Example sentences of "are [adj] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm in my experience it 's quite normal for erm a period after the close of the enquiry to be erm given to erm the planning authority or authorities to on other matters which are outstanding at the close of the enquiry , whether it 's two weeks , whether it 's whether it 's very very common , it 's it 's reasonable that the authority should have that opportunity to . |
| 2 | But you have a reception at the Saudi-Arabian ambassador 's at seven , a meeting with the US Under-Secretary of the Interior about the Little Big Inch Pipeline at eight ; Simon Scher is meeting with you at St-Cloud at nine , and you are due at the duchesse de Quinsac-Plessan 's reception at ten … ‘ |
| 3 | The service has proved willing to invest in Skymaster , even though the ‘ returns ’ are low at the moment , and clearly sees it as a thing of the future . |
| 4 | You obviously think so and that indicates what I had suspected all along — that you really are upset at the thought of your lover being away with Maria Luisa ; hence your ridiculous outcries and accusations . ’ |
| 5 | Jobs are scarce at the moment , so you 've got to be realistic . ’ |
| 6 | Surely it is in order for Conservative Members to put various policy options to the Prime Minister , and surely what really provoked the rabble opposite to make such a din is that they are embarrassed at the sound of their own policies . |
| 7 | Now , that 's really great to me because I mean , you 're really stimulating the youngsters at that age , and quite obviously I could tell you loads of stories the way this neighbourhood engineers er er , scheme works at the moment but as I say we are embarrassed at the moment because , quite obviously , loads of school want us to participate but we got a very shortage of engineers . |
| 8 | The curtains are light at the window . |
| 9 | Victorian girls ' names like Emma , Daisy , Rose and Jessica are popular at the moment , as are biblical names — Benjamin , Adam , Samuel , Rebecca and Rachel . |
| 10 | For all our bullshit about adventure , most of us are craven at the crutch . |
| 11 | Leeds are OK at the back , it 's all down to the front man not earning his transfer fee basically . |
| 12 | The researchers also saw changes in particle distribution and that the changes in auroral formation are different at the centre . |
| 13 | Moving signs , while using some form of sequence information , can either be temporally redundant ( i.e. have position features which are similar at the start and finish of the sign ) or be temporally salient ( i.e. have position features which are different at the start and the finish of the sign ) . |
| 14 | For this reason , many advisers recommend that their clients swop their unit-linked policies to the with-profits type about five years before they retire , provided market conditions are favourable at the time . |
| 15 | In fact , as we now make plans to go home , we are sad at the thought of leaving this country and the people we 've met . |
| 16 | The constructors ' championship winners , like nearly everyone else in Formula One , are alarmed at the threat posed by the actions of the French anti-smoking lobby and a provincial court 's action in fining Canon Williams Renault . |
| 17 | Complex changes are visible at the north gate at Great Chesterford . |
| 18 | Served with coffee , these delicious truffles are perfect at the end of a meal . |
| 19 | But many are indignant at the suggestion that age should bar them from help |
| 20 | I had not originally intended to make a great issue of the fact , but it is true to say that the pressure groups that study these matters in great detail are incensed at the way in which the orders have been introduced . |
| 21 | But locals are incensed at the suggestion they live in the poorest served community in England . |
| 22 | We are delighted at the uptake of the discussion documents and although only mid-way through the programme , we have already received some very positive feedback . |
| 23 | We are delighted at the honour and thank Hilary for agreeing to represent us and ensure even closer communications between the Medau College and the Medau Society . |
| 24 | ‘ The master , Professor John Albery , and fellows of University College are delighted at the election of a University man to the presidency of the United States . ’ |
| 25 | ORGANISERS of an appeal to collect food and medicine for deprived Russian children are delighted at the response so far . |
| 26 | Moving signs , while using some form of sequence information , can either be temporally redundant ( i.e. have position features which are similar at the start and finish of the sign ) or be temporally salient ( i.e. have position features which are different at the start and the finish of the sign ) . |
| 27 | They are dismayed at the prospect of what would be one of the most highly leveraged tax-grabs in the West , gaining the gainers very little , but losing the losers much . |
| 28 | Four metal-using and manufacturing industries are prominent at the head of the list , with losses of more than 200,000 jobs each . |
| 29 | Some witnesses are unavailable at the time of trial . |
| 30 | ‘ People are confused at the moment , ’ he says . |