Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] at a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The kind of satisfaction which can be anxiety-free is that in which my own creative powers and understanding of the world around me are at a maximum and this is satisfaction which the individual can only achieve as part of a community of persons directed at these ends . |
| 2 | I need to introduce a different dimension and I am at a loss . |
| 3 | Is it because I am at a loss as to how to go on ? |
| 4 | Her performances were legendary , and I am at a loss to describe them now . |
| 5 | I am at a loss to understand why , except for commercial reasons , the rush to publish was necessary . |
| 6 | How would you feel if someone flew more than halfway around the world to say to you , ‘ I am at a loss . |
| 7 | There are so many products on the market I am at a loss as to what to buy and so would appreciate your advice on the type of shampoo , conditioner and spray which would make my hair look thicker and also which perm to try . |
| 8 | I am at a loss to explain this contradiction , as Gubby and I both accepted and talked about our next-door-neighbour relationship in later life . |
| 9 | Aphids , even I am at a loss for something funny to say about them . |
| 10 | I hesitate to write such a critical letter , but frankly I am at a loss to see how your new design can in any way be seen as an improvement . |
| 11 | Having said that , the vague possibility that we may end this season by finishing bottom and going out of the League remains incomprehensible to me and I am at a loss to explain it . |
| 12 | But I am at a loss to resolve whether to take away the things he has given me or no . |
| 13 | ‘ I have exhorted my wife to the point where I am at a loss for patient words , ’ he protested . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm at a school in Maidbridge , ’ said Jim , ‘ I suppose I must get back there . ’ |
| 15 | At least back when I lived in a hole I knew everything there was to know about living in a hole , and now it 's a year later and I 'm at a place so far away I do n't even know how far away it is , watching something I do n't understand go to a place so far up there is no down . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm at a place on Twelfth and Brook Street . |
| 17 | And with Silas listening to both sides of the conversation it was impossible to explain the situation thoroughly , therefore she said , ‘ Daddy — it 's Lucy — I 'm at a place called Wilder 's Wilderness — you reach it by turning off the Taupo road . ’ |
| 18 | When I 'm at a crossroads , if I find myself going back to the same place I had a happy encounter , I deliberately go the other way , so I do n't become a slave to habit . |
| 19 | Dear Old FF , I 'm at a loss as to what to do with the soil I 've excavated while digging my pond . |
| 20 | " Actually I 'm at a Business College , " he said . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm at a college of citizenship in Bath . ’ |
| 22 | It 's , I 'm really really busy at work , I 'm at a warehouse , and I do n't know if I 've maybe caught a muscle . |
| 23 | He and I were at a lobby at the House of Commons yesterday , in er , celebration of the mobility allowance , which campaigned very successfully , and we , in the Community Transport field , have very close working relationships and communication . |
| 24 | ‘ I remember I was at a council meeting and they mentioned they were having difficulty letting an old shop on the end of Redcar pier , ’ said Mr Brook . |
| 25 | I was at a day school in Hampstead , King Alfred School , in its heyday , and we went out to Golders Green and boarded the open top of a No. 13 bus and sat on it till it came back to Golders Green again — such sights we saw ! |
| 26 | As you can imagine I was at a bit of a loose end . |
| 27 | She said er , I was at a reception in London at the Indian Embassy and when er I was introduced as coming from , she says , The High Commission said to me , You come from ? |
| 28 | Sale fan John Flacks , a member of the fledgling Supporters Shareholders Association , said last night : ‘ I was at a meeting with Alex Ferguson on Thursday and he inferred that something might be sorted out by today . |
| 29 | I speak on behalf of Playback not as Playback itself , but as Playback being part of the Regional Council that can a bit , now I was at a meeting this morning where I , I sort of absolutely had to read the riot act about Playback because they do not have a set budget whether you know this or not , they do n't have a standard budget as they should have , we 've fought for this for years , what we do is , we survive through crisis to crisis , now some money has been extracted from the Playback budget and whilst I have to share two bits of Playback , you know , the , the actual Playback charitable , voluntary bit , and the Regional Council , I mean they , I , I can say that they do not have a backing of money that they can fall back on , too many backs there , but I mean really I would say that I would be concerned if it was Christmas before we were ready , I , I ca n't help but think if we could and I mean , very , very happy to work with , with anybody and everybody on this to try and get these things pulled up quite quickly , I mean if it 's forms to be filled in then |
| 30 | On the other hand , on one of my visits I was at a meeting when I heard some commotion outside and asked what it was . |