Example sentences of "[be] [verb] at a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One is that animals memorize local landmarks and directions on their way out , and simply reverse the directions to find their way home ; a second is that the home site itself has some property that can be recognized at a distance . |
| 2 | 7.6.3.3 some defect or deficiency in the site upon which the rebuilding or reinstatement is to take place [ would render the same impossible or would mean that the same could only be undertaken at a cost that would be unreasonable in all the circumstances ] |
| 3 | They can be sacked If it 's less than two years they 've been working , they can be sacked at a weeks notice or whatever it is . |
| 4 | However , managers put a lot of time , energy and commitment into their artist 's careers ( as well as a substantial financial investment ) , so it would be unfair for the manager to be dismissed at a moment 's notice , just because the artist fancied a change of management . |
| 5 | Instruction should be given at a point of high motivation , as for example when the student wants to obtain information in connection with a particular project . |
| 6 | The report also suggests that car parks should be situated at a distance from popular walking areas , so that visitors would have to take " the long walk in " to reach particular beauty spots . |
| 7 | The nuclear-free zone proposal was reportedly in the annual ASEAN discussions in 1986 , and Soviet spokesmen underlined press reports at the close of the following annual ASEAN Conference in June 1987 that specific plans were being worked out to set up such a zone which would be examined at a summit level meeting of the ASEAN states in Manila in December . |
| 8 | Four key proposals are to be examined at a meeting of health and safety chiefs later this month : The introduction of a duty on landlords to maintain all gas appliances in a safe condition . |
| 9 | Four key proposals are to be examined at a meeting of health and safety chiefs later this month : The introduction of a duty on landlords to maintain all gas appliances in a safe condition . |
| 10 | Every such notice shall state the name and address of each Purchaser and the number of Shares agreed to be purchased by him , and the purchase shall be completed at a place and time to be appointed by the Directors . |
| 11 | Every such notice shall state the name and address of each Purchaser and the number of Shares agreed to be purchased by him , and the purchase shall be completed at a place and time to be appointed by the Directors . |
| 12 | At the Paris Opéra there is no scroll of paper but a good thick rod of very hard wood , struck forcibly by the Maître so as to be heard at a distance . |
| 13 | Having said that , he enjoyed the depth of conviction to be heard at a conventicle and slipped away to a service on the muirs above the village as often as he was able to do so . |
| 14 | The 54-year-old is being lined up by Roker boss Malcolm Crosby as assistant manager , and the appointment is expected to be ratified at a board meeting on Wednesday . |
| 15 | This whole idea of a subsistence economy is something I 'm not really , I 'm not really sure about it because erm what , what would exactly , you 're saying that if everybody was the same then erm then you 're somehow necessarily going to be producing at a subsistence level so erm so er and so it 's , so if you can only extract surplus by effectively taking it off something given to others . |
| 16 | No longer is it any use making a note in your diary at home about the meal you 'll be enjoying at a friend 's on Wednesday night . |
| 17 | Desktop computers can be used as electronic mailboxes into which messages can be posted at a moment 's notice for a correspondent to return to . |
| 18 | The sessions can be arranged at a time and place suitable to your drivers . |
| 19 | The validity of product measures as the sole form of evaluation can be considered at a number of levels . |
| 20 | We have already mentioned that woodland could be located at a distance from the settlement , as only infrequent visits needed to be made . |
| 21 | The development of a central cook-chill facility to be located at a unit yet to be decided , to service both that and the group 's other restaurants . |
| 22 | Parishioners of Saint John the Baptist are so divided on the issue that the dispute is having to be resolved at a church court . |
| 23 | The issue will be resolved at a meeting of the agency 's council next month . |
| 24 | In narratives as diverse as Jane Eyre and Great Expectations , we are aware , when reading , of a certain inevitability of outcome : the writer has us by the hand — in his or her hand , almost — and we know we will be led , not necessarily to a happy conclusion but that the narrative will be resolved at a place that feels safe and right , that leaves us satisfied . |
| 25 | Rubbish will be sorted at a site in northern England and turned into commercial products including compost made from food scraps and paper and an array of items using recycled plastic . |
| 26 | But the presence of a lot of barbel is not the only reason why large numbers can be caught at a sitting . |
| 27 | And to top all of this , there will be competitions galore , with terrific holidays , goods and equipment to be won at a number of stands . |
| 28 | In that way , a parent may seize the guide in an emergency and be reminded at a glance of the relevant facts . |
| 29 | The humanists also hold baby-naming and wedding ceremonies , although the latter still have to be legalised at a register office . |
| 30 | Here , as in the Netherlands ( van Wijhe et al. 1980 ) , the ‘ gas window ’ may be expected at a depth of 4000–6000 m ( at a geothermal gradient of 32°C/km ) . |