Example sentences of "[am/are] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now this I dependably find a real throw-up number but there 's never anything too horrendous because , as my colleagues are always saying , we 're at the darning-and-patching level of the biomedical business : the serious cases we bring in direct , and at speed , from the city hospitals , and we in our turn get rid of them as quickly as we can . |
| 2 | Yeah , you 're at the right end ! |
| 3 | We 're at the right speed here Peter , we 're okay . |
| 4 | Casualty doctors who 're at the sharp end see the evidence that speeding is deadly . |
| 5 | ‘ We 're pleased about the reed warblers : they 're at the north-westerly edge of their breeding range here , ’ he went on . |
| 6 | It must be incredibly frustrating to have the weight of climbing opinion against you if you 're at the front end of the game and you want to climb a new line without considerable risk of topping yourself unless you place bolts . |
| 7 | ‘ We 're at the final state of putting proposals together . ’ |
| 8 | Ah but that 's the devil to try and coordinate that with an orchestra when you 're at the other end |
| 9 | If you 're at the other end , you 're actually producing something , bear in mind your opening sentence , your opening paragraph , your headline , your title , must actually hook people in . |
| 10 | We 're at the same position here as we were when we were selling out Harlow Square with the audience going mental . |
| 11 | providing you 're at the same time . |
| 12 | that Mary er Mary 's da , one of Mary 's daughters and one of Christine 's daughters , they 're at the same college or something , they 're big friends ! |
| 13 | She said , any time at all if we 're at the same time . |
| 14 | you ought to see underneath the fridge , he does this in the kitchen and they 've all gone under the fridge , when you 're at the top shop or any other places where the will you have a look on the cards in the window , I 'm looking for a slide , you know , but a smaller one for him for the garden for the summer really , cos that 's just about had it that one ? |
| 15 | Squatters have long felt they 're at the receiving end of a bad press and have have welcomed tonight 's opportunity to express their side of the story . |
| 16 | Well see you 're at the wrong colour . |
| 17 | You 're at the wrong end of the snake , you 're okay . |
| 18 | I 'm at the long ledge below the final wall of the Nose , where the Direct , Superdirect , and other routes not mentioned by Ron James converge . |
| 19 | I 'm at the same hotel as we stayed at last time-but it 's not the same without you and Rosie . |
| 20 | Er , yes sir my current position er , at the moment I 'm at the licensed house trainee manager for Boddingtons Brewery and I 've held that position for five and half years . |
| 21 | Note that critical angles for shadowing effects ( A-D ) are at the low α side of the peaks and those for blocking effects ( A'-C' ) are at the high α side of the peaks . |
| 22 | ‘ The conventions of the constitution now consist of customs which ( whatever their historical origin ) are at the present day maintained for the sake of ensuring the supremacy of the House of Commons , and ultimately , through the elective House of Commons , of the nation . |
| 23 | Many institutions of less than 150 , either free standing or in collaboration with others , have offered and will continue to offer a range of courses well matched to the needs of the student population as they are at the present time . |
| 24 | Among them is the Cuban outfit Sierra Maestra , who are at the Irish Centre on Saturday , and are responsible for a type of music called ‘ son ’ , described as one of the most crucial dance rhythms of our times . |
| 25 | Mount the fitting either directly to the lugs at each side of the box if they are at the standard 51mm ( 2″ ) centres ; otherwise use screws and wallplugs as before . |
| 26 | Students who do n't know who half their lecturers are at the best of times ca n't be in a position to decide on their pay packets . |
| 27 | On Thursday they are at the annual meeting of the British Red Cross , Cleveland County branch , at Cleveland Scientific Institute , Middlesbrough . |
| 28 | Media influence on perceptions is likely to depend upon whether they are at the pure perception end of the spectrum or at the margin between perceptions and attitudes . |
| 29 | Like a good Renaissance poet he replies that this is the principle of decorum ; his form merely recreates his subject-matter : We are inclined to smile at the self-depreciation , as we are at the similar joke in 105 : He has no need for other forms , other themes . |
| 30 | teachers , particularly those whose pupils are at the adolescent stage . |