Example sentences of "[noun sg] be at [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Myrcan was at the stairs in an instant with his staff in his hands . |
| 2 | It can , for example , generate a very rectangular wave from a noisy fluctuating input signal so that one use is at the inputs of logic circuitry . |
| 3 | The only way of getting to a magician was at the celebrations on Hallowe'en night , but after the broomstick display , which Mildred had ruined the year before , she felt very worried about creating any more havoc in that direction . |
| 4 | At first the Russians had been driven back in disorder , but in the months of July and August they had begun to recover and had driven the Poles back on their tracks until finally the Red Army was at the gates of Warsaw itself . |
| 5 | Crucially , the one may support the other : , a prominent Jesuit in Nicaragua , comments ‘ I think the lack of a good academic training is at the roots of too many simplifications in the pastoral work of people using the framework of liberation theology . ’ |
| 6 | When dealing with a telephone enquiry it is essential that all the necessary information is at the fingertips of the receptionist as nothing is more irritating on the telephone than hesitancy through lack of knowledge or being asked to hang on whilst information is being looked up — and always have alternatives to offer if the first choice is not available . |
| 7 | Accommodation was at The Mariners at Sandy Ground , an idyllic place which consists of 20 charming West Indian gingerbread style cottages which stand on the crescent shaped white sand beach shaded between palm , coconut and brilliant red flame trees . |
| 8 | The warders and the trusties from Internal Order are at the doors of the huts , and the zeks are pitched out into the night darkness and spill to the perimeter path , and like an ant trail they wind around the compound for what is classified as Exercise . |