Example sentences of "[being] [adv] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | This suggests that make expresses antecedent causation , since it evokes a process of causation giving rise to a state of affairs that comes into being only at the end of the process . |
2 | In contrast to the old familiar setting , Alison says this is an exciting new venture for her : ‘ It is being in at the start of something that makes it so interesting . |
3 | I doubted not that they were law officers , but did not linger for a second look , being already at the casement windows into the side garden . |
4 | When he stopped his work for tea , the prying landlady being out at the shops , he would try to arrange to meet her , either in the house or at the British Museum if she were going near the West End that day . |
5 | He obtained his freedom in 1610 , and thereafter built a successful business as printer and publisher , despite being frequently at the centre of political and religious controversy and at odds with the more established members of his company . |
6 | And even his being there at the inn . |
7 | ‘ We believed in the wisdom of being there at the beginning when customers most need financial advice , and we still do , ’ says Mr Foulds . |
8 | Although Forest are still bottom of the Premier League table today , you 'll find less people willing to bet on them still being there at the end of the season than on Norwich still being top . |