Example sentences of "[pron] [pers pn] is at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But presented with the royal ultimatum to spend the festive season in the bosom of a family with which she is at war , Diana made her heartbreak decision . |
| 2 | that it appears to my Lords that this space of ground , including property in Downing-Street which the Board of Works has the power to appropriate to the purposes of public offices , will be sufficient for any new buildings which it is at present desirable to commence in that locality . |
| 3 | Welcoming Lenin 's New Economic Policy , he expressed the hope that the development of Anglo-Soviet trade would persuade Russia to ‘ throw away the last shreds of Bolshevism and Communism by which it is at present fettered . ’ |
| 4 | It seems to be a very sensible move by the Ministry of Defence to alter the structure of our forces in the way in which it is at present proceeding . |
| 5 | Even more hammily : ‘ But — and here 's the bad news — our first priority — and I 've got to be blunt and straightforward with you — is to raise the number of students going through higher education to double what it is at present , by 96/97 . ’ |
| 6 | The quality of our vision on a dark night must be far poorer than 5 per cent of what it is at midday . |