Example sentences of "[pron] be at the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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1 | Again a reflection of technological backwardness because natural disasters can be controlled with a sufficient investment of resources China is n't able to do that , there are plagues of locusts , there is widespread flooding er there are also , by contrast , periods of severe drought , particularly up in the North China Plain which is at the best of times erm a semi-arid region . |
2 | This is as true for those who , like those in FYT 's full-time staff team , serve God 's servants , as it is for those who are at the sharpest end . |
3 | ‘ We are at the lowest point in my 12 years here . |
4 | ‘ We are at the lowest point in my 12 years here . |
5 | There was a master over-ride switch outside each of the stages , allowing them to pass swiftly through until they were at the deepest level . |
6 | They were at the highest point for twenty li about . |