Example sentences of "it [be] at a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There usually is a , a , a , vacant houses but at the minute it 's at a standstill . |
| 2 | It 's a , it 's at a hotel int it Gordon ? |
| 3 | Make sure it 's at a point on the video tape where it can be recorded immediately because there wo n't be time to find the right point , and also make sure you bring with you a watch because you 're going to need to be very tight on , on times , so try and remember to bring a watch with you . |
| 4 | So it 's excellent here , but we know that it 's at a variable , and I think the problem that you were probably facing is how do you secure a a better rate than that . |
| 5 | We know it 's at an angle of ooh let's use forty degrees again . |
| 6 | Highly trained staff are on hand to pander to your every whim — whether it 's at an exercise class , on a massage table or in the restaurant . |
| 7 | It 's at an ice rink near you shortly and features gymnastics as well as some of the best skaters in the world , including Robin Cousins and 60 Ukrainians . |
| 8 | A takeover is only worthwhile if it is at a price which makes commercial sense . |
| 9 | ‘ It is at a level at which the dividend would be uncovered for 1993 . |
| 10 | With each path there are associated a couple of numbers : one represents the size of a wave and the other represents the position in the cycle ( i.e. , whether it is at a crest or a trough ) . |
| 11 | Its linear diameter is I 392 000 km ; it looks so small only because it is at a distance of nearly 150 million km from us . |
| 12 | Although it is at a disadvantage to the very deep water berths at Tilbury , Hull and Southampton , which can berth vessels of 25–30,000 tonnes , it still handles similar tonnages ! |
| 13 | The person who is writing it is at a meeting so you ca n't speak to him . ’ |
| 14 | Now it is at a crossroads . |
| 15 | the yarn on the front of the work is horizontal and on the back it is at an angle . |
| 16 | It was at a jewellers ’ in Milan and could be retrieved for a certain sum . |
| 17 | It was at a cocktail party in the prestigious Monomatapa Hotel . |
| 18 | When news came of Robin 's death , it was at a weekend ; she shut herself away , and saw no one , not even Nathan Holland who had come to console her . |
| 19 | It was at a church in Hertford . |
| 20 | We could still hear the fighting , but it was at a distance , while the sermons from the mosque were louder than ever . |
| 21 | And I have stayed ever since because when I joined Roadwatch it was at a time when they were developing from just 15 information stations throughout the country — there are now almost 100 . |
| 22 | ‘ When I discovered I was pregnant , it was at a time when I was very manic about the group , I felt it was my mission . |
| 23 | This experience was invaluable when I went to college , for it was at a time when students in training were being told that if a lesson was interesting enough , children would listen . |
| 24 | It was at a time when there was a big age difference : the elder students were ex-soldiers . |
| 25 | It was at a time when many lesbians , angry at the lack of weight given to women 's issues within the mixed movement and at the continuing sexism of many gay men , chose to prioritize work with the women 's movement . |
| 26 | It was at a time when Joyce had brought proceedings for divorce against his first wife , an action which ended in the dissolution of the marriage in 1936 . |
| 27 | The Arab world was alarmed at the implications of the new Cabinet for the peace process , formed as it was at a time when the USA was considering breaking off its 16-month dialogue with the PLO , following the abortive raid on the Israeli coast on May 30 [ see this page for breaking off of dialogue on June 20 ] . |
| 28 | He said : ‘ It was at a meeting on January 17 — two days after we answered the status inquiry — that we had the first indication that the shop had decided to consult an insolvency expert . ’ |
| 29 | It was at a meeting at Trinity College , Bristol . |
| 30 | It was at a meeting in February 1880 of Emma 's co-workers and tenants in south London that it was decided to take over the Victoria Theatre ( familiarly known as the Old Vic ) in the Waterloo Road , a hitherto dirty and drunken home for melodrama , and turn it into a coffee music hall for purified and teetotal entertainment . |