Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [be] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Various factors thus appear to be at the root of the inner city problem , many of them similar in nature to those behind the problems underlying the North-South divide .
2 I want to be at the border by then and that 's two hundred and fifty miles after Tam . ’
3 Now if I was a cadre and I received that I think I would be thinking right erm if I really want to be at the forefront of this that 's the policy that I want to promote erm and if the peasants in my area are not demanding this and not achieving this well we , I , I ca n't be seen not to be going it , I 've got ta go with this .
4 U. supporters who happen to be at the fete will have extra motivation for hitting the net behind Wesley .
5 As I said earlier , we now seem to be at a stage of development where the attitudes of linguists and educationalists to important language issues have become more compatible than hitherto .
6 The mosquitoes do n't seem to like the rain either , they all seem to be at the back of the trench .
7 And we seem to be at the moment watching the dismantling and the decline of the National Health Service .
8 And do you know what I believe to be at the root of the problem ? ’
9 I intend to be at the harbour to meet them . ’
10 They tend to be at the top and then there 's sort of little bits and pieces go at the bottom .
11 Most of the call-outs we deal with tend to be at the weekend and at the end of the day when people are tired .
12 Older workers tend to be at an advantage when applying for jobs in today 's labour market simply because they belong to a generation which had fewer years of schooling .
13 LADY JONES : And I beg to be at the wedding and at the ball afterwards .
14 I have to be at the airport before six tomorrow , so I 'm going to bed early . ’
15 I have to be at the hospital at four o'clock . ’
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