Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] be at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she woke up , she found she was at home with him at last . ’ |
| 2 | An alleged hitman accused of pushing a young couple over a cliff in a burning car has claimed he was at home smoking drugs at the time . |
| 3 | Many French politicians take for granted a Europe in which France shares a lead ; they sense it is at risk . |
| 4 | So when the Danes reconsider it in another referendum on May 18th , will most Europeans know what is at stake ? |
| 5 | ‘ I hope someone 's at home videoing it for him . ’ |
| 6 | Imagine you 're at home and you 're not going back to that madhouse . |
| 7 | Parents ' child management and social skills , as well as their self-esteem , help to define who is at risk . |
| 8 | A post-mortem examination revealed she was HIV positive and health chiefs decided to alert women who had given birth at the hospital and might feel they were at risk of infection . |
| 9 | I imagine he was at home with his highly attractive wife . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I did believe I was at sea , sir . ’ |
| 11 | There was a time , I can remember I was at school Cor ! |
| 12 | He was told she was at home . |
| 13 | I 'm sorry I 'm not , and I know I 'm at fault . |
| 14 | Well Laura and Gemma wanted to make these pasties and she 'd asked me at the weekend and I did n't have the time because I think Irene came down cos I asked Irene whether she 'd looked after , you know I 'm at college until three , and she said yeah I 'll pick them up and er I could n't get her out at then so I promised she could make them so , I said alright you and Gemma make them , anyway they did very well they made them in about fifteen minutes because we had to go and get Emily at four from school , I said hurry up , hurry up put the water in Emily quick stick them together shove them now and put them in the oven |
| 15 | The old woman 's gone — I spect she 's at home now . |
| 16 | ‘ Let's hope she 's at home . ’ |
| 17 | Now I know we are at war with the German People " . |
| 18 | So far as I know there is at present only one such scheme operating in London … and I would hope that it would form a pattern of similar schemes in other parts of London . |
| 19 | Er we now believe , we now know there 's at date of this list and the Airport will close will be April of this year , so there is urgency needed there . |
| 20 | Right you know they 're at export price list ? |
| 21 | Well I know it was at Street at one time . |
| 22 | He found himself wishing he was at home again , at Polly 's home , and could creep stealthily into the twins ' room and sit there as he sometimes had at night , on the floor among their discarded toys and cuddly animals , with his back to the wall , listening to the sound of their breathing . |
| 23 | I believe you also fully understood what was at stake . ’ |
| 24 | The Scottish regional organiser of the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union , Harry McLevy , said after yesterday 's meeting that the workers clearly understood what was at stake . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , see , we know what 's at home . |
| 26 | We just know what 's at home . |
| 27 | Instead , he maintains that our general belief that experience is a reliable guide can not be justified , since all promising justifications assume what is at issue by supposing that experience can reveal that our experience is a reliable guide . |
| 28 | And , though I believe she is at heart a sensible girl , she might be driven to do something silly . |
| 29 | I understand you 're at art school . ’ |
| 30 | I suppose we 're at home today . |