Example sentences of "be [adv] at the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are rather at the point of arguing that the state , and in particular its bureaucracy , may be free from subordination and manipulation by the ruling class in order to preserve its interests in the long run and as a whole . |
| 2 | For example , the Eskimos , who as hunters and fishermen are right at the bottom of Marx 's and Engels 's technological scale , have a kinship terminology which does not classify relatives any more than the English system does — a sign for Morgan of the presence of monogamy — while the Malays , who have possessed for a very long time highly advanced agricultural techniques , use a kinship terminology which Morgan and Engels associated with the earliest stages of evolution . |
| 3 | So I think I made this point before that the people who are right at the top of politics are the ones who are very good at flattery , duplicity , manipulation and so on and these , are these really the qualities we want in our government ? |
| 4 | Images of parties and party leaders are right at the margin between perceptions and attitudes . |
| 5 | And the French are right at the forefront of design again . |
| 6 | I think it 's fair to say that with this new computer erm the box office that we 've got a lot of information can be stored on that and in future we 'll be using a much more erm sophisticated in a scientific way for instance if you came here and book that seat that your sitting in tonight we would know on that computer what type of show that your discouraging coming to erm we can say to you we can send you out a leaflet saying the kind of er things that you 'd like to see are on at the playhouse on such and such a date and we could even say to you would you like the seat that you normally sit in . |
| 7 | A legend in the power boat world , Shurdington signwriter , John has been in at the top of his sport for over 30 years . |
| 8 | Madeira can claim to have been in at the birth of modern tourism , along with such famous nineteenth-century resorts as Baden-Baden , the Italian Lakes and the French Riviera . |
| 9 | " We in Christian Aid are proud to have been in at the start of this magazine which campaigns relentlessly for a better , fairer , environmentally purer and politically more aware world . |
| 10 | The choice of food and the way to spend the waking hours are entirely at the discretion of the volunteer . |
| 11 | Those in between ( i.e. , 6 to 15 years service ) , who are perhaps at the point in their careers when promotion in teaching is most keenly sought , are positive , expressing willingness to take part in SSE irrespective of direct personal benefit and considering that SSE should be made compulsory in school . |
| 12 | We are only at the beginning of a change which became more conspicuous later . |
| 13 | Finally , we realise that we are only at the beginning of what may prove to be one of the most significant developments of the twentieth century . |
| 14 | The tenant may wish to limit its liability to the state and condition of the premises at the commencement of the term , in which case it would need to include a provision that it will keep the Premises in no worse condition than they are in at the commencement of the Term as evidenced by the Schedule of condition annexed hereto A schedule of condition would then of course have to be settled including , if possible , a portfolio of photographs . |
| 15 | He 'd been away at the time of the murder but if , as seemed likely , he 'd been having an affair with Angy … suppose he was married and his wife had found out , and taken the opportunity while her husband was absent to do away with her rival ? |
| 16 | I am a good citizen , a nice person ; I am just at the moment in the grip of a sexual passion , in the throes of love ; I am alive : I who have been so nearly dead for decades , which is why I am currently neglecting them , just a little . |
| 17 | If , however , there are always general substantive assumptions being made , which are not at the mercy of experience , because they govern the interpretations of experience , then the diagram is not a complete model of scientific method . |
| 18 | We are not at the time of business , we are here to affirm the call ! |
| 19 | ‘ We are just at the beginning of the worldwide epidemic and the situation is still very unstable . |
| 20 | He added , ‘ We are just at the beginning of the worldwide epidemic and the situation is still very unstable . |
| 21 | He said , ‘ we are just at the end of the recession and we are about to come out on some sort of curve ’ . |
| 22 | you , you are just at the end of the line , and you take it off her so you take the pressure off her . |
| 23 | So you 're right at the head of the pecking order ? |
| 24 | You 're right at the head of the pecking order , when the cash generation starts you 'll be first in line ? |
| 25 | See what happens is they always backwards even if they 're right at the back of the field so you find someone you do n't like and you go behind them trip them over |
| 26 | ‘ As yet , ’ said the Inspector imperturbably , ‘ we 're only at the beginning of our enquiries . |
| 27 | Since they 're only at the start of their two-month US tour , BMG sent them down to Next for some smart fashions . |
| 28 | We 're just at the beginning of it and this is going to go on till the end of April or May now , it 'll be like this . |
| 29 | Eleven million erm , but they 're some way down the track , they 're not at the top of the hierarchy |
| 30 | ‘ You 're still at the beginning of your career . |