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

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1 By the time the train has reached them , it has already slowed to a crawl allowing a team of five officers to be at the trackside before the offenders know what has happened .
2 By the time the train has reached them , it has already slowed to a crawl allowing a team of five officers to be at the trackside before the offenders know what has happened .
3 We believe the capitalist state and its institutions to be at the heart of this oppression , and that we must organise and educate women to deal with this on varying levels .
4 BEVERLEY Allitt attended a local school in Lincolnshire and was noticed only for her constant attempts to be at the centre of attention .
5 Oh and ANSI Dot Sys to be at the end .
6 About twenty per cent goes on the maintenance of the forces in being at the time .
7 The motion , eventually approved by a clear majority of 101 votes , declared that it was " in Britain 's interests to be at the heart of the European Community " but called on the UK government at Maastricht to pursue a policy which would avoid " the development of a federal Europe " and enable it " to exert the greatest influence on the economic evolution of the community while preserving the right of parliament to decide at a future date whether to adopt a single currency " .
8 He considered it was potentially damaging to the children to be at the Hearing , and , besides , the case of Proof before the Sheriff was still pending .
9 It is sometimes possible to arrange for both ministers to be at the ceremony , sharing the responsibility between them .
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