Example sentences of "[pers pn] be at [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What mischief have you been at this last while , then ? ’ |
| 2 | So how long have you been at these particular premises ? |
| 3 | In order to achieve this position , your bowman must know where the line is and how far away from it you are at any given moment . |
| 4 | Lizzy was n't at Joanie 's on New Year 's Eve , she was at that bloody rave ! |
| 5 | They were wondering where she was at that very moment . |
| 6 | Precious few people knew where she was at this present moment in time and , besides , Simone had visited only the night before . |
| 7 | And yet , according to Arp , NGC 4319 and Mrk 205 are connected by streamers of material , impossible if they are at such different distances from us . |
| 8 | It 's inedible , but who would want to bother anyway , since they are at most two inches high ! |
| 9 | It is very difficult to say with certainty what they were at any particular moment . |
| 10 | But there is in us another level of being which lies deeper than knowing or acting , and it is at that further depth that the genuine religious impulse arises and lives . |
| 11 | Are rich , it is at this dear cost — |
| 12 | The seven items outlined above thus form a very important part of the design stage of a program , as well as in its implementation , as it is at this initial stage that the appropriate facilities and practicalities are planned . |
| 13 | Dreaming is ideal for such sites ; if the dreams of Earth can be dreamt anywhere , it is at these sacred waters . |
| 14 | It was at that precise moment that James became aware of PC Charlton . |
| 15 | He continued up the hill , and she went on down ; but a few paces further on she stopped and looked back , and it was at that precise moment that it happened , because he had turned back as well and for a few moments they looked longingly at each other , each tongue-tied , but each sure , now , of the other 's feelings . |
| 16 | It was at that precise moment the killer pack picked up their trail back in the woods , having arrived hotfoot in answer to the summons of the ultrasonic whistle . |
| 17 | Perhaps it was at that same party that Marevna , who stayed until dawn , saw Modigliani and Beatrice fighting ferociously until Modi grabbed her and flung her through a closed window . |
| 18 | It was at this critical moment that good sense got the better of the others , Big Pat was calmed down and a semblance of order was restored . |
| 19 | Interestingly , it was at this very juncture that an addition was made to the show for the revival — a movement which is not found either in the score or the 1692 quarto , but which is printed on the second of the single-sheet inserts in Q1693 . |
| 20 | It was at this basic level that A Masculine Ending failed to deliver . |
| 21 | It was at this royal station that the body of the Queen arrived on its final journey on 1 February 1901 . |
| 22 | It was just the way he was at that particular time . |
| 23 | He was at that hero-worshipping age . |
| 24 | The hunt for other reasons to explain the behaviour of a Ceauşescu misses the point : he was not ‘ really ’ a patriot or ‘ at heart ’ a reformer , though when he proclaimed that he was at any given moment one thing , he was that but at the same time was the opposite . |