Example sentences of "[be] at [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Most of them have been accidentally obtained from seeds so they must not be esteemed as different species , therefore I shall only insert their common names by which they are known in gardens , that those who are inclined to collect all the varieties may be at no loss for their titles .
2 It was something he still intended to do , but he felt he should be at a peak of confidence to arrange such an encounter .
3 Batsmen , bowlers and fieldsmen must be at a peak throughout the day to ensure success : there are no second innings or chances to make amends .
4 Er — I ca n't come on the Saturday night — I 've promised Ricci I 'll be at a charity for — er — er — for Dressings for — er — wounded people in remote areas of er — Olympia . ’
5 And in the majority of those cases , that is a transient problem , and teacher assistance needs to be at a level of , of general support to get them over that period .
6 I do not want central Government to say how many teachers should be at a school in Barnet or how much should be spent on books in Barnet .
7 If they were , say , a million times more common than this , then the nearest black hole to us would probably be at a distance of about a thousand million kilometers , or about as far away as Pluto , the farthest known planet .
8 For example , a pupil who is mastering literacy and numeracy with few difficulties will spend a considerable amount of time in the ordinary classroom , but another may need a good deal of specialised help and be at a stage of going to only one or two lessons daily in the fully integrated situation .
9 As I said earlier , we now seem to be at a stage of development where the attitudes of linguists and educationalists to important language issues have become more compatible than hitherto .
10 There are many people who come into English-language teaching without having passed through formal pedagogic processes , so that when they are confronted with the terminology of the subject , they may be at a disadvantage to those who have already been to teacher-training college or who have a university degree in linguistics .
11 Gareth Jenkins , the club coach , said they had ‘ big problems ’ and his team would be at a disadvantage through no fault of their own .
12 Artists can be at a disadvantage in group exhibitions as only a small part of their activity can be seen .
13 [ since ] the aim of achieving a strong competitive position in international markets , or at least the concern not to be at a disadvantage in comparison with competitors in other countries was one of the chief arguments advanced by some of the first employers ' associations against proposals for social reforms through protective labour and social legislation .
14 The Balance of Power in the Court : Parents may be at a disadvantage in court because of their lack of familiarity with court proceedings , and their past experiences in court may prove inhibiting .
15 Your tapwater will almost inevitably be at a pH on the hard side of 7 — but acceptable to most commonly sold tropicals .
16 The very limited space between vertical fuel surfaces , little over one metre , severely limits the trajectory of the fire fighting jets and the majority of stock may be at a height beyond their effective throw .
17 He 'd be at a loss without work .
18 He found that he could make a speech — that is , he could think on his feet , and not be at a loss for words .
19 Still , you will not be at a loss for conversation with such an unusual choice .
20 The rain , however , failed to silence the pen of Parsons ( never one to be at a loss for a line or two of copy ! ) .
21 For once he seems to be at a loss for words .
22 If you withdraw money using your card in a currency other than sterling , your account , will be debited in sterling and the conversion into sterling will be at a rate of exchange decided or authorised by the Bank .
23 Loss of organic matter in the upper layers of the soil was found to be at a rate of 9% per annum in the first 2 years in Trinidad , while after clear-felling and burning in Ghana , up to 13% was lost per annum and up to 33% of the cations .
24 It would be lovely , she 'd been thinking , to be at a party with Guido .
25 Hence the eventual position will be at a point like C.
26 The Report estimated the LDCs ' development finance needs to be at a minimum of $100bil per annum for the remainder of this century .
27 Mobility would be at a minimum in the ‘ dead ’ centres of these patterns .
28 As Kelly Mahmod reflects , property will always be at a premium in this country : ‘ Since Great Britain is an island , our main investment is our bricks and mortar .
29 Two of the dates you have suggested ( 9.30am on either the 23rd or 26th ) are suitable but I will be at a conference in Inverness on the 2nd and 3rd of July .
30 If the symbols for mem and gimmel have become differentiated for Hebrew readers during the course of their previous experience with this alphabet , these subjects should be at an advantage on both test tasks — an enhanced ability to discriminate between the two Hebrew symbols should be helpful in both cases .
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