Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] at present " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Miss Kenton , I am occupied at present . ’ |
| 2 | However , I am occupied at present . ’ |
| 3 | No certain civilian storehouses are known in the small towns , while quays are confined at present to those of the second century at Heronbridge near Chester , probably for official use , the timber platform at Brampton and the timber piles at Scole , though the published evidence for the last is ambiguous . |
| 4 | Roger O'Doherty , secretary of Age Concern in Derry , said : ‘ We wish it to be known that only evening activities are curtailed at present in the Whyte House . |
| 5 | Thus the equities in these businesses are based at present on net asset value : that is , the value of the leases or freeholds , the furniture , the carpets , computer equipment and so on . |
| 6 | However , half-dozen such lines would be more than the ‘ patience ’ argument could comfortably dismiss , and this is about the number of good alignments that are known at present . |
| 7 | The prospect of heavy damages has a chilling effect on freedom of speech , and the blank cheque which juries are allowed at present to write does not constitute the sort of precise and predictable rule which the Convention requires . |
| 8 | At worst this means a culture of style over content , with which we are engaged at present ; at best a visionary flash , the secular equivalent of a miracle , which can transform people 's lives . |
| 9 | I agree that the hon. Gentleman has supported the talks as they are conducted at present . |
| 10 | No special skills are required at present , just people . |
| 11 | George told Pat of a number of foreign nationals who are imprisoned at present for being found witnessing as Christians . |