Example sentences of "[pers pn] are [vb pp] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of them are directed at girl readers , the assumption seeming to be either that boys have no adolescent problems or that they read only ‘ action ’ books . |
| 2 | You are crowded at home ? ’ |
| 3 | At worst this means a culture of style over content , with which we are engaged at present ; at best a visionary flash , the secular equivalent of a miracle , which can transform people 's lives . |
| 4 | We must stop these accidents happening , particularly by wearing reflective gear so we are seen at night . |
| 5 | We are taught at school that if , when subtracting , the number on the top is smaller than that on the bottom , we have to carry ten from the left , take the bottom number from that ten and then add the top one — only sometimes we find that the top number on the left is a zero which means that we have to carry ten from the one to the left of that , turn the zero into a nine and then carry the ten … what a complicated process . |
| 6 | I agree that the hon. Gentleman has supported the talks as they are conducted at present . |
| 7 | In Louisiana , they are served at brunch with savoury dishes . |
| 8 | ‘ As a result they are placed at risk . |
| 9 | While old ladies continue to brandish their handbags and umbrellas at the likes of Giant Haystacks in leisure centres and town halls , the arrival of WWF in national consciousness means they are outnumbered at ringside by the Nintendo generation . |
| 10 | They therefore can not be fully understood if they are taken at face value , and an investigator must find out what social situations sustain and are reflected in them . |
| 11 | The pioneering scheme , run by Age Concern Cleveland , provides escorts for elderly people in the hospital 's accident and emergency department and ensures that they are settled at home after discharge . |
| 12 | Zeos International Ltd added a line of four low-cost personal computers based on Intel Corp 's 80486SX at from $1,400 for a complete 486SX-25 system and $1,500 for a 486SX-33 : called LiteLines , they are targeted at network and home office users and have room for future installation of CD-ROM or tape back-up unit . |