Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] be [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | UP to 40 jobs look set to be axed at the cash-strapped Tory Central Office . |
| 2 | You were supposed to be looking at the clothes , ’ Paula said artlessly . |
| 3 | It was ten seconds or so before I realized I was supposed to be looking at the inside of the wooden door . |
| 4 | Well it 's supposed to be drying at the moment . |
| 5 | Whom did you say you were supposed to be meeting at the airport ? |
| 6 | He wondered what had happened to handsome Georgie , the boy he was supposed to be meeting at the pub on the night of the murder . |
| 7 | It was supposed to be resolved at the long-awaited , and delayed , meeting in Beijing of the party 's Central Committee on December 25th-30th . |
| 8 | The mixture of cheap jokes and pretentious philosophising becomes increasingly hard to stomach , however , and there are far too many moments when it is not clear whether you are supposed to be laughing at the characters or taking them seriously . |
| 9 | We were privileged to be received at the fine new Council Offices in Stornoway . |
| 10 | The unit is likely to be based at the Bryn-y-Neuadd hospital in Llanfairfeshan , near Bangor . |
| 11 | A decision is likely to be reached at the meeting of the International Rugby Football Board in April , though no-one at the board 's Bristol HQ was available to comment yesterday . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , the questions themselves , at this stage , will be the main focus , and also at this stage we might allow more questions to be included than are likely to be used at the final stage . |
| 13 | THE only Aylesbury Ducks likely to be found at The County Ground tomorrow will be an increasingly celebrated strain decked in green and white hoops . |
| 14 | THE only Aylesbury Ducks likely to be found at The County Ground tomorrow will be an increasingly celebrated strain decked in green and white hoops . |
| 15 | Horses with the highest self-esteem are likely to be found at the top of their pecking order . |
| 16 | In both primary and secondary schools , women were more likely to be found at the bottom of the hierarchy of teaching posts . |
| 17 | A common position on the draft Directive is likely to be agreed at the Internal Market Council in the near future . |
| 18 | More than 120 people have signed up for the six courses and a regular programme of similar events is now likely to be organised at the Wivenhoe Park campus , near Colchester . |
| 19 | Students are encouraged to apply analytical and diagnostic skills to the information-related problems which are likely to be encountered at the interface of Personal Assistant , Office Supervisory and Middle Management levels , thus enhancing their ability to work in an interactive role in team situations . |
| 20 | There continue to be a considerable range of views among the 12 member countries on specific issues likely to be discussed at the summit , however , such as the feasibility of carbon taxes or the level of development aid . |
| 21 | We applied Fourier analysis of the putative transmembrane region to identify residues likely to be located at the centre of the human NK-1R near the top of the transmembrane domain . |
| 22 | A contract which requires a supplier to close a NHS ward will occasion political comment which is likely to be directed at the Health Authority at least initially . |
| 23 | The Stock Exchange does not provide a class distribution according to size of holdings , yet the 23 per cent of shareholders who own stock valued at less than £500 are unlikely to be found at the upper end of the income scale . |
| 24 | A number of vacancies on the RSC Council and boards are due to be filled at the AGM on 16 July 1992 in London . |
| 25 | A new Commission is due to be elected at the end of the year , and it is possible that Van Miert may only hold his post until then . |
| 26 | The inquiry , due to be completed at the end of next month , has resulted in serious tension between the police and the Ulster Defence Regiment . |
| 27 | The project is due to be completed at the end of 1993 . |
| 28 | The Chairman of the Board was due to be appointed at the end of last month , and is expected ( according to the old ‘ rules ’ ) to be the Christian Democrat Gian Luigi Rondi ( who admitted to not even knowing who Francis Bacon was ) , the last one having been a Socialist , the architect Paolo Portoghesi . |
| 29 | The students ' case is due to be heard at the European Court of Justice in Luxemburg on Wednesday , March 6 , 1991 . |
| 30 | The legislation will be used to back up the federal government 's high court case , due to be heard at the end of May , which is seeking a permanent injunction against the power project . |