Example sentences of "be [prep] the [noun] at [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He tried to deny he 'd been to the village at first , but when I told him I 'd watched his every move he said he 'd gone for toothpaste and avoided our constables because he did n't think they 'd allow him to go out . ’ |
| 2 | The 43 US and 21 Canadian stores are on the mend at last , but McGinley has his sights fixed on expansion in Europe . |
| 3 | I felt my spirits lifting even more ; things were on the move at last . |
| 4 | This time he does n't stir ; he is off the beach at last , out beyond the shallows , in deep still water . |
| 5 | What was inside the cradles at first sight terrified me . |
| 6 | Besides , he had enough to do at home , now the house was on the market at last . |
| 7 | Keith was over the moon at first at the prospects of being a father , but that all changed . |