Example sentences of "be at [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hereford and Cheltenham both won on Saturday and in the draw for the second round United were out first … but no team ever likes going to Yeovil in the FA Cup … better news for Cheltenham … they 're at home to league opposition … and should fill the ground |
| 2 | In use , they 're at home in cavity walls , solid walls , single skin walls , and internal walls , whether built in brick , block or stone . |
| 3 | ‘ Well we , ’ said Vi firmly , ‘ are goin' to spend the night on the Craigiebur ferry , all nice and comfortable , and we 'll be at Ardneavie in time for breakfast . |
| 4 | ‘ I understand you want to pop round and see me , but can you tell me what it 's about as I have to be at work on time ? ’ |
| 5 | Abandoning the isolation he had sought so avidly in September , he went back so as to be at home for Christmas , always a precarious time for him . |
| 6 | So th the sort of help that was that would come to the surface would it be at times like birth , death , accidents ? |
| 7 | You 've got to be at school by quarter to nine in the morning . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ And I 've packed you a currant teacake for a ‘ biting on ’ , though you should be at Dudley afore dinnertime . ’ |
| 10 | By contrast to her sister-in-law , the Duchess of York , who is not invited to the church service or the family lunch , will be at Sandringham for Christmas . |
| 11 | Pameton has been kept on the market as a means of making paracetamol available to patients who may be at risk of self harm , but only on private prescription . |
| 12 | You could be at risk of heart disease or other stress-related illness . |
| 13 | The Child Protection Register provides a central record of all children in a given area who have been identified as abused , or who are considered to be at risk of abuse , and who therefore are currently the subject of an interagency plan to protect them . |
| 14 | Different atmospheric conditions in the northern hemisphere would afford some protection , but far larger populations would be at risk of exposure to dangerous ultraviolet light . |
| 15 | On the other hand , if an explanation is given , the creditor may be taken to have assumed a duty of care and to be at risk of liability in damages if the explanation is subsequently held to be inadequate . |
| 16 | Derek Alcorn , regional director of the Citizens ' Advice Bureaux , said pensioners and children would be at risk of illness and hypothermia if the plan went ahead . |
| 17 | UP TO three quarters of a million elderly people could be at risk of hypothermia this winter . |
| 18 | Earlier this month the campaigning charity Sane ( Schizophrenia — A National Emergency ) reported the story of a mentally ill woman known to be at risk of suicide who attempted suicide while living rough . |
| 19 | When acting for a buyer of vacant land who intends to build on it , or for a buyer of a recently erected house , a hidden danger has recently been highlighted — the possibility that the foundations may be at risk of subsidence or of sliding either through infilling of the site , or a dangerous geological stratum . |
| 20 | The Milan-based Centre for Cetacean Studies , in association with several other wildlife and research groups , has petitioned the Italian Government for an end to the swordfish drift-net fishery , warning that the cetacean populations of the Italian seas would otherwise be at risk of extinction by the year 2000 . |
| 21 | A spokesman for the health authority said only eight mothers were believed to be at risk of infection and not all of them had asked for an AIDS test . |
| 22 | This is a national resource and prisoners are sent here who staff believe would be at risk of violence ( because of their offence ) in a normal prison setting , or whose fear of violence has led them , themselves , to request such a transfer . |
| 23 | In addition to imprisonment , those believed to have advocated Irian Jaya 's independence , whether through peaceful or violent means , continue to be at risk of torture , ill-treatment , ‘ disappearance ’ , and extrajudicial execution by Indonesian security forces . |
| 24 | None of them was seen as capable of safely preparing a meal ; seven would wander away from home if not watched ; four were substantially incontinent ; five were thought to be at risk with gas or fires ; six were physically frail or had mobility difficulties . |
| 25 | According to his calculations , more than 20.5 million people , — over a third of the population — are in groups considered to be at risk from air pollution — those aged under 14 , people over 65 , pregnant women and unborn babies [ see ED 58 , 61 ] . |
| 26 | Norfolk County Council has proposed a ban on coastal developments which could be at risk from sea level rises due to global warming . |
| 27 | Newham council says that its residents are in favour of the scheme , but will they still support it when they learn that 1,000 homes in Stratford will be at risk from settlement when the railway line goes into a shallow tunnel because of the geological conditions in the area ? |
| 28 | Trees and shrubs ( including conifers and roses ) planted in winter and spring are likely to be at risk from drought at the moment . |
| 29 | * Some 47 per cent of British soils , vegetation and surface water will still be at risk from acid rain early in the next century , despite the planned 60 per cent cut in sulphur dioxide emissions , according to research conducted for Friends of the Earth by consultancy Earth Resources . |
| 30 | Swimming is regarded as one of the best all-round forms of exercise , but a survey by the Institution of Environmental Health Officers shows you could be at risk from stomach upsets and skin rashes if you take a dip in dirty public swimming pools . |