Example sentences of "[prep] [being] [verb] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doherty , from Strabane , had joined Derry on a one-month contract after being released at Old Trafford , the intention being to see how things worked out at the Brandywell . |
| 2 | A small Immediate Reaction Force based on the existing Allied Command Europe ( ACE ) Mobile Force , capable of being activated at short notice , would also be retained . |
| 3 | Furthermore the term register is sometimes used to refer to any device which holds a group of one or more bits of information , and which is capable of being accessed at electronic speeds : in this book we use it only for storage devices provided for some special purpose ( such as the SAR ) , and do not apply it to a general store location . |
| 4 | The governments ' answer , it seems , is to go back to the ERM as it worked for most of the 1980s — a more flexible ERM , in which exchange-rate realignments happened now and then , instead of being resisted at all costs . |
| 5 | It had the added distinction of being edited at one time by Nelson Mandela , the ANC leader now in prison . |
| 6 | Johnson , after a moment of being stung at this carelessness , dismissed it as ‘ rather an inconvenience than a loss ’ , and went on to use the incident to defend his views on the second sight . |
| 7 | It should also be understood that black sportsmen work sedulously at perpetuating their popular image of being relaxed at all times . |
| 8 | Despite being exercised at such length , Crookback 's histrionic powers show no abatement . |
| 9 | Despite being shot at point-blank range , Mr Dale ( 43 ) survived , but Mr Norris ( 46 ) died almost instantly . |
| 10 | The former soldier said : ‘ It was a bit like being mortared at any time . |
| 11 | In addition to being timetabled at all series , this examination is available on demand at any time of the year : details available from the Board . |
| 12 | In addition to being timetabled at all series , these examinations are available on demand at any time of the year : details available from the Board . |
| 13 | In addition to being timetabled at all series , this examination is available on demand at any time of the year : details available from the Board . |
| 14 | In addition to being timetabled at all series , this examination is available on demand at any time of the year : details available from the Board . |
| 15 | In addition to being timetabled at all series , this examination is available on demand at any time of the year : details available from the Board . |
| 16 | Occasionally they are led through the freshly flooded rice-paddies to turn and fertilize the soil ; otherwise their duties extend only to being sacrificed at noble funerals such as these , and leaving their magnificent horns attached in layers to the Toraja houses whose residents had so generously supplied them . |
| 17 | That that the matter is not urgent and should be dealt with only at the receipt of a vote from Education Committee , I move A standing order A thirteen E be suspended for this meeting and B the motion and amendment be referred to the Education Committee for report without being debated at this meeting . |