Example sentences of "be [adv prt] at [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | A legend in the power boat world , Shurdington signwriter , John has been in at the top of his sport for over 30 years . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | " 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ We 're off at the crack of dawn , ’ added Jenny . |
| 7 | You 're off at the end of the run . |
| 8 | Well you 're out at the edge of the sand are n't you ? |
| 9 | The fact that you are up at the top of a business hierarchy does not confer all-seeing wisdom . |
| 10 | Slorne , who had been up at the back of her cage most of the day as usual , suddenly opened her wings , swung round and dropped down to the front of her cage . |
| 11 | Poverty and unemployment are escalating ; education and health are back at the bottom of the agenda . |
| 12 | On one of our south coast patrols I managed to be in at the kill on what turned out to be one of our more amusing combined operations . |
| 13 | ‘ No doubt Emily will be up at the crack of dawn , all geared up and ready to go . |
| 14 | GOSPEL singer Michael Card will play the Assembly Hall in Belfast tonight — and still be up at the crack of dawn tomorrow to dash up the Antrim Coast for the North West 200 . |
| 15 | And you had to walk home , go to bed , and set your alarm , and you had to be up at the court at 10 a.m . |
| 16 | I 'm up at the crack of dawn every mornin' milkin' the cows , attendin' to the poultry , sowin' , reapin' . |
| 17 | Exceed/NT will be out at the end of the month at $600 . |
| 18 | As far as the PowerPC RISC is concerned , IBM says the 603 — for notebooks and entry-level desktops — the 604 — for mid-range and multiprocessing desktops — and the 64-bit 620 multiprocessing part , designed for commercial systems , will be out at the end of next year or beginning of 1995 . |
| 19 | A quick change-over of the contents , attention to her make-up and she could be back at the barn with Luke in under five minutes . |
| 20 | They had hoped to be back at the beginning of next season but it now looks unlikely to be until half-way through it . |
| 21 | Mrs Bradford had given her the complete day off for her father 's funeral and she did n't have to be back at the house in Newcastle Place until six o'clock . |
| 22 | Her age and her resilience suggest that she will be around at the top for at least another Olympiad . |
| 23 | Had he been around at the time of my capture I do n't believe I 'd have made it very far . |
| 24 | For those of us old enough to have been around at the time of the birth of rock ‘ n ’ roll , the idea of an advanced course in the music which made both us and our parents jump ( but in opposite directions ) may be hard to accommodate . |
| 25 | If International had been around at the time of the Vikings , there 's little doubt whose paint would have been used to keep those marauding longships in prime condition . |
| 26 | In contrast to the old familiar setting , Alison says this is an exciting new venture for her : ‘ It is being in at the start of something that makes it so interesting . |
| 27 | The declaration stated that , whereas heretofore , to wit , etc. , in consideration that the plaintiff , at the request of the defendant , had then consented to allow the defendant to weigh divers , to wit two , boilers of the plaintiff , of great value , etc. , defendant promised that he would , within a reasonable time after the said weighing was effected , leave and give up the boilers in as perfect and complete a condition , and as fit for use by plaintiff , as the same were in at the time of the consent so given by plaintiff ; and that , although in pursuance of the consent so given , defendant to wit , on , etc. , did weigh the same boilers , yet defendant did not nor would , within a reasonable time after the said weighing was effected leave and give up boilers in as perfect , etc. , but wholly neglected and refused so to do , although a reasonable time for that purpose had elapsed before the commencement of this suit ; and , on the contrary thereof , defendant afterwards , to wit on , etc. , took the said boilers to pieces and did not put the same together again but left the same in a detached and divided condition , and in many different pieces , whereby plaintiff hath been put to great trouble , etc . |
| 28 | The colleges were back at the end of September , holidays had ended , the metropolis was beginning to settle down for the winter . |
| 29 | Graveney insists that Hick should go back to basics , and remain in that classic position he is in at the start of the bowler 's run-up — to stand sideways-on , bat on the ground , knees slightly bent , feet about shoulder width apart , and head up and still with both eyes level . |
| 30 | She also wants to exercise to improve muscle tone during this period ; she can then see what shape she is in at the end of the year before she decides whether or not she really does need to lose those extra 4 lb ( 1.8 kg ) . |