Example sentences of "[be] [adj] at [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we can give tax concessions for unleaded petrol to improve the environment , surely we should not be aghast at the prospect of tax concessions to secure that alarms are fitted in our cars and that some protection is provided to stop a lot of this senseless crime . |
| 2 | Yesterday 's meeting of Sedgefield District Council development sub-committee recommended that the council bar the development because it would be unsightly at the entrance to the town . |
| 3 | If management can obtain high levels of output from individual workers by designing jobs , such as those on assembly lines , which force people to work hard then output may be high at the expense of job satisfaction . |
| 4 | Driving through fog on the M25 , listening to yet another radio programme about the recession , it is difficult to imagine that there might be light at the end of the tunnel ; but spring is on its way , and I hope it will bring with it some sign of the long-promised upturn in the economy . |
| 5 | Folly was still confused , but at least there now seemed to be light at the end of the tunnel . |
| 6 | Far from being dogmatic , our objective is to achieve the best possible delivery of health care through a health service that continues to be free at the point of delivery to patients . |
| 7 | Services will continue as at present to be free at the point of delivery . |
| 8 | One , that is should be free at the point of service . |
| 9 | I mean you 've got to be careful at the end of the tax year that you 're actually okay on that ground , er but , and you can make a declaration to the revenue if you 're over the limit , it 's just that I mentioned that because some people like a joint account for it to be received into so that they can both spend it basically . |
| 10 | However , there are difficulties with latent defects , for example , characteristics not known to be harmful at the time of delivery , or immunities to harmful substances being subsequently discovered . |
| 11 | The administration 's success or failure may be clear at the end of the summer ; very little is clear now . |
| 12 | Teenage mothers are more likely than older mothers to have an unstable family background , to have poor or no educational qualifications , and to be unemployed at the time of conception ( Wells , 1983 ) . |
| 13 | Tony Benn is right to be dismayed at the talk of ‘ firework displays bigger than the Fourth of July ’ , but he 's wrong to deny that on some level this is what war has become . |
| 14 | It used to be amazing at the end of the week to be paid , to have money in your hand for the work you had done . |
| 15 | £2,300 shall be payable at the beginning of the shoot period or on 27 November 1989 , whichever is the earlier |
| 16 | I had to send her a greetings telegram , so that she would not be alarmed at the sight of the envelope , saying : DARLING MUM I AM MARRIED TO MY MUSE AND HAVE NO INTENTION OF SEEKING A DIVORCE SO DO N'T WORRY I 'LL BE A BACHELOR GAY FOR ME REST OF MY LIFE LOVE JIM . |
| 17 | The ruler line will now be visible at the top of the window whenever Word is loaded . |
| 18 | Many will be relieved at the announcement by the Secretary of State this morning that many of these weapons will no longer be available . |
| 19 | It 's gon na be crucial at the end of the game . |
| 20 | Official funded coordination would be valuable at a number of distinct levels from the schools ( including supplementary schools ) right up to local education authorities and departments of education in Universities and Polytechnics . |
| 21 | Does my right hon. Friend further agree that the founders of the health service would be horrified at the resistance to the reforms so ably carried out by the Government for the benefit of patients throughout the country ? |
| 22 | For example , it is usually necessary to have a doctor 's certificate before obtaining a walking frame , and many physiotherapists would be horrified at the idea of older or disabled people actually helping themselves to such aids without the benefit of professional advice . |
| 23 | Of the 30,000 Iraqi troops estimated still to be combat-effective at the time of the allied suspension of military action , most were Republican Guard formations . |
| 24 | The Australian High Court delivered a key ruling on June 3 on the issue of Aboriginal land rights , by effectively overturning the notion of terra nullius — the concept that had deemed the Australian continent to be unoccupied at the time of European settlement in the 18th century . |
| 25 | Unless subsequently agreed in writing , the charges relating to booking shall be those expected to be current at the time of the conference . |
| 26 | First , the benefit attributable to the patent must be shown to be current at the time of the employee 's application ; the prospect of future benefits such as royalty payments from foreign sub-licensees is only relevant to the quantum of compensation awarded should outstanding benefit be proved . |
| 27 | Mr. Gow : To ask the right Hon. Member for Selby , as representing the Church Commissioners , when he next intends to be present at a meeting of the General Synod of the Church of England . |
| 28 | ‘ Obviously I would be present at a party in my own home , ’ said Georg stiffly . |
| 29 | Mr Modrow said he and Dr Kohl would be present at the opening of a pedestrian crossing through the Brandenburg Gate before Christmas . |
| 30 | At this point it would appear that a consultant 's job is now over , but in fact he should co-ordinate with the contractors , and stand by until the equipment is fully installed and be present at the opening of the facility for a number of days in order to iron out any problems that may arise immediately after opening . |