Example sentences of "[prep] be at a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the underlying idea of being at a loose end , or out of the practical swim , is a different matter altogether . |
| 2 | First , is the deemed subletting to be at a fixed rent or at a rent subject to review ? |
| 3 | Soon he hopes to be at a new home in a different area , where he hopes to be able to live his life in peace . |
| 4 | It makes sense therefore , to assume that deep tanks with a restricted surface area are going to be at a strong disadvantage from the very start . |
| 5 | Royal College of Nursing members at the hospital had expressed worry over possible job losses and morale was said to be at a low ebb . |
| 6 | yeah , yeah I must admit it 's a poor do when they know exactly where the criminal 's going to be at a certain time and then they let 'em go |
| 7 | Even if he is murdered by a homicidal maniac he has chosen to be at a certain place at a certain time . |
| 8 | Whatever the price happens to be at a given time , and this can vary dramatically , it will be a price worth paying for some and not for others . |
| 9 | it used to be at a different time of the year , though , did n't it ? |
| 10 | Bert , Alice was pleased to see , missed Jasper , tended to be at a loose end . |
| 11 | I just happened to know that Geoffrey was keen to meet you again , and you do seem to be at a loose end at the moment . |
| 12 | Flow rates in pressure filters are usually around 3 gal/min per ft2 ( 154.41. /min per m2 ) of filter surface area , whereas backwashing has to be at a high rate , usually 10 gal/min per ft2 ( 514.51. /min per m2 ) of bed area , for 5–10 min . |
| 13 | Moncef was thought to be at a secret location in Tunisia . |
| 14 | Educated women seem to be at a particular disadvantage because they are expected , and expect themselves , to accept the loss gracefully and suppress irrational feelings associated with a process which is not unlike mourning . |
| 15 | This suggests that speakers do more than simply animate a persona now and again for narrative purposes : they actually switch " selves " from time to time , depending on " who " they want to be at a particular moment , relative to their interlocutor . |
| 16 | The SIET hands out around £50,000 a year to young Scots who need help to get on and , often in the nature of things , to get out of Scotland for a while : some physics graduate from St Andrews who needs time at MIT , a violinist who needs to be at a foreign conservatoire . |