Example sentences of "[conj] they [am/are] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | where they 're at one and two thousand people working for them , I ca n't see that ever coming back , you know like the ? |
| 2 | This will be the case where negotiations or discussions are extended to embrace more than a small group of people or where they are at such an advanced stage that the target is reasonably confident that an offer will be made for its shares ; where secrecy can not be maintained ; or if security is breached . |
| 3 | At low river flows the effects of pollution are greater than they are at high flows , and , if there is any contamination that is likely to affect textile processing , this will show up more in samples taken at such times . |
| 4 | assume that they 're at that level when they come to us and follow on from there . |
| 5 | Does he agree that they are at greater risk not from imports but from the minimum wage , which would devastate the knitwear industry ? |
| 6 | When the snake 's mouth is shut they lie flat , but when the jaws are opened wide to strike , the two upper teeth that supply the venom are pivoted down through about go degrees , so that they are at right angles to the top of the head . |
| 7 | Lie flat , bend the knees then straighten the legs upwards so that they are at right angles to your body . |
| 8 | If machine accounting is used , the roll should be taken out of the machine , the date changed and all totals checked to make sure that they are at zero . |
| 9 | Last nights looks good tho … having said that they are at full strength … ‘ cept for Barnes . |
| 10 | Basically there are two academics in this country who consider themselves the countries expert in the singular on Corpus building and they are at different ends of the spectrum . |
| 11 | It views women as defined by their biology , ‘ nurturant ’ rather than productive , ‘ intuitive ’ rather than intelligent … if they are at all ‘ normal ’ , suited to the home and the family ’ ( Weisstein 1973 : 418 ) , and basically as all the same . |
| 12 | But perhaps I should add one work of warning : look in the front of such books for the date of publication , be careful if they are at all old . |
| 13 | Only if they are at that time identified and agreed upon , will they be specific goods . |
| 14 | And yet , according to Arp , NGC 4319 and Mrk 205 are connected by streamers of material , impossible if they are at such different distances from us . |
| 15 | It also seems as if they are at last more prepared to listen to the needs of the local skaters and on top of this a local developer has pledged ten thousand pounds towards the new facility so the future do n't look so gloomy after all . |
| 16 | Clasp fingers behind your back and lean forwards , pushing your arms up until they 're at right angles to your back . |
| 17 | The boys go to school every day — there 's a tiny place in Clyst St George — but they 're at large all the afternoon , and they 're getting a bit too obstreperous to have about the place . |
| 18 | Many patients with substantial deformities remain asymptomatic , but they are at increased risk of neurological damage with the passage of time . |
| 19 | The posts may not necessarily be particularly lucrative ( regius professorships are worth £100 a year , religiously paid in quarterly £25 cheques ) , but they are at some of the pinnacles of national life , they open doors and they command respect . |
| 20 | It 's inedible , but who would want to bother anyway , since they are at most two inches high ! |
| 21 | Now , when they are at pensionable age , their pension is much below that of people who were fortunate enough to keep their jobs . |
| 22 | It is not critical in this design , where supply requirements are not very demanding , but it is not a bad habit to use wide ( say 2.5mm ) track for main power conductors , even though they are at low current . |
| 23 | Council house rent arrears amounted to over £1m , though they are at long last being reduced . |
| 24 | Surely all seats should be numbered and tickets allocated for individual seats as they are at other sporting and entertainment events . |
| 25 | However , interventions with other agencies and community development may be as relevant at this stage as they are at earlier levels of intervention . |