Example sentences of "be at a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're at a cusp of decision , Jaq . |
| 2 | If you 're at a loss with what to do with your hair and make-up on your wedding day , why not pay a visit to the 10th Afro Hair and Beauty Exhibition at The Business Design Centre in London ? |
| 3 | They pretend they 're at a party in their lunch break . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm at a school in Maidbridge , ’ said Jim , ‘ I suppose I must get back there . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm at a place on Twelfth and Brook Street . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm at a college of citizenship in Bath . ’ |
| 7 | we were out-competed in everything from early on.I 'm at a loss for words . ’ |
| 8 | It was something he still intended to do , but he felt he should be at a peak of confidence to arrange such an encounter . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Gareth Jenkins , the club coach , said they had ‘ big problems ’ and his team would be at a disadvantage through no fault of their own . |
| 18 | Artists can be at a disadvantage in group exhibitions as only a small part of their activity can be seen . |
| 19 | [ 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Your tapwater will almost inevitably be at a pH on the hard side of 7 — but acceptable to most commonly sold tropicals . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | He 'd be at a loss without work . |
| 24 | He found that he could make a speech — that is , he could think on his feet , and not be at a loss for words . |
| 25 | Still , you will not be at a loss for conversation with such an unusual choice . |
| 26 | The rain , however , failed to silence the pen of Parsons ( never one to be at a loss for a line or two of copy ! ) . |
| 27 | For once he seems to be at a loss for words . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | It would be lovely , she 'd been thinking , to be at a party with Guido . |