Example sentences of "be [verb] at [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.

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1 I 've been staying at her place for some weeks now , in order to help her maintain the tight control on her blood sugar that 's so vital , especially in the first three months , but that 's becoming impractical .
2 In this welcoming speech Mr M A Prouten , executive chairman of Brooke Marine , recalled that Searcher was not the first ship to be built at his yard for the Customs Department .
3 But there remained the problem which had been gnawing at his mind for months as he waited for his enemy to come home : how was he to get into the castle itself ?
4 The Spurs twats around us were moaning at their team for playing good football .
5 He 's doing a big thesis on the border sites , that 's why he 's working at our place for a year or so .
6 It was a standing pose and I had been working at my canvas for a week , my problems were not nearly solved , and the painting still excited me .
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