Example sentences of "[that] [pers pn] is at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Bank of England , old nanny that she is at heart , always believes that it is good for her charges to learn patience . |
| 2 | But in assessing the usefulness of VARBRUL , it is important to note that it is at present neither commercially available nor adequately documented for inexperienced users . |
| 3 | The hon. and learned Gentleman has his own view , but I think that , as a lawyer , he will agree that it is at variance with the constitutional practice that has operated hitherto . |
| 4 | It is not enough that a state is unlucky or incompetent in its economic , social or foreign policies — that jobs or food are scarce , or that it is at war with itself or with its neighbours . |
| 5 | While , on the face of it , his case might rest on its being detrimental to his career to suggest that he is at death 's door , it seems likely that much of the evidence , especially for the defence , will be called to no other purpose than to establish whether , to put it mor euphemistically than it will be put in court , he has been putting himself about . |