Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] be at [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prospect of an interesting friendship had been destroyed and now they were at daggers drawn . |
| 2 | I 'm sure he 's done his England career a load of good … he 'll be concidered a good footballer now he 's at Rovers ( even though he 'll be doing eaxctly what he was at Leeds ! ! ! ! |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | However , here he was at pains to point out that ‘ although this work was intended for an appendix to the Gardeners Dictionary , yet it may be reckoned a complete performance in itself independent to that ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ Some say I 'm a dour type of person , and maybe I am at times , but nothing means more to me than winning . |
| 6 | Again and again he was at pains to demonstrate to Theo that he did n't live idly on his brother 's money . |
| 7 | Such a response seems understandable given that it allows McFaul to explain why he is at odds with the Party while still maintaining that he is loyal to its principles and to its founder , but it can not stand as a general proposition . |