Example sentences of "be [adj] [to-vb] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet at 1130 hrs that morning a Corps Commander 's Conference had been held at 5 Corps HQ [ Kp 217 ] at which one of the main topics discussed had been " the Evacuation of the Cossacks to the Russians " and under this heading the decision had been taken that : " Divs will be prepared to shoot at Cossacks to enforce the evacuation plan . " |
| 2 | Concluding that there was no economic justification for phasing out the stations before the end of their planned lives , it also told Nuclear Electric that it would be willing to look at plans for capital spending to extend the life of the stations . |
| 3 | The prospect of that responsibility terrifies me , and I know I would n't be content to sit at home all day with a baby . |
| 4 | ‘ But presumably not ambitious , else why should she be content to remain at Larksoken ? ’ |
| 5 | The new ‘ 91 vintage is n't here till late May , but will be hard to beat at £3.99 . |
| 6 | ‘ Though not the sort of designer , ’ she permitted herself to elaborate , ‘ that you would be likely to employ at G.W. Fashions . ’ |
| 7 | Where poor social acceptance does occur it can be useful to look at ways in which this problem has been tackled , possibly with children who have other educational disadvantages . |
| 8 | Some families with otherwise complex patterns of activity make an effort that everybody should be present to gather at breakfast time , say . |
| 9 | Thus , without prior agreement , they may not disclose confidential information to their backers as this could damage the business of the company and affect the price which the vendors may be able to obtain for their shares ; they may not be able to vote at board meetings on major issues affecting the company if those issues might adversely affect a possible management buy-out ; and they can not involve any of their colleagues in the buy-out or persuade staff to become involved . |
| 10 | What he did not repeat was a signal from Gen Keightley in Austria , sent on 10 May [ KP 59 ] , in which Keightley had specifically requested permission " to be able to shoot at Yugoslavs who categorically disobey orders from British commanders . " |
| 11 | What basically emerges from the planning point of view is the number of objectives that need to be considered in terms of pupil performance — not only what he will be able to do at completion ( on which educational technologists have understandably concentrated ) but also what he will have to be able to do in the process . |
| 12 | Even at the time of his admission and immediately prior to surgery when he has been given a great deal of information , his overriding concern is how he will cope with a stoma and whether he will be able to manage at home . |
| 13 | While carefully weighing a variety of possible portfolio strategies , investors should be able to aim at investment performance that exceeds the TOPIX . |
| 14 | Southbound traffic on the A5 will be able to leave at Staples Corner in the normal way , but northbound traffic will be diverted , before Staples Corner , along Dollis Hill Lane . |
| 15 | Well I du n no whether I 'll be able to use at work you see , I 'll have to ask the the governor . |
| 16 | Before the water reached his knees he knew without a shadow of doubt that he would never be able to stand at waist depth . |
| 17 | If you are working , then you may only be able to help at weekends . |
| 18 | As earn outs are based on future performance and are only payable in the future , they enable the purchaser to agree to a price it may not be able to afford at completion and which it will not be obliged to pay unless profits are generated . |
| 19 | It was a relief to be able to look at objects in depth again after the hypnotic closeness of the walls and the limited view from my room . |
| 20 | And that caught the interest of everyone straight away er , budgeting , how to be able to look at banking etcetera , and I said well and I want you to do that first so I do n't mind mainly because I was gon na work wi with Anne about the , with the environments , and then it 's science , could n't cover with the with the environment that she would like me in tutorial to do and er she has n't , well it 's not her now , unfortunately , I think it 's Sue that is supposed to be working with me cos I want to do something on recycling of rubbish etcetera within the school and do a big sort of er project on it . |
| 21 | It was significant that the man Cooke feared Back would not be able to handle at Twickenham next month , French flanker Laurent Cabannes , was another of his victims in front of a capacity 16,000 crowd . |
| 22 | Remember the one thing about a game show , I do make a lot of them , is you have to be able to play at home . |
| 23 | Remember the one thing about a game show , I do make a lot of them , is you have to be able to play at home . |
| 24 | thumped this girl back , he says and I told him he will not be able to stay at school for dinner |
| 25 | Within an evolutionary framework it could be argued that the work working class women did outside the home was an anachronistic survival and that society was in fact progressing towards a position whereby all women would be able to stay at home . |
| 26 | For if a holder thinks that the buyers will really be able to get at 36s. all that they care to take at that price , he will be unwilling to let slip past him any offer that is well above that price . |
| 27 | You certainly had to be tough to live at Tullivers after the Admiral had gone , for Lucy Trigg , in her eighties , could not be bothered to have any domestic help , nor could she be bothered to light fires , to cook meals for herself , nor to clean the house and tend the garden . |
| 28 | The national Church does not entirely escape responsibility for this situation ; within living memory the bishop of one major see let it be known that he would not be available to officiate at services on Good Friday since he had to start the boat race at his old school . |
| 29 | It may be necessary to stop at intervals to go over certain key points in order to check on the degree of understanding , or to reinforce a point while it is fresh in the memory . |
| 30 | Beyond this , it may be necessary to look at family and other causative factors of which the child may be unconscious . |