Example sentences of "[conj] we be at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Establishing trends from the past is of enormous help in determining precisely where we are at present and where we should be going in the future . |
| 2 | ‘ I and many like me in Germany think it is a tragedy that we are at war with you . |
| 3 | ‘ And once we 're at sea the food will be given out , ’ Ruth said . |
| 4 | Once we were at Arrancay together , I thought we 'd be able to talk it out — decide what was best for the future . |
| 5 | We received many letters of congratulations and we are at present compiling the papers for a future publication . |
| 6 | ‘ We 've known each other most of our lives and we were at school together , so we 've no secrets . ’ |
| 7 | Sunlight reflected from a window among the palm trees to lance a sliver of dazzling light at our cockpit , then the reflection was gone and we were at sea level , engines screaming , and I fumbled for the camera , prayed it had not broken when it fell from the ceiling , and took another picture just before Maggot lifted the aircraft 's nose so that we swooped up and over the palm trees that edged the beach . |
| 8 | The Saturday before that none of us had it cos we were at granny and grandpa 's . |
| 9 | If we are at home at the same time , we are usually both asleep . ’ |
| 10 | It is as if we are at home with God , for his presence and his friendship become a greater reality for us as we grow to know him better . |
| 11 | The sort of applications which we might wish to make in the future would be for an example that an interim payment be made out of the money in court or that the money be transferred to the public trust office , we do n't know how we should proceed yet , but if we are at liberty to apply generally |
| 12 | And he went on : ‘ And if we 're at home , we make sure we 've eaten and washed up before the show . ’ |
| 13 | But we are at liberty to form our own judgement of the person doing so . |
| 14 | ‘ Those of us who selected the Royal Fusiliers because of historic links or family ties may feel that allowing criminals to join our ranks simply because we 're at war is hardly likely to advance the regiment 's reputation , ’ he said , looking pointedly in the direction of Tommy . |
| 15 | So that she 'd be be she 'd be doing her baking during the day while we were at school . |
| 16 | But he 's been keeping the opticians in business — especially the ones that stock really old-fashioned frames — ever since we were at school together . |
| 17 | ‘ What ages and ages it seems since we were at Pinehurst . |
| 18 | But I think there 's also the other end of the scale which is , which is what , you 've slightly amended this year , is the fact of elderly people erm , I know recently that myself have gone through the fact of my gran had er , was going through a very sick period , and if she 'd have come back home , it would have been very difficult for me to have had to look after her at the same time as trying to attend my council duties , and this would have been the same for my dad , and the additional income which this would have brought , to have paid someone to be able to look after her whilst we were at council meetings , and you can remember that these meetings sometimes go on , you can say well , this meeting should be over by one o'clock then it goes on till three o'clock or whatever , and then peop , the problems mount up for that person left on their own , and I think that those things have to be taken into consideration , and I believe that this is the first step forward in trying to recognise that people have responsibilities outside of the council chamber . |
| 19 | and I keep on saying that I 've said it like about so many things when we 're at home and she goes , what is this you always saying well with everything . |
| 20 | Well we 're , well when we 're at work I 'm not quite so bad |
| 21 | When we are at school , for example , we all develop very strong relationships with our peers and usually we also have one or two favourite teachers . |
| 22 | This urge is not something that appears when we are at school or later — it operates from birth , if not before . |
| 23 | ‘ Even when we were at school together , you used to lord it over the rest of us , and would never admit that you were capable of making any mistakes . |
| 24 | Even when we were at home , neighbours and friends from all parts of the country came to look at me , and my master made me work hard to amuse them . |
| 25 | When we were at college he used to invite people to ‘ cleaning parties ’ once a month . |
| 26 | Back when we were at college . |
| 27 | You see , when we was at home . |
| 28 | minister 's well aware , this is causing considerable concern amongst the small percent of the population in Southend-on-Sea who are interested in European elections because the proposal is that instead of the links with Chelmsford , as we are at present , we 're going to be linked with Thurrock , which of course is something different . |
| 29 | I had a close look at the table last night — what really — ehh — scares me is Scum 's away form — in fact they are better away than at Old Scumford — even so they are just as good away as we are at HQ … yes they are vulnerable — but as they got points from the games vs us , Newcastle , Blacburn and Scousers recently i ca n't see what ( who ) is gon na crack them ? |
| 30 | Not France , of course , for we are at war there . |