Example sentences of "to be [adv] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You knew we were going to be here at the same time ? ’ |
| 2 | It was an unhealthy enough place to be even at the best of times , swampy and malaria-ridden ; any Europeans trading there would have been only too aware of the risks involved , and the depleted crew of the Orynthia , overworked and probably ill-fed , must have been as vulnerable as they could possibly be . |
| 3 | ‘ Opinion polls may or may not turn out to be right at a later stage ’ ; ‘ Local authorities exceeded projected expenditure by quite a margin ’ ; ‘ When this campaign started some weeks ago ’ ; ‘ I concede the point , for I have stated it many times in the past . ’ |
| 4 | So the men had to be there at the right time you had t ? |
| 5 | He seemed to be there at the right time . ’ |