Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [be] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To understand how these families , regarded by their Orcadian neighbours as good , clean-living people , came to be at the centre of such serious allegations , it is necessary to go back a few years . |
| 2 | ‘ And that was how she came to be at the reception ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ The individual producer , or the individual as the elementary subject of production , which eighteenth century mythology imagined to be at the origin of society 's economic development … only appeared , even as an ‘ appearance ’ in developed capitalist society , that is , in the society which had developed the social character of production to the highest degree . ’ |
| 4 | Some of them indeed seemed to be at the service , looking somehow different from the ‘ office workers ’ for whom the services had been arranged . |
| 5 | Money still seemed to be at the forefront . |
| 6 | Although the receiver part of the ICOM set worked perfectly when tuned to ground stations over 30nm away , the transmitter seemed to be at the extremity of its practical range at about 12- 15nm , almost regardless of height . |
| 7 | But , while the initials which represent the myriad courses and qualifications available to students were indeed confusing , other factors seemed to be at the root of the market 's apparent inaccessibility to publisher as well as bookseller . |
| 8 | But back to Bodytalk , whose convention happened to be at the Metropole , next to Labour 's conference hotel . |
| 9 | The answer is : those that happened to be at the top of Craig 's sub-parcel . |
| 10 | ‘ We happened to be at the mortuary … not that it will make any difference , but there is one thing we thought you would find interesting . ’ |
| 11 | I was merely making a boring journey by river and Luxor happened to be at the end of it . ’ |
| 12 | raised the curiosity of some ladies , who happened to be at the Castle in May 1782 , to examine the ruined Chapel , and observing a large block of alabaster , fixed in the North wall of the Chapel , they imagined it might be the back of a monument formerly placed there . |
| 13 | Although 30 years ago smoking in Britain had no links with social class , now there is a marked association between smoking and disadvantaged women , with poverty claimed to be at the root of the problem . |
| 14 | Trent reached the point which he had marked but now the current was that much stronger and he needed to be at the bridge . |
| 15 | sterling ceased to be at the centre of the world 's financial system . |
| 16 | The last one I went to was at the beginning of the Div 2 championship year . |
| 17 | I meant to be at the station , but these people came to look over the house and I could n't get away . ’ |
| 18 | Its side wall was covered with the dead fronds of a massive wisteria ; the front showed six large windows , and the front door appeared to be at the end of the house . |
| 19 | Their success appeared to be at the expense of the traditional parties , notably the ruling Socialists . |
| 20 | However , there has been a considerable improvement in that club 's cash flow and its level of indebtedness is better supported than it appeared to be at the time of last year 's review . |
| 21 | But as November 11th came , I longed to be at the City Temple again for the fine organ music , especially by Walford Davis . |
| 22 | He had to be at the Variety Theatre in Macklin Street at seven-thirty that night for another performance of The Hooded Owl . |
| 23 | That was one thing Andrew could n't do , because he had to be at the Works by eight o'clock and Emma did n't start school until nine . |
| 24 | Shine On had to be at the airport by ten . |
| 25 | Since the Crown could not afford an absolute loss of revenue , it is clear that this expansion of the waste had to be at the expense of society . |
| 26 | The accepted explanation was that the capitalist system of production was based on selfishness since only some in the community could prosper , as their prosperity had to be at the expense of others . |
| 27 | He wanted to be at the village of Qara Tappah before dusk became night . |
| 28 | The pity of it is that the Prime Minister , who said that he wanted to be at the heart of the process , has instead condemned this country to be semi-detached from it . |
| 29 | I wanted to be at the pictures with my family . |