Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The genesis of the deposits is linked to their location , generally along the central axis of ‘ spreading centres ’ , in the language of plate tectonics , where heat flows are at a maximum . |
| 2 | Two other projects are at the development stage and there are a number of other prospects being evaluated . |
| 3 | On the other hand it is equally important not to minimize the effects of sentencing practice on penal policy by assuming that the courts are at the mercy of pressures over which they have no control , and to which they can only passively respond . |
| 4 | Amid the banter and foul jibes of the crowd — drunk as all crowds are at a blood-letting — the God-bearer Mary and a few disciples stood numb with horror and dread as they saw their Lord and their champion humiliated , despised and broken . |
| 5 | So the experimenters are at the stage where they might just have expected to have seen one Zo . |
| 6 | His talents are at the service of the text . |
| 7 | The doublings are at the unison , not the octave . |
| 8 | ‘ Not only is this crucially important to women voters , but we need women there to ensure that women 's experiences and views are at the centre of our policy . |
| 9 | The lacewing 's ears are at the base of each forewing , and cause the wings to fold whenever they pick up the bats ' echolocating sounds . |
| 10 | No I 've got this big problem you see because very often pianos are at the centre of orgies . |
| 11 | Kuiken says that : " These animals are at the top of the food chain , so they would have the highest concentration of pollutants in their bodies . |
| 12 | There are separate Post Office Users ' Councils for Northern Ireland , Scotland and Wales ; the addresses are at the back of this booklet . |
| 13 | There are separate Post Office Users ' Councils for Northern Ireland , Scotland and Wales ; the addresses are at the back of this booklet . |
| 14 | These distinctive characteristics come from differences in minute quantities of flavouring constituents whose concentrations are at the threshold of human sensory perception . |
| 15 | Secondly , in this chair where the back legs are at an angle to the front , compensation has to be made on the back mortise , otherwise the whole seat frame will end up on the skew . |
| 16 | To British voters , especially those who identify strongly with a political party , ‘ energetic ’ or ‘ decisive ’ probably imply approval : for them , images are at the margin between perceptions and attitudes . |
| 17 | It rests at an angle , it rests on the er ladders of course because they are ang er the ladders are at an angle like that so part of the weight 's taken by the actual ladders . |
| 18 | This means that community and relationships are at the heart of God 's being . |
| 19 | Books are at the heart of long-lived auction businesses : Sotheby 's started with books in the eighteenth century , and the first founders of Christie 's also auctioned off famous libraries such as that of Dr Johnson in 1785 . |
| 20 | That is why there is so much stress in Luke 's account of the life of Jesus that his deeds and words were at the inspiration of the Spirit ( Luke 4:1,14 ; 10:21 ; 23:46 , etc . ) . |
| 21 | The stables were at the back of a courtyard and there was a crowd outside the door . |
| 22 | It was also during this period that we had the strangest set of photographs taken of us , by Peter Christopherson who worked for a design company , Hipgnosis — whose offices were at the back of our Denmark Street HQ — and who later joined Throbbing Gristle , a band best known for tabloid spreads on their occult practices . |
| 23 | The human waves were at an end , as Iraqi Defence Minister Khairallah had foretold in January . |
| 24 | The exclusion of certain clergy is less easy to justify ( a relic of the time when religious disputes were at the heart of national affairs ) , as is the exclusion of 18- to 20-year-olds : when the voting age was lowered in 1969 , the age of eligibility for candidature was not . |
| 25 | Paramedics were at the scene in four minutes of the emergency call and took over from officers who had been trying to stem the flow of blood . |
| 26 | Reducing waiting lists is at the top of all politicians ' political agendas , regardless of their political persuasion . |
| 27 | If the source direction makes an angle θ with the baseline , which is of length d , then the path difference to the two dishes is d cos θ and the phase lag between their signals is at a wavelength λ , and in terms of frequency v this becomes . |
| 28 | But the threat of sanctions imposed by the United Nations is at the back of his mind , ‘ We have discussed it and it is of great personal interest to me as I would n't have a job . |
| 29 | The probability So that while the mean position after n steps is at the origin , the root mean square ( r.m.s. ) path length is . |
| 30 | This was done , and a connection which had existed unbroken for more than four centuries was at an end . |