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Example sentences of "be [adv] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	The damage seemed to be mostly at the back .
2	It 's a bungalow , it 's going to be screened and it 's going to be right at the back , there 's going to be no no er
3	In this case , it is not essential to be right at the committee boat , but having clear air to allow you to carry on , for some distance , without tacking is vital .
4	Should be right at the beginning .
5	You 'll be right at the heart of Hong Kong 's revitalized waterfront , a new area bursting with energy .
6	In this situation , it is much more sensible to be in the second or even third row from the start line , but you should be right at the starboard end .
7	it 's gon na be right at the front .
8	So I hope hopefully this evening will be a very constructive meeting and we 'll certainly welcome your views about what you feel should be happening to the theatre or should be taken or should be taken place at the theatre , what should be on at the theatre , and er things that you feel that are n't happening at the moment .
9	If no answer is given or if the question is not encouraged ( or still worse , not allowed ) , then the searcher may become a believer , but he will be constantly at the mercy of the potential doubt that his faith is only make-believe .
10	‘ Our affluent workers remain , in spite of their affluence , men who live by selling their labour power to their employers in return for wages ; and , in all probability they will still be so at the end of their working days .
11	Sheriff Brian Lockhart , who is presiding over the fatal accident inquiry , asked whether the Newton plans , referred to throughout five weeks of the inquiry so far as ‘ single lead ’ had not been considered to be so at the time .
12	Whether this is through the study , viewing or performance of whole plays or of selected poems or scenes should be entirely at the discretion of the teacher .
13	The amount of any such compensation would be entirely at the discretion Or the Board .
14	It would be less at the equator ( perhaps half a degree ) and more at the poles perhaps six degrees ; certainly enough to melt a great deal of polar ice .
15	We just do n't happen to be together at the moment .
16	His inclination was to be down at the yard .
17	‘ I shall want to be down at the track early tomorrow morning .
18	‘ If any other part of the machine broke the farmer would be down at the dealer causing a song and dance .
19	If I 'm not here , I 'll probably be down at the boatyard .
20	Trailing some way behind the braver riders , I did n't even get to see a fox , let alone be in at the kill .
21	On one of our south coast patrols I managed to be in at the kill on what turned out to be one of our more amusing combined operations .
22	It expects to be in at the finish .
23	There was some confusion as to who was to be left behind , as ever all wanting to be in at the action , the Steward and Moray flatly refusing to stay .
24	‘ Should n't you be in at the feast ? ’
25	‘ Then you 'll be in at the start , with the broken nights and the four-hour feeds and the nappies which need to be constantly changed . ’
26	They had an interest in playing golf together so specifically formed a society giving it the name of the road they happened to be in at the time — Worple Way , Harrow .
27	The truly classic coat has three buttons , the centre button must be exactly at the waistline and is the only one to be fastened .
28	Then he had added , ‘ I 'll be over at the factory if you need me before then .
29	If during the waggle the clubhead feels to be not at the end of the shaft but an inch or so up the shaft , in a waggle you would never be able to feel the exact position of the head coming into impact .
30	Bishop Gray gave his full support to the work going on in many of the schools and parishes , and expressed a wish that the programme would be quickly at the heart of all our schools .