Example sentences of "we be at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had we been at the house of my parents we would have shared the fate of the rest of the family … |
| 2 | If we do not yet have the solution to the problem of consciousness , we are at least working towards it within the right framework . |
| 3 | Again we are at the tip of his pen as he draws a box to put himself inside , and as the most private and informative area of the Possessed notebooks begins to open up . |
| 4 | ‘ I wish it were true that the fund will continue to grow , but we are at the mercy of the markets , and we must keep a healthy capital amount for all needy old soldiers down on their luck . |
| 5 | Later that day we are at Belvik loading sea-kayaks into the ferry for Vengsøya . |
| 6 | He believes we are at a deeply significant turning point in human history and if we are to come through it we have to change not just the way people behave , but also the way in which they think . |
| 7 | Here we are at the heart of the problem : holy love . |
| 8 | ‘ Mind the step up , ladies , here we are at Mr Willoughby 's secret HQ . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Well , here we are at last ! |
| 10 | When we are at school , for example , we all develop very strong relationships with our peers and usually we also have one or two favourite teachers . |
| 11 | Well , here we are at Sligo . ’ |
| 12 | If we are at home at the same time , we are usually both asleep . ’ |
| 13 | We are at the stage of trying to work with a broad brush without much understanding of the problems of detail . |
| 14 | ‘ I think we are at least as strong as the Oxford crew physically and we have more experience , though the ages of the crews are almost identical . |
| 15 | By allowing ourselves to be forced to carry these cards for the convenience of the state , we will be acknowledging that we are at the disposition of the state and its computers . |
| 16 | We are at a disadvantage in Britain in that we do not have a revolutionary doctrine to preach : a vivid message that promises an unattainable millennium . |
| 17 | No one , of course , would want to compare the first week of school term with the outbreak of a world war , but we are at the beginning of a New Year and a gateway to the future . |
| 18 | We are at a loss to know the cause of Dr Dyer 's ‘ twinge of alarm ’ . |
| 19 | We are at once in the realm of ‘ when is a monster not a monster ? ’ |
| 20 | We are at the very early stages of this project at the moment . |
| 21 | That concentrated evil , that supreme almost supernatural cruelty , teaches us that we are at a parting of the ways , man 's salvation or man 's destruction . |
| 22 | It is as if we are at home with God , for his presence and his friendship become a greater reality for us as we grow to know him better . |
| 23 | Yet we are at the same time perturbed by more recent and present-day developments . |
| 24 | On being informed of this , King Louis of France instantly had Winstanley released , declaring , ‘ We are at War with England , not with humanity ’ , and the lighthouse would be of benefit to all nations . |
| 25 | ‘ I and many like me in Germany think it is a tragedy that we are at war with you . |
| 26 | While we are at it , we will check whether we were right to believe that being female is a causal influence upon job type and absenteeism . |
| 27 | If we are at an early stage of the work , still looking around for ideas and still perhaps ‘ hypothesis-seeking ’ , it is likely that we shall want to talk to people to try to get help , stimulation , new viewpoints , and so on . |
| 28 | We are at Roundabout 3 |
| 29 | As often we are at the mercy of his laconic whim : why is it that no trust is involved ? |
| 30 | Canada 's minister for the environment , John Roberts , said ‘ We are at the end of an exhaust pipe … which starts in the US . ’ |