Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | We do the same for the submatrix bordered by the first row and column , and so on , so that finally we reach the unit matrix as the canonical form for A. It is to be observed that , since in using elementary operations I ( i , j ) , I(k) , I(l) on A we are effectively at each stage multiplying together determinants neither of which vanishes , the reduction of A to I must be possible when A is on-singular . |
2 | It is sufficient to realise that you , and all your fellow men , are rarely at full stretch . |
3 | They have fairly regularly staged , what you might call bigger bands who play the university circuit as such and they 're always , you know , dying for people to come along so there 'll , th there 'll be lists published at what time , what events are on at these places if you wan na go and do that and if you wan na go to the top notch bands , Birmingham 's a good venue for that with the Leisure Centre , the M I A the N E C , the K G B etcetera etcetera all that stuff there so there 's always plenty to do , do n't , do n't feel restricted just cos we 're in er the middle of the city centre in this college and there does n't seem a lot to do , there 's a lot going on . |
4 | Parents speak approvingly of their timid children , and adults are constantly at great pains to convince others of their own fearfulness . |
5 | If you take advantage of the sales you 'll be able to save at least 20p in the £ on goods which are already at rock-bottom prices . |
6 | Most patients coming to hospital after an overdose are not at serious risk . |
7 | If you stall accidentally it is almost always because you are not aware of the low speed , etc. and therefore all the training in the world will not prevent you from responding instinctively because you are not at that moment aware that you are stalled . |
8 | But the budget will be continually scrutinized er and adjusted to er suit the situation that we 're in at that stage . |
9 | We males naturally reject the idea that we 're not at all times ready to cream anything that moves as a monstrous slander on our virility , while women certainly do n't want to think that creatures whose sexual urges are so undiscriminating that they have been known to rape grannies and animals and even corpses , for God 's sake , could possibly find them so unattractive that they need to simulate orgasm . |
10 | But but equally it may it may be in the in the fullness of time that that we would be able to identify or bring a site forward through the local plan process and we 're not at that stage at the moment . |
11 | They 're not at this end of the river . |
12 | Thirdly , people reach a stage of what we conscious competence in that they 're very aware of what they 're doing and they 're doing it correctly but they 're still at that stage where they 're fairly new and they 're very conscious of what they 're doing . |
13 | What kind of life are we going to have together if we 're forever at each other 's throats ? ’ |
14 | Put it this way , you 're probably at more risk of dying crossing the road . |
15 | Moreover , you 're now at that age when you have to Go Into Hospital in a way which was unthinkable ten years back . |
16 | But it is as well for high-profile entrepreneurs to remember that they are always at some risk of being damned by association if they use structures that appear , or can with journalistic licence be made to appear , too close to those behind which fraudsters have hidden . |
17 | Estimates are not too easy , because the only useful comparison stars — Procyon , Aldebaran and Rigel — are always at different altitudes , and allowance has to be made for extinction ( that is to say , the dimming of a low-altitude star due to the Earth 's atmosphere ) . |
18 | Caradryel introduces the system of rotating units to the Gateway fortresses so that the garrisons are always at full strength . |
19 | Because most patients who inflict serious self-injuries are suffering from psychiatric disorders and are usually at high risk of making another attempt , the principles of management are largely those described in Chapter 7 where psychiatric inpatient care was considered . |
20 | It allows them to promote the false claim that the blacks are not fit to run South Africa when clearly they are still at each other 's throats . |
21 | Studies of the aspect markers of the Black English Vernacular , like invariant be are still at this stage . |
22 | We are still at this stage today . |
23 | Parts are still at this time being occupied but it is almost certain before long that the whole of the building will be condemned and we hope that this old building will be preserved and not allowed to fall into decay . |
24 | In fields next to a river , the furrows are noticeably at right angles to the stream , although in some other places , where no obvious drainage benefit was gained , ridge and furrow seem to have been simply a by-product of the normal way of ploughing . |
25 | : Labour and machines are both at full capacity in department Z. This situation needs to be looked at very carefully . |
26 | For example , the DHSS maintain records of lone-parent families in receipt of Supplementary Benefit , who are probably at higher risk of requiring support from the Social Services . |
27 | In fact , most girls entering science are probably at this stage as they will need some self-examination and sense of commitment to make this unconventional choice . |
28 | A bird the size of a sparrow beats its wings 14 times a second , while the larger gull beats its wings 3 times a second , so these are also at infrasonic frequencies . |
29 | In France , the drought has been the worst on record and unreplenished aquifers mean that underground water supplies are also at critical levels . |
30 | Patients ( especially mothers ) who have such poor relationships with their children that abuse or neglect are suspected are also at special risk . |