Example sentences of "at [noun] [verb] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the Moths now at Mandevelle has been on static display in a motor museum for years , and is now almost ready to leap into the air again ; an excellent idea . |
| 2 | Meanwhile , strike partner While there has been no doubting the high regard Beardsley is held in around Everton , many had begun to question Mo Johnston , whose future at Goodison had been in doubt after two months in the cold , looks to have earned a temporary reprieve following his equaliser against Liverpool . |
| 3 | His coaching and help at nets has been of benefit to all our players . ’ |
| 4 | I wonder what his parents thought of him , but does n't it all boil down to what life at home has been like . |
| 5 | It was only when she began to spend time at CBS 's corporate headquarters that Wilson realised just how congenial the atmosphere at Virgin had been by comparison — particularly for a highly motivated woman . |
| 6 | The junior leader training at the Army Apprentice College at Harrogate had been on weekend leave and was due back at 11pm on Sunday . |
| 7 | Dragging him away from the house at Harlaching had been like drawing teeth , and on the drive to the airfield he had stopped the car to pick wild flowers , in the name of God ! |
| 8 | Silver Buck , now eleven , had won four of his five races during the 1982–3 season but had been beaten in the King George by Wayward Lad , who had not run since and whose participation at Cheltenham had been in doubt until a searching gallop had proved his readiness . |
| 9 | The final attempts at explanation have been in terms of ‘ cultural defence ’ and see moral protest groups arising in response to broader cultural changes , as opposed to changes in class structure or the role of religion . |