Example sentences of "be at [noun pl] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So th the sort of help that was that would come to the surface would it be at times like birth , death , accidents ? |
| 2 | Anne is known to be at loggerheads with IOC president Samaranch and snubbed the opening ceremony in his home city . |
| 3 | The snips should be at intervals of 5mm ( ¼inch ) . |
| 4 | His disciplinarian approach was seen to be at odds with West Ham 's tradition as a freewheeling and creative team . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't think it 's a sin to be at odds with Minnie , ’ Carrie declared . |
| 6 | Scheler was anti-positivist and opposed to the ‘ cult of science ’ ( Hamilton 1974 : 75 ) which would appear to be at odds with Stark 's position . |
| 7 | Mansell may be at odds with Team Renault-Williams , but he will be keen to give them all the feedback he can when he takes the dream car for a spin at Silverstone tomorrow . |
| 8 | Finally , he comes to the conclusion that psychopathology plays no causative role in creativity , except in the choice of subject matter , and that where it does exist it stems from social causes ; for example the stress that the person of original mind experiences in being at odds with society . |
| 9 | Joe Moss , however , was beginning to feel ill at ease as the rest of the band indulged in typical rock 'n' roll trappings that were at odds with Morrissey 's stated philosophy . |
| 10 | In replying to the accusations , Mr Toshack pointed out that Bilbao 's attempts to culture a romantic image as the sole defenders of Basque traditions were at odds with £3.75 million invested in signings and more managers in 12 months than Real Sociedad have had in the last eight years . |
| 11 | One of the first things to catch the visitor 's eye when starting down from the castle esplanade is a cannonball lodged in the wall of a house , believed to have been fired from the castle at Holyroodhouse in 1745 when anti-Jacobite forces on the Castle Rock were at odds with Prince Charles Edward at the lower end of the town . |
| 12 | More often , however , navigation engineers were at odds with drainage men , especially when they were working on existing rivers . |
| 13 | More generally , Onetti 's disenchantment with Western civilization expresses itself through protagonists who are at odds with society and seek to create their own alternative reality . |
| 14 | Interview he sez the idea that industrialists are at loggerheads with conservationists needs to be dispelled . |
| 15 | I express my sympathy , along with that of my two parliamentary colleagues who are at funerals in Northern Ireland , for the families of those who have been killed and send our sincere wishes to those who have been seriously injured for a speedy and full recovery . |
| 16 | The MQM and the PPP had been at loggerheads since October 1989 , when the MQM ended its 11-month old alliance with the PPP and joined the Combined Opposition Parties [ see p. 37043 ] . |
| 17 | Bob Hoskins ' co-star Dennis Hopper has been at loggerheads with Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton , demanding script rewrites . |
| 18 | Mr Davies has been at loggerheads with Hambleton District Council over the future use of his hotel in Darlington Road . |
| 19 | Albert and his young assistant had been at loggerheads for years now . |
| 20 | For almost 18 months Margaret Thatcher and Nigel Lawson have been at loggerheads over sterling . |
| 21 | The two men also have been at odds over Israel 's Middle East policy , with Mr Levy pushing for greater flexibility in talks with the Arabs and against straining relations with the United States . |
| 22 | Both Lady Amory and Sir John liked to get their hands in the soil — they did all the planting and arranging of the beds themselves — but they also had two willing helpers , gardeners who 'd been at Knightshayes for years , and some foresters . |
| 23 | For those reasons , banks ' clearest role is at times of crisis ; the firm needs their financial support , and they act to rally other supporters . |
| 24 | In the semi-finals there were victories for Frocester from Gloucestershire … and Kington from Herefordshire … final is at Lords on Sunday week . |
| 25 | In the semi-finals there were victories for Frocester from Gloucestershire … and Kington from Herefordshire … final is at Lords on Sunday week . |
| 26 | The worst pollution is at sites near outlets from industrial potato washing units and fish and chip shops . |
| 27 | In two developing countries , the lowest frequency of fetal mortality is at births above second but below sixth or seventh order . |
| 28 | Yet the Finale , taken at a rather leisurely speed , has tremendous swagger , and my only complaint is an occasional element of heaviness which is at odds with Schumann 's more playful writing . |
| 29 | Her description is at odds with Tiller 's . |
| 30 | Although his letter does not deny that Chlothild had a part to play in Clovis 's conversion , nor that the king decided to accept baptism during a battle against the Alamans , in some respects the information it contains is at odds with Gregory 's account and , therefore , with the traditional interpretation of events . |