Example sentences of "[be] [adv prt] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of presenting a strong , clear answer to this misconception , many Christians show that their defences are down at the very place where modern unbelief is most devastating . |
| 2 | I am over at the big house within a couple of minutes , kilt on , best sporran and carrying the bagpipes , and prepared for anything . |
| 3 | And most of us do that , and that is the situation that we 're in at the present time . |
| 4 | I must 've been out at the wrong time . |
| 5 | General Pershing is the one to be on at the big race . |
| 6 | IF THE truth be known , Ian Woosnam would probably just as soon be down at the Golden Lion in Oswestry tomorrow night , having a pint or two with the lads . |
| 7 | This bereaved pensioner was glad to be in at the present death . |
| 8 | These days , it always seems to be in at the deep end for Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd . |
| 9 | The padlocks would be off at the main entrance by now , for the late-morning mail and for bar deliveries . |
| 10 | ‘ He 'll be out at the Rotary Club dinner . |
| 11 | I will be back at the Grand at ten . ’ |
| 12 | With luck Vic and Emily should be gone several hours , giving him ample time to search for evidence and be back at the white house long before they returned . |
| 13 | We were down at the main road . |
| 14 | For other left-of-field theatre events check what 's on at the enterprising Projects Arts Centre , in East Sussex Street . |
| 15 | what is on at the local theatre ; |
| 16 | Monumental Reputation : Robert Adam and the Emperor 's Palace is on at the National Library of Scotland from 1 June to 30 September 1992 , and at Kenwood , London , from 4 November 1992 to 28 February 1993 . |
| 17 | The Boat , Caravan and Leisure show is on at the National Exhibition Centre this week and so far it 's attracted record crowds . |
| 18 | What 's up at the Conservation Unit |
| 19 | He 's back at the main menu , he 's calling up the directory , the very List of Lists , the brain surgeon 's own encephalogram . |
| 20 | I enrolled for ‘ Art for Beginners ’ and later went down to the centre where the tutor had obtained a model for us from whom to do quick sketches — so I was in at the deep end . |
| 21 | It was her first appearance in a Willy Russell play so she was in at the deep end . |
| 22 | and all our shopping was down at the Old Town , you had to go down this lane to the Old Town if you wanted a stamp |
| 23 | He reckoned the boy had doubled the price for his ice cream because he was up at the smart end of town , not plying his usual pitch at the bottom of the Acropolis . |
| 24 | Well the next morning I was up at the top gate on picket and erm came with his van and he he spelted up through and the lads jumped one side well , I 'm nearly sixty five I did n't jump so quickly . |
| 25 | Now he was back at the sharp end . |
| 26 | All she knew was that she was back at the closed door with a tray , wondering what Harold and Felicity might be doing on the other side . |
| 27 | BOGUS aristocrat Rosemary Aberdour was back at the Old Bailey yesterday in danger of having her sentence for stealing £2.7 million from a hospital charity increased . |
| 28 | He was back at the open unit on 9 June 1991 , but the following day he absconded again and this time was absent for 94 days . |
| 29 | Very soon he had retraced his steps and was back at the wooden chalet . |