Example sentences of "be [adv] at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | These are the rhyolites , which are right at the other end of the spectrum from basalts ; that is to say they are acid , contain a lot of silica and have the same composition as granite . |
| 2 | Instead of presenting a strong , clear answer to this misconception , many Christians show that their defences are down at the very place where modern unbelief is most devastating . |
| 3 | I am over at the big house within a couple of minutes , kilt on , best sporran and carrying the bagpipes , and prepared for anything . |
| 4 | And most of us do that , and that is the situation that we 're in at the present time . |
| 5 | After a while Strawberry ended by saying , " We 're nearly at the great burrow now , but we 're corning in by a different way . " |
| 6 | The charges for buying into a trust are usually at the standard rate . |
| 7 | At a seated dinner the speakers are usually at the top table and the microphone is nearby and can be handed to each speaker . |
| 8 | Her songs are still at the rough-and-ready stage but Harvey 's power comes from her ability to stare men and women right in the eye . |
| 9 | But I honestly do think that we are probably at the very bottom of the list for help for women amongst the 12 EC countries — we are certainly regarded so in Europe ’ . |
| 10 | You are now at the halfway mark of the first week of this programme . |
| 11 | I must 've been out at the wrong time . |
| 12 | General Pershing is the one to be on at the big race . |
| 13 | IF THE truth be known , Ian Woosnam would probably just as soon be down at the Golden Lion in Oswestry tomorrow night , having a pint or two with the lads . |
| 14 | This bereaved pensioner was glad to be in at the present death . |
| 15 | These days , it always seems to be in at the deep end for Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd . |
| 16 | The padlocks would be off at the main entrance by now , for the late-morning mail and for bar deliveries . |
| 17 | In doing this , the discussion will be purely at the intuitive level . |
| 18 | ‘ He 'll be out at the Rotary Club dinner . |
| 19 | With luck Vic and Emily should be gone several hours , giving him ample time to search for evidence and be back at the white house long before they returned . |
| 20 | So the men had to be there at the right time you had t ? |
| 21 | He seemed to be there at the right time . ’ |
| 22 | But he had been there at the right time , he had acted swiftly and effectively and she was alive . |
| 23 | And though I have not been there at the right season for many years , for all I know they live there still — a small , brown , undemonstrative little butterfly , not immediately noticed by an untrained eye . |
| 24 | The remaining four had all been backstage at the relevant time , or could have been , but the motives Charles had managed to dredge up for them did n't survive close scrutiny . |
| 25 | We were down at the main road . |
| 26 | Perhaps before this time the seas were not at the right temperature or did not have the chemical composition to favour the deposition of the lime from which most marine shells and skeletons are constructed . |
| 27 | At the start of NEP experienced Bolsheviks were not at the editorial helm of central and especially local newspapers . |
| 28 | He and his officer rode at the head of their squadron , and were thus at the very tip of the advancing French army . |
| 29 | BR and ASLEF were still at the old game and each other 's throats , with rebel train drivers complicating the whole thing . |
| 30 | ‘ Were your young lord permitted to join the king his brother — he being now at the royal palace within the Tower — would you wish to accompany him ? ’ |