the UK Ministry of Defence . |
| 29 | The inspections will be carried out at local level by independent inspectors who will be registered with Her Majesty 's Inspectorate , which will withdraw the registration of inspectors who are not up to standard . |
| 30 | Special post boxes will be set up at each walk to receive the postcards . |