Example sentences of "[noun sg] they [be] at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Then at work they are at the whim of the boss .
2 Erm they were at the start they were at the finish and both days in between .
3 As soon as the goods are delivered to the Buyer in accordance with this contract they are at the Buyer 's risk .
4 8(2) As soon as the goods are delivered to the Buyer in accordance with this contract they are at the Buyer 's risk .
5 Without the anchor of personal conviction they are at the mercy of every ebb and flow of opinion .
6 The main force should have got into the town under the cover of a raid by the RAF , but by the time they were at the foot of the escarpment , this was almost over .
7 Making the means of production into private property leads to exploitation , for if people have no access to the means of production they are at the mercy of those who do .
8 But of course it 's , it 's a very tough deal for women , I mean women in erm in a way really get the raw end of it because that to some extent they 're at the mercy of the whole system , even though they can if they absolutely have to .
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