Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Negotiations continue but no clear way forward has yet presented itself , the Cooking Centre is zoned for housing and there is little prospect that the Region would be prepared to acquire it at the residential land value — £150,000 . |
| 2 | The footwells need cutting and rewelding for a V8 , so it would be easier to repair yours at the same time as , if you buy a new bulkhead , it will need chopping and welding just the same . |
| 3 | What the voters perceived and clung on to , especially in London , was that there has been a revolution in Britain in the 1980s and that it would be foolish to put it at risk because of deeply felt resentment at the recession . |
| 4 | For years she has been complaining ‘ I never see anything of you , darling ’ and ‘ Why ca n't you spend a little more time with the family ? ’ — so naturally he expects her to be delighted to have him at home . |
| 5 | Once they 've joined in the Pirates Club , you 'll be lucky to see them at all , as they go through their paces for the junior cabaret ( where a lot of hidden young talent come to light ) , or as they enjoy the treasure hunts and fancy dress parties . |
| 6 | Sorry I was going to go down to get an authorization from Age Concern , I missed the first bit , but erm if resources are allowed for this work , would it not be better to aim them at priority areas , and not wards , I mean , in other words , to put it to the areas that needed most . |
| 7 | Though this derives from psychological studies of covert actions types , it would be waste to leave it at that . |
| 8 | One thing you can be sure of is that the panel will know the words of these characters very well ( they will probably be able to prompt you at any given moment should you ‘ dry ’ ) but each and every time the lines are spoken by a new voice they are different in their texture , humour , drama and music . |
| 9 | To everyone — may I wish you all a very happy and prosperous New Year , and hope as many of you as possible will be able to join us at our annual conference , 3rd–6th June 1993 at the Peebles Hotel Hydro , Peebles , Scotland . |
| 10 | ‘ Shall I be able to reach you at 1027 , Westminster Drive ? ’ she asked . |
| 11 | It 's on the theme of families and you 'll be able to use it at Pack meetings . |
| 12 | ‘ There is n't a man in Britain who would be able to touch him at lightweight or light middleweight , ’ he said . |
| 13 | Once you 're married , you 'll be able to have her at your beck and call twenty-four hours a day . ’ |
| 14 | Well if you have bacon now you wo n't be able to have it at the weekend . |
| 15 | You will be able to study them at length and note at what depth they are feeding . |
| 16 | Yeah because I 'm doing second year abnormal from two til three so you might be able to catch me at three |
| 17 | Sandison wondered what Elsie would be wearing , whether he would be able to recognise her at all . |
| 18 | ‘ Well I 've read a bit of it , mainly in order to be able to quote it at Communist opponents , who 've never read it . ’ |
| 19 | I hope that the Minister will be able to tell us at whose discretion all the information is passed on — mainly with a view to protecting the officer concerned , if any risk is posed to him , but also with a view to protecting the individual from being treated in a different way by that officer . |
| 20 | You 'll cope with it but you 've got ta buy , your moonboots we should be able to get the market Jill said around , I mean we can get them in cash and carry for nine ninety nine but we should be able to get them at Blackbushe market for five to six ninety nine . |
| 21 | I do n't know if any of you have ever been to Newcastle before — if not , I 'd be happy to meet you at the station , or wherever , ( as long as it 's not too early in the morning ! ! ) , take you for a drink , and show you how to get to the ground . |
| 22 | All of us at John Fowler Holidays will be pleased to see you at any time and hope to have the pleasure of giving you a good holiday . |
| 23 | He would appear to believe in an invented truth , an invented reality — a Rortyan reality , one might be inclined to call it at times . |
| 24 | ‘ We will be ready to receive them at the beginning of October . |
| 25 | So , to be safe it would be wise to use it at any time flying above 10,000 feet . |
| 26 | She made for an armchair , knowing it would be wise to keep him at a distance , but she did n't reach it . |