Example sentences of "be at [art] [noun pl] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 It was entirely feasible , of course , that it should be at the controls of an interplanetary vehicle of some sort .
2 Poolewe and Dundonnell are at the ends of a classic walk of nearly thirty miles crossing this wilderness and , because of the rigours of the journey , calling for careful advance planning .
3 Part of my later training had been at the hands of an ex-SAS instructor whose absolute priority for survival was evading the enemy ; and with doubt but also awareness of danger I guessed at an enemy above our heads , not a saviour .
4 But by August 30 , ranked a Squadron Leader , he was at the controls of a Hurricane fighter facing 100 enemy aircraft along with just two other planes .
5 The Myrcan was at the stairs in an instant with his staff in his hands .
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