Example sentences of "be [adv] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are rather at the point of arguing that the state , and in particular its bureaucracy , may be free from subordination and manipulation by the ruling class in order to preserve its interests in the long run and as a whole . |
| 2 | For example , the Eskimos , who as hunters and fishermen are right at the bottom of Marx 's and Engels 's technological scale , have a kinship terminology which does not classify relatives any more than the English system does — a sign for Morgan of the presence of monogamy — while the Malays , who have possessed for a very long time highly advanced agricultural techniques , use a kinship terminology which Morgan and Engels associated with the earliest stages of evolution . |
| 3 | So I think I made this point before that the people who are right at the top of politics are the ones who are very good at flattery , duplicity , manipulation and so on and these , are these really the qualities we want in our government ? |
| 4 | Images of parties and party leaders are right at the margin between perceptions and attitudes . |
| 5 | You see those two are right at the end , and those I do n't know whether those ought to be together before XX . |
| 6 | And the French are right at the forefront of design again . |
| 7 | I think it 's fair to say that with this new computer erm the box office that we 've got a lot of information can be stored on that and in future we 'll be using a much more erm sophisticated in a scientific way for instance if you came here and book that seat that your sitting in tonight we would know on that computer what type of show that your discouraging coming to erm we can say to you we can send you out a leaflet saying the kind of er things that you 'd like to see are on at the playhouse on such and such a date and we could even say to you would you like the seat that you normally sit in . |
| 8 | I do n't want to turn round cos the lights are on at the moment . |
| 9 | ‘ She might have been down at the jetty a couple of hours ago . |
| 10 | Maggie immediately thought of the lack of seagulls she 'd noticed when she 'd been down at the sea-front . |
| 11 | I would rather have been down at the villa making figgy hedgehogs for Tony but a promise is a promise . |
| 12 | His wife in her innocence told us he had been down at the steamer when we landed and had slipped out of sight , and next morning he had left at six o'clock to go and visit a small island North of Jura where he had never been known to go before . " |
| 13 | A legend in the power boat world , Shurdington signwriter , John has been in at the top of his sport for over 30 years . |
| 14 | Madeira can claim to have been in at the birth of modern tourism , along with such famous nineteenth-century resorts as Baden-Baden , the Italian Lakes and the French Riviera . |
| 15 | " We in Christian Aid are proud to have been in at the start of this magazine which campaigns relentlessly for a better , fairer , environmentally purer and politically more aware world . |
| 16 | The choice of food and the way to spend the waking hours are entirely at the discretion of the volunteer . |
| 17 | Those in between ( i.e. , 6 to 15 years service ) , who are perhaps at the point in their careers when promotion in teaching is most keenly sought , are positive , expressing willingness to take part in SSE irrespective of direct personal benefit and considering that SSE should be made compulsory in school . |
| 18 | We are only at the beginning of a change which became more conspicuous later . |
| 19 | It should be remembered that we are only at the beginning and there are many varying factors yet to be confronted ; how much energy is used when recycling paper compared to using new stock ? |
| 20 | Finally , we realise that we are only at the beginning of what may prove to be one of the most significant developments of the twentieth century . |
| 21 | In ten years ' time we shall no doubt still be using the techniques discussed in this chapter but we may also have opened up new avenues of research by widening the range of materials examined and by using other scientific techniques which at present are only at the development stage . |
| 22 | In all honesty , you ca n't afford to try and play your way out of trouble when you are down at the bottom . |
| 23 | Eventually we can expect the central mark ( which tells us which region we are in at the moment ) to have moved to parts of the two sequences which are quite different . |
| 24 | ‘ But I do n't envy the position the jockeys are in at the moment . |
| 25 | situational humour , ie funny within the context of the situation people are in at the time so that people can relate to it through a common , shared experience |
| 26 | For the mobile unit , it must be well built and braced to allow for moving over uneven ground , if the birds are in at the time , then the extra weight on the floor will be 204 kg for the 100 bird house and 409 kg for the 200 bird house . |
| 27 | The tenant may wish to limit its liability to the state and condition of the premises at the commencement of the term , in which case it would need to include a provision that it will keep the Premises in no worse condition than they are in at the commencement of the Term as evidenced by the Schedule of condition annexed hereto A schedule of condition would then of course have to be settled including , if possible , a portfolio of photographs . |
| 28 | There are a number of reasons why we need to make sure that we are in at the starting post in terms of links with Central and Eastern Europe . |
| 29 | Are they coming onto your support workers calling on the families at this time to help them erm because this will be the time when the families will need help and also naturally the residents who are normally at the centre , having got used to the centre , as we know , there could be difficulties there and I 'd like to have the please . |
| 30 | He 'd been away at the time of the murder but if , as seemed likely , he 'd been having an affair with Angy … suppose he was married and his wife had found out , and taken the opportunity while her husband was absent to do away with her rival ? |