Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [be] at a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I bore people , I might be at a dinner , I say look , what about irony and sarcasm ? |
| 2 | Er — I ca n't come on the Saturday night — I 've promised Ricci I 'll be at a charity for — er — er — for Dressings for — er — wounded people in remote areas of er — Olympia . ’ |
| 3 | Two of the dates you have suggested ( 9.30am on either the 23rd or 26th ) are suitable but I will be at a conference in Inverness on the 2nd and 3rd of July . |
| 4 | He said , No Emma I ca n't there 's no way I can be at a wedding to give you away at nine o'clock . |
| 5 | Benny realised that there were going to be a great many areas where she would be at a loss . |
| 6 | You will be at an advantage if you know a little about the person who will interview you before you arrive . |
| 7 | If you guys think that in our middle age we 'll be at a Tupperware party while you do the Skye Ridge , you can roll your tartan shirts up and shove them . |
| 8 | Without fear , we would be at a disadvantage ; but , because we fear ‘ Fear ’ , it becomes our master and stops us doing the very thing for which it has prepared us . |
| 9 | There are many people who come into English-language teaching without having passed through formal pedagogic processes , so that when they are confronted with the terminology of the subject , they may be at a disadvantage to those who have already been to teacher-training college or who have a university degree in linguistics . |
| 10 | If someone were asked , ‘ is salt masculine or feminine ’ , they would be at a loss ; the question only makes sense if they are asked to compare salt with pepper . |
| 11 | It was something he still intended to do , but he felt he should be at a peak of confidence to arrange such an encounter . |
| 12 | For instance , it must be at an undervalue and made at a time when the company was unable to pay its debts , the company must be in the course of being wound up in England or subject to an administration order , and so on . |
| 13 | He 'll be at a club . ’ |
| 14 | He 'd be at a loss without work . |
| 15 | he will be at an M S three . |