Example sentences of "[pers pn] be at [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The groundwork principles are a necessary element in the art of kung fu and they are usually taught towards the end of training , since many of them are at times contradictory to the normal rules governing training . |
| 2 | Here S. O. Letterman and I are at odds . |
| 3 | ‘ Some say I 'm a dour type of person , and maybe I am at times , but nothing means more to me than winning . |
| 4 | Moreover , as a resident of Edinburgh , and a fervent rugby supporter , I am at pains to understand how the Twickenham experiences described in the article are excluded from the ‘ civilised ’ experiences to be gained at other Five Nations venues . |
| 5 | I am at police headquarters now . |
| 6 | I think that the skills and interest we develop in our young graduates these days are very much wider ranging and they 're reflected into the great variety of jobs into which you go , and erm frequently in talking to young people about geography I 'm at pains to say well we 're really rather a useless subject , but we do give insights into a lot of sorts of problems and erm these lead in many directions . |
| 7 | ‘ While I was at Hibs , I had frequently watched Rangers on television and noticed Chris Woods having to make only a couple of saves per game . |
| 8 | Look , I was at Bicktons studying for an N C A two summers ago , but like ju , it does n't really matter it 's just irrelevant really . |
| 9 | And I was at Bicktons studying for an N C A two years ago . |
| 10 | I was at Bicktons studying for N C A two years ago . |
| 11 | I was at Bicktons studying for N C A two years ago . |
| 12 | I was at pains to show how and why . |
| 13 | And , unlike most story-tellers with an involvement , I was at pains to minimise my own part ; the last thing I did was boast . |
| 14 | You are at times an exceptionally fiery-headed young woman . ’ |
| 15 | Cos if you do n't , then I 'll do it when you 're at Cubs tonight . |
| 16 | " She never sails , she 's at moorings . " |
| 17 | In A Grammar of Metaphor she is at pains to show that in English poetry the relation of the verb metaphor to its proper term is weak and less important than its relation to its subject and objects : ‘ when a verb is metaphoric , its adaptability to the noun is so great that its relationship to it is direct , and much stronger than its relationship to the action it is ‘ replacing ’ ' ( 1958a:209 ) . |
| 18 | That relaxed , even jokey , presence we offer you is at times a front for blind panic . |
| 19 | She was at pains to tell me — several times — that her male friends were divided into two groups . |
| 20 | At the same time , she was at pains to attempt a type series from the site , an idea started hopefully by Bushe-Fox at Wroxeter . |
| 21 | In the article she was at pains to point out why they had to stay out of England until the following April , ‘ not because of tax ’ , she insisted , ‘ but in case either of us drops dead , which would mean the company having to be broken up ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ Here we are at loggerheads with the rival practice , and I 've gone and fallen in love with Robert 's assistant and he with me . |
| 23 | Mrs. Campbell hoped that a tide waiter 's post might be found for the man , but there was more to it than charity , for , as she advised her cousin , William Anderson 's brother was a rich baker who had lately filled the office of deacon convener of trades in Stirling , and ‘ as he has a near connection with severalls in the present management I wish if possible you could fall on a way to get this small thing for him , it wou 'd make a noise amongest the folks to see that we are at pains to do for them ’ . |
| 24 | Finally , we are at pains to stress that , despite all the arrows in Figure 1.2 , we do not believe that human actions and beliefs are mechanistically determined . |
| 25 | It saw itself as primarily a teaching institution and Lindop underlined that ‘ we are at pains to ensure that we recruit staff who share our view of the primacy of teaching ’ , and the Polytechnic was requiring new and inexperienced staff to attend an in-service training programme of about 250 hours in their first year . |
| 26 | It 's because we 're at loggerheads , Rosie . |
| 27 | But we all get changed in the same room when we 're at concerts . |
| 28 | Hello , we 're at fisticuffs here . |
| 29 | ‘ We 're at pains to stress this is n't a protest , but we were here for rest and recreation , ’ he said , ‘ so if I ca n't send my men ashore ; there 's not much point in staying . ’ |
| 30 | As usual , we were at cross-purposes from the start . |