Example sentences of "be [verb] at a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are clearly a very cost–effective form of risk assessment ; the situation will have been examined at a level of detail and expertise not usually available to individual companies . |
| 2 | Forest products are gathered at a level which does not affect the harvest next year be it fruit , timber , grasses , wild honey or medicinal plants . |
| 3 | The positioning of electric equipment is important because of possible splashing with waterjets ; therefore , it is imperative that such equipment is specially protected and that outlet sockets are placed at a level where there is no danger of their coming into contact with water . |
| 4 | Since slides are treated at a number of different temperatures in the protocols , it is convenient if a sufficient number of water baths and ovens can be maintained at these temperatures without the need for continuous readjustment . |
| 5 | My parents still do n't know what course I am pursuing at a college of education . |
| 6 | The animals have been recovering at a wildlife sanctuary , and are now well enough to be moved into a purpose built set . |
| 7 | The animals had been recovering at a wildlife sanctuary , and were ready to go back into the wild . |
| 8 | A hundred and forty jobs are to go at a brewery distribution centre in Swindon . |
| 9 | Sixty two jobs are to go at a milk depot . |
| 10 | As with chariots , when you are firing at a War Wagon with a stone thrower , or any other weapon which has a template to represent its effect , it is possible to hit the horses , the War Wagon , or the crew depending on the position of the template . |
| 11 | The Oakgrove Manor in Derry 's Magazine Street has been developed at a cost of £1.4m . |
| 12 | Core skills have also been developed at a stage suitable for the new National Certificate ( Skillstart 1 ) and National Certificate ( Skillstart 2 ) awards . |
| 13 | So , inference : the picture had been painted at a time other than it appeared to have been , and had been painted by someone who " could not have been there " . |
| 14 | Policies that directly or indirectly impinge upon the objectives of the railways are formulated at a number of different sites within the state administration , and co-ordination between them is not always assured . |
| 15 | Radiogenic Ag , Te , Nd and Sm are trapped at a distance of about 50 metres from the reactor core — probably transported there by convection in aqueous solutions before enough bitumen had been generated to precipitate uraninite and trap them in its crystal lattice . |
| 16 | Only one main branch is permitted , along which shoots above branch level are spaced at a minimum of 15 centimetre intervals . |
| 17 | Closed Circuit Television cameras are appearing at a location near you — or , at least at the east end of Princes Street , Tollcross , Haymarket , St. John 's Road , Leith Walk and Quality Street . |
| 18 | ‘ Not only has Drayton Asia 's investment performance been disappointing , its share price has been trading at a discount to net asset value ranging from 26.8 per cent to 9.7 per cent during the year to 10 February . |
| 19 | The advice it received from the firm was to bring its loans up to date , in particular the $18m credit line it had given to UMF which , PW noted , had consistently been trading at a loss . |
| 20 | Rabbit has been trading at a loss — last year , net losses amounted to $2.6m , down from $3.3m losses in the previous year , on revenues down 20% at just under $7m ; for the first quarter of this year , losses were reduced to $248,000 , from $800,000 , on sales down 13% at $1.6m . |
| 21 | More importantly , any disclosures made in relation to this warranty will highlight fairly accurately whether the Business has been trading at a loss since the Balance Sheet Date — which if true might seriously affect the Purchaser 's willingness to buy the Business . |
| 22 | Born in London of an Irish mother and a Scottish father , she had been educated at a convent school in North London . |
| 23 | Prosecuting counsel Anne Toynbee told magistrates at Crawley , west Sussex , that the aircraft had been parked at a stand at Gatwick on Wednesday while engineers worked on an electronic fault . |
| 24 | Tear the slip out and hand it in at any Midland branch ; or put it in one of the AutoDeposit machines that have been installed at a number of our branches . |
| 25 | Whilst it has been installed at a number of specialist publishers , such as Rhinegold , and more than a few local and regional newspapers , AM has never made much of an effort to actually sell the device on its merits to either the corporate market or the publishing community . |
| 26 | Equipment to monitor nitrogen oxides has been installed at a number of sites , including Wilton recreation club , in a jointly funded venture between ICI , Langbaurgh Borough Council , Enron and British Steel . |
| 27 | For example , the following reaction shows that one mole of lead(II) ions are discharged at a cathode by two moles of electrons : In chapter 10 we shall see how such half-reactions form the basis of calculating the mass of substances discharged at electrodes during electrolysis . |
| 28 | The totals had been disclosed at a time when local authorities and others were being subjected to curbs for alleged lack of efficiency . |
| 29 | Each day 25 refugees are dying at a camp housing about 190,000 in Dollo on the Somali border , officials said , adding that , on March 17 alone , 55 people died there . |
| 30 | But few critics are laughing at a time when ex-Klansman David Duke is able seriously to contend the governorship of Louisiana . |