Example sentences of "[adv] be at [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked up quickly , doing nothing to disguise her surprise at the fact that he would only apparently be at OBEX on a part-time basis . |
| 2 | Many children grow up to enjoy satisfactory lives who are clinically termed severely handicapped , yet they would apparently be at risk of being allowed to die due to the severity of their handicap . |
| 3 | If you use the future tense — telling your subconscious ‘ I will soon be at peace with myself — it will just sit back and wait . |
| 4 | HELP could soon be at hand for Britain 's 500,000 stammerers . |
| 5 | For example , an estate agent might say , ‘ The house is situated four miles from the company where you work ( product feature ) which means that you can easily be at work within fifteen minutes of leaving home ’ ( customer benefit ) . |
| 6 | * Some 47 per cent of British soils , vegetation and surface water will still be at risk from acid rain early in the next century , despite the planned 60 per cent cut in sulphur dioxide emissions , according to research conducted for Friends of the Earth by consultancy Earth Resources . |
| 7 | Are ye telling me ye 'll ever be at home among them ? ’ |
| 8 | The life of a business or operation may also be at risk for few industries have such a strong and demanding legal code where failure to comply may result in immediate closure or prosecution . |
| 9 | People who take sleeping pills can also be at risk of falling , especially if they rise to void during the night , and the ‘ hang-over ’ feeling in the morning can create a safety risk . |
| 10 | The fact that they would both be at Anpetuwi for the summer ? |
| 11 | While adults can cope with this sort of behaviour , it is difficult for children to be so vigilant , and they will clearly be at risk with a dog of this type . |
| 12 | ‘ At first he agreed that he 'd much rather be at home with me . |
| 13 | I am afraid that some jobs will now be at risk as a result of this . ’ |
| 14 | A person whose poor health has caused progressively longer and more frequent absences from work will increasingly be at risk of losing his or her job . |
| 15 | Peasants in grain-short areas may well be at loggerheads with those in grain-surplus areas . |
| 16 | erm but if you 're , what if you 're actually going to step on it you may as well be at work for the day . |
| 17 | When a new Arab-Israeli crisis broke out in May 1967 , the General linked it closely to the war in Asia and predicted to Harold Wilson that the world might well be at war by September . |
| 18 | Even the enthusiasm of a Maury Temerlin ( 1976 ) does not tempt him to attribute this level of sophistication to Ameslan Lucy ; in part , for the obvious reason , that she would then be at risk to what is on the other side of this coin — moral guilt . |
| 19 | The Milan-based Centre for Cetacean Studies , in association with several other wildlife and research groups , has petitioned the Italian Government for an end to the swordfish drift-net fishery , warning that the cetacean populations of the Italian seas would otherwise be at risk of extinction by the year 2000 . |
| 20 | The Bill will be a further significant contribution towards the vital aim of bringing reassurance to people who might otherwise be at risk of losing their homes . |