Example sentences of "be [vb pp] at [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its nostrils are placed at the ends of two extremities that grow out from the side of its head . |
| 2 | Clearly , there could be no element of surprise , and although the rebel advance had been rapid until then , it had effectively been halted at the gates of Madrid . |
| 3 | Herr Kohl 's coalition has also been punished at the polls . |
| 4 | Hair has been tonged at the ends for this great look by Paul Houghton from the Level salon |
| 5 | Earlier his flatmate Mark Hodges had been interviewed at the police station about alleged deception . |
| 6 | If the I test is failed by 30 or more , both arms are severed at the elbows . |
| 7 | An attempted raid was also been reported at a solicitors office in Horsemarket . |
| 8 | Initially mutual recognition has been targeted at the professions and holders of higher level qualifications . |
| 9 | Four point charges of equal magnitude are located at the corners of a square as shown in Fig. 2.42 . |
| 10 | Congress , our laws are weakened at the Tories request , and recent announcements that the public funding of trade union education is to be stopped has even brought a c cry of outrage from the Health and Safety Executive . |
| 11 | The act must have been done at the promisors ’ request : the parties must have understood that the act was to be remunerated either by a payment or the conferment of some other benefit : and payment , or the conferment of a benefit , must have been legally enforceable had it been promised in advance . |
| 12 | Again , the same question may be asked as that which I have asked in relation to Schüssler Fiorenza 's work : given that in every age women have been mistreated at the hands of men , how much do present-day women really have in common with biblical women ? |
| 13 | In sCD2 the equivalent β- bulges are positioned at the ends of the CC' and FG loops , thus limiting the extent of the twist , and these loop regions are no longer of similar lengths ( Fig.4 b ) . |
| 14 | Made up in a bouquet of floral-design remnants , they are secured at the corners with a bow . |
| 15 | Checks are made at the pubs to see that the beer is actually drunk , as serious athletes have been known to let it spill down their vests to cool them off , for which they incur a two minute penalty . |
| 16 | Mister says if they 're defeated at the polls , it would hasten a general election which Labour could win . |
| 17 | The company will therefore lose its quotation after the measures are approved at a shareholders ' meeting . |
| 18 | His breathtaking , black and white exhibition of sharks , sealions and pelicans has recently been shown at the Fouts and Fouler Gallery in London , the pictures of which he is understandably most proud . |
| 19 | Not only does seeing a chair as a three-dimensional object have this character , but so does seeing one line as longer in the Mulier-Lyer illusion ( in which two lines of equal length look unequal when differently slanting lines are drawn at the tips ) despite our knowing that the two lines are really the same length . |
| 20 | But a spokesman said that all the claims the family are making had been aired at the mens trial two years ago and rejected by the jury . |
| 21 | The Olympic cricket match was the only time the sport has actually been played at the Olympics , but an England Test captain . |
| 22 | To hold the buoyancy aid in place nylon straps are provided at the sides , pulling through plastic buckles plus a nylon string draw cord at the bottom . |
| 23 | Socialism , however , had been repudiated at the polls even more decisively than Protection , and there seemed to be a stronger case for an anti-socialist coalition composed of the Conservative and Liberal Parties than for a Free Trade one . |
| 24 | Foreign currency transactions of individual companies are translated at the rates ruling when they occurred . |
| 25 | Foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the rates ruling at the balance sheet dates . |
| 26 | They can be sacked If it 's less than two years they 've been working , they can be sacked at a weeks notice or whatever it is . |
| 27 | In actual fact , throughout the entire history of Athletico Whaddon , much of the blame for our failure can be placed at the feet of one man , Ken Mentle . |
| 28 | With enough notice weddings can be arranged at the Mariners . |
| 29 | Although the numbers will not apparently be limited at the briefings , a notional limit may be set on the number of climbers admitted to the range on any one occasion . |
| 30 | This should then be considered at the directions stage . |