Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [verb] at [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | At Christmas her Uncle Bertie assembled the clan at his manor house in Wiltshire and announced that as a start she had better be presented at Court . |
| 2 | An outside problem can sometimes be helped by , say , more flexible working hours and so be resolved at management level . |
| 3 | But in Spain the climbing clubs are not properly integrated into the civil protection unit , and their assistance can only be expected at weekends . |
| 4 | In contrast , direct taxes can only be changed at Budget time . |
| 5 | The reasons for it were several — the overthrow of world capitalism depended upon an English proletarian revolution which , it was now argued , could only be initiated at Britain 's weakest point , Ireland . |
| 6 | Mary 's marriage to Henry had certainly taken place by February 1381 , and Thomas might well have done what he could to prevent her marrying , but Froissart casts Thomas as a villain in his account of English politics in Richard II 's reign , and not every detail in the story should necessarily be accepted at face value . |
| 7 | At this point the guard announced , ‘ We will shortly be arriving at Gatwick Airport . ’ |
| 8 | He concluded the scene by saying that we would soon be stopping at Newmarket , but that British owners should n't get off the train as they would find no races there . |
| 9 | A HYDROSLIDE costing £19O,000 may soon be built at Bangor swimming pool . |
| 10 | Undoubtedly , databases not to be restricted to in-house use will soon be compiled at RBG , but need to be done so in the light of the rapid advancements being made internationally . |
| 11 | This gave Parliament still more control in that the comptroller 's report need no longer be taken at face value , but could be subjected to detailed investigation by the PAC . |
| 12 | This is despite the recommendation of a complaints review panel that his needs would best be met at Milton Heights , a Home Farm Trust home which charges £9,000 a year . |
| 13 | Only market failure can justify vertical integration , for example where F is one of a limited number of sources of a critical supply , or where the supplier-customer relationship requires trust and secrecy which can not be secured at arm 's length . |
| 14 | Bryan Robson , so crucial to United 's championship campaign , will also probably be missing , as he will not be risked at Wembley unless he is 100 per cent fit , which seems unlikely . |
| 15 | I 'd rather run against the world champion and finish sixth in a good race in Aberdeen than win by 50 metres and not be pushed at Middlesbrough . ’ |
| 16 | Marriages can not be ended at will or whim . |
| 17 | Focusing on effectiveness and outcomes as a basis for decisions on rationing is a desirable aim that can not be achieved at present when so much of health care is unevaluated . |
| 18 | Voice of Israel radio said that Israel wanted US Defence Secretary Richard Cheney to submit a written commitment to Congress that the aircraft would not be placed at air bases close to Israel and would not , under any circumstances , attack Israel . |
| 19 | The Basque provinces , though they could not be taxed at will , were persuaded by Philip and his successors to provide the monarchy with considerable sums in the form of free gifts ( servicios ) . |
| 20 | Access to such sites is often obscure , possibly only by a footpath which may not be noticed at ground level . |
| 21 | Chapters Four to Seven , which present the research findings , examine : whether the project made any difference to those who received it , compared with those who did not , in terms of institutionalisation , mental or emotional well-being , self-care capacity or receipt of other community services ( Chapter Four ) ; the effects of the project upon the principal informal carers of the dementia sufferers ( Chapter Five ) ; the major costs of community care for those receiving or not receiving support from the project ( Chapter Six ) ; and the limits to care , that is , the characteristics or circumstances of those who could not be supported at home for long even with the Home Support Project ( Chapter Seven ) . |
| 22 | In respect of registered land , a transferee will not be concerned with the amount of stamp duty imposed on documents prior to the transfer to him ; the registrar is under a duty to check the sufficiency of the stamping on a document affecting registered land ( Stamp Act 1891 , s17 ) , so that an instrument can not be registered at HM Land Registry unless correctly stamped . |
| 23 | The true prevalence of the visual finding of endometriosis can not be determined at present because such studies require random operative intervention and are therefore unethical . |
| 24 | This is normally set at the purchase price or the upper limit of the price if this can not be determined at completion . |
| 25 | Prison Officer , Ron Adams , explains how he has worked at Risley and Strangeways and hopes past trouble there will not be repeated at Bullingdon . |
| 26 | Prison Officer , Ron Adams , explains how he has worked at Risley and Strangeways and hopes past trouble there will not be repeated at Bullingdon . |
| 27 | A.3.1 The Vendor can only warrant facts as at exchange : they should not be repeated at Completion . |
| 28 | The truth of this belief can not be tested at present . |
| 29 | Four agents were detected in less than three patients each , however , and could threfore not be tested at 5% significance level . |
| 30 | The same can not be said at Ford , which expects to cut 2,000 more white-collar jobs on top of yesterday 's 1,180 . |