Example sentences of "he [modal v] be at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He felt himself passing his tongue over his lips ; it was unreal , everything that was happening ; he should be at home in the parlour , playing the piano , staring at the |
| 2 | He should be at home in his father 's mansion , not listening to the ranting of some deranged maniac on the eve of what must surely be the one of the largest battles in the Empire 's history . |
| 3 | But even if the state is driven to an action , if at the same time the citizen is put at a serious disadvantage in the assertion of his legal , in this case of his constitutional , rights , by defence in the suit , justice may require that he should be at liberty to avoid those disadvantages by paying promptly and bringing suit on his side . |
| 4 | But even if the state is driven to an action , if at the same time the citizen is put at a serious disadvantage in the assertion of his legal , in this case of his constitutional , rights , by defence in the suit , justice may require that he should be at liberty to avoid those disadvantages by paying promptly and bringing suit on his side . |
| 5 | But even if the state is driven to an action , if at the same time the citizen is put at a serious disadvantage in the assertion of his legal , in this case of his constitutional rights , by defence in the suit , justice may require that he should be at liberty to avoid those disadvantages by paying promptly and bringing suit on his side . |
| 6 | But even if the state is driven to an action , if at the same time the citizen is put at a serious disadvantage in the assertion of his legal , in this case of his constitutional rights , by defence in the suit , justice may require that he should be at liberty to avoid those disadvantages by paying promptly and bringing suit on his side . |
| 7 | He 'll be at Laura Lynch 's . |
| 8 | He 'll be at Stoke Mandeville for some time and will receive schooling with lessons in English . |
| 9 | He 'll be at home now . |
| 10 | He 'll be at home tonight about nine . |
| 11 | I 'll just leave it there he 'll be at home with his mother now watching them on the telly . |
| 12 | He 'll be at home . |
| 13 | No he 'll be at school , just me and you , scrubbing away at the floor you 'd rather do it with Christopher would n't you ? |
| 14 | He 'll be at Starr Hills , I dare say . ’ |
| 15 | He 'll be at manager Graham Taylor 's side in Spain on Wednesday . |
| 16 | He 'll be at M S three . |
| 17 | This fellow , who must be the only , or almost the only , surviving person outside Japan who has been the target of a nuclear bomb , and who knows what it 's like for real ( as opposed to the criminally bone-headed fantasising about nuclear war indulged in by our sillier soldiers and politicians ) , was not only matter-of-fact about it all , as though it was the sort of thing that might have happened to anyone , but he actually admitted that he had never given a thought to the possibility that he might be at risk as a result of the radiation he undoubtedly suffered at the time until recent weeks when various busybodies brought the matter to his attention . |
| 18 | The aim is to ensure that no patient is sent home to a situation where he might be at risk . |
| 19 | Indeed it was to escape this commotion of the house that young Tennyson sought sanctuary and solitude in the surrounding countryside , where he could be at peace with all he beheld and find the inspiration for his poetic thoughts which he conveyed to us by his pen . |
| 20 | He was going to win the British Open , so he 'd be at Augusta the next year ! |
| 21 | But he would be at Hoggatt 's to solve a murder , and all other considerations would go down before that overriding task . |
| 22 | Normally on New Year 's Day he would be at home with Mandy . |
| 23 | He had n't expected the red carpet to be unrolled for him , but he had thought that at last he would be at work , setting up his meetings , on the move . |
| 24 | Always with resignation and with grief but buffered by the knowledge that he would no longer be in pain and confusion , by the fact that he 'd had a long and lively life — that he would be at peace at last . |
| 25 | It might be argued that in such situations it is the only course of action open to a man and that he would be at fault if he acted differently . |
| 26 | And he would be at death 's door — unrecognizable . |
| 27 | If he does , he will be at odds for the first time with the hordes of admiring supporters who could not conceal their disappointment when news of Ronnie Whelan 's late equaliser at Highbury was announced just before the kick-off . |
| 28 | He will be at Llandrindod Wells , Aberaeron , Machynlleth and Aberdyfi today and at Caersws tomorrow to address members of Mid Wales Tourism . |
| 29 | Tell him that you have decided to wage unrestricted war ; that , from this moment on , he is fair game ; that you may attack him without warning at any time ; that he will be at risk whenever he is in or near the school or club where the bullying takes place . |
| 30 | He can be at peace . ’ |