Example sentences of "be [adj] [to-vb] [pron] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old records at the Royal Greenwich Observatory contained a consistent error , and Eddy had been wrong to take them at face value . |
| 2 | In the nicest possible way , homesitters are supposed to make themselves at home , watering the plants , unblocking drains and deterring burglars . |
| 3 | You are welcome to call me at home on if you want to discuss this , but note that I am away between the 3rd-19th April . |
| 4 | Thomas was signed from Spurs last year for £500,000 , but has not been able to establish himself at Upton Park . |
| 5 | I 'm sorry to bother you at work , Mrs Day . |
| 6 | ‘ Helloooo — I 'm sorry to ring you at home but I represent the High Hills Park Golf Course and Leisurama Centre and we 'd like you to open our new Theme Park and Sub-Aqua Scuba Centre . |
| 7 | What the voters perceived and clung on to , especially in London , was that there has been a revolution in Britain in the 1980s and that it would be foolish to put it at risk because of deeply felt resentment at the recession . |
| 8 | For years she has been complaining ‘ I never see anything of you , darling ’ and ‘ Why ca n't you spend a little more time with the family ? ’ — so naturally he expects her to be delighted to have him at home . |
| 9 | Sorry I was going to go down to get an authorization from Age Concern , I missed the first bit , but erm if resources are allowed for this work , would it not be better to aim them at priority areas , and not wards , I mean , in other words , to put it to the areas that needed most . |
| 10 | It 's on the theme of families and you 'll be able to use it at Pack meetings . |
| 11 | ‘ There is n't a man in Britain who would be able to touch him at lightweight or light middleweight , ’ he said . |
| 12 | You will be able to study them at length and note at what depth they are feeding . |
| 13 | You 'll cope with it but you 've got ta buy , your moonboots we should be able to get the market Jill said around , I mean we can get them in cash and carry for nine ninety nine but we should be able to get them at Blackbushe market for five to six ninety nine . |
| 14 | He would appear to believe in an invented truth , an invented reality — a Rortyan reality , one might be inclined to call it at times . |
| 15 | Certainly , the arrival of an uninvited and unwelcome mathematically obsessed visitor would hardly be inclined to keep anyone at home ! |
| 16 | ‘ You 'll understand that I 'm loath to set him at liberty without some guarantee . |
| 17 | Under these circumstances we were obliged to reach it at night , in a small open boat crewed by two very anxious and expensive local fishermen . |
| 18 | But that is easier to leave it at Pam 's you see . |
| 19 | But it 's handy to get them at home , so that you can see whether you really want to make that journey after all . |
| 20 | it 's best to do it at weekend |
| 21 | Their reputation is growing with each new victory , and it seems everyone is keen to test themselves at Lansdowne Road , where the Irish have been invincible throughout Charlton 's three-year managership . |
| 22 | Marion does not qualify for a maintenance grant because her parents are well off , but they are also estranged , from each other and from her , so she is obliged to support herself at University with a variety of part-time jobs . |
| 23 | ‘ Sebastian , ’ she addressed her brother the night before she was due to present herself at G Vasey Ltd for interview , ‘ I do n't suppose you still have those specs you wore when you played a professor in — ’ |
| 24 | No , I mean he rang , I was supposed to ring him at home though . |
| 25 | Unable to avoid it , however , he faced O'Rourke in New Orleans where it became apparent that the Irishman had no idea of fighting ; Burke was able to hit him at will . |
| 26 | Because it was deemed to have been lost in antiquity , the finder was allowed to keep it , although happily the British Museum was able to buy it at auction . |
| 27 | A staunch Tory , Shrewsbury was distressed to find himself at odds with some of his fellow Catholics over Ireland and deplored the support given to Daniel O'Connell [ q.v. ] |
| 28 | It has already been stated that the main aim of the service was to be the construction of flexible packages of care for clients by , firstly , liaising with other services to provide or increase where necessary the client 's receipt of existing services , and , secondly , by ‘ topping up ’ existing services ( where the development officer thought extra care was necessary to maintain someone at home ) through the employment of local support workers . |
| 29 | Recovering from his surprise , Duvall was ready to throw himself at Jimmy . |