Example sentences of "be [adj] [to-vb] [pron] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Negotiations continue but no clear way forward has yet presented itself , the Cooking Centre is zoned for housing and there is little prospect that the Region would be prepared to acquire it at the residential land value — £150,000 . |
| 2 | The footwells need cutting and rewelding for a V8 , so it would be easier to repair yours at the same time as , if you buy a new bulkhead , it will need chopping and welding just the same . |
| 3 | Population history ignores political or military chronology ; it requires a long view and it will be helpful to take one at the outset by considering the years between 1880 and 1945 as a whole . |
| 4 | Well if you have bacon now you wo n't be able to have it at the weekend . |
| 5 | In the words of a single 19-year-old trainee pilot : ‘ In an ideal world you 'd be able to meet someone at a bus-stop , go for a drink , take them home and bonk their brains out — and then go home to your girlfriend for dinner . ’ |
| 6 | He signalled to the waitress , then said : ‘ If you change your mind we might be able to get something at the airport . ’ |
| 7 | I would very much like CPRW to join , not because it might lead to an international jolly ( some hope ! ) , but because I think it would be a feather in CPRW 's cap , we will benefit from their advice and information , and we will be able to contribute something at a UK level . |
| 8 | I do n't know if any of you have ever been to Newcastle before — if not , I 'd be happy to meet you at the station , or wherever , ( as long as it 's not too early in the morning ! ! ) , take you for a drink , and show you how to get to the ground . |
| 9 | ‘ We will be ready to receive them at the beginning of October . |
| 10 | She made for an armchair , knowing it would be wise to keep him at a distance , but she did n't reach it . |