Example sentences of "be [adv prt] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't want to turn round cos the lights are on at the moment . |
| 2 | I think it 's fair to say that with this new computer erm the box office that we 've got a lot of information can be stored on that and in future we 'll be using a much more erm sophisticated in a scientific way for instance if you came here and book that seat that your sitting in tonight we would know on that computer what type of show that your discouraging coming to erm we can say to you we can send you out a leaflet saying the kind of er things that you 'd like to see are on at the playhouse on such and such a date and we could even say to you would you like the seat that you normally sit in . |
| 3 | I would rather have been down at the villa making figgy hedgehogs for Tony but a promise is a promise . |
| 4 | Maggie immediately thought of the lack of seagulls she 'd noticed when she 'd been down at the sea-front . |
| 5 | His wife in her innocence told us he had been down at the steamer when we landed and had slipped out of sight , and next morning he had left at six o'clock to go and visit a small island North of Jura where he had never been known to go before . " |
| 6 | It was just that , well , I heard he 'd been down at the police station this morning . |
| 7 | ‘ She might have been down at the jetty a couple of hours ago . |
| 8 | then she said they 've been down at the this time of year |
| 9 | Madeira can claim to have been in at the birth of modern tourism , along with such famous nineteenth-century resorts as Baden-Baden , the Italian Lakes and the French Riviera . |
| 10 | " We in Christian Aid are proud to have been in at the start of this magazine which campaigns relentlessly for a better , fairer , environmentally purer and politically more aware world . |
| 11 | A legend in the power boat world , Shurdington signwriter , John has been in at the top of his sport for over 30 years . |
| 12 | Instead of presenting a strong , clear answer to this misconception , many Christians show that their defences are down at the very place where modern unbelief is most devastating . |
| 13 | In all honesty , you ca n't afford to try and play your way out of trouble when you are down at the bottom . |
| 14 | situational humour , ie funny within the context of the situation people are in at the time so that people can relate to it through a common , shared experience |
| 15 | For the mobile unit , it must be well built and braced to allow for moving over uneven ground , if the birds are in at the time , then the extra weight on the floor will be 204 kg for the 100 bird house and 409 kg for the 200 bird house . |
| 16 | Eventually we can expect the central mark ( which tells us which region we are in at the moment ) to have moved to parts of the two sequences which are quite different . |
| 17 | The tenant may wish to limit its liability to the state and condition of the premises at the commencement of the term , in which case it would need to include a provision that it will keep the Premises in no worse condition than they are in at the commencement of the Term as evidenced by the Schedule of condition annexed hereto A schedule of condition would then of course have to be settled including , if possible , a portfolio of photographs . |
| 18 | There are a number of reasons why we need to make sure that we are in at the starting post in terms of links with Central and Eastern Europe . |
| 19 | ‘ But I do n't envy the position the jockeys are in at the moment . |
| 20 | I am over at the big house within a couple of minutes , kilt on , best sporran and carrying the bagpipes , and prepared for anything . |
| 21 | You 'll find it more productive than the one you 're on at the moment . ’ |
| 22 | They 're down at the front . ’ |
| 23 | All the others you did n't see cause they 're down at the bottom so when this lot |
| 24 | Regardless of the shape you 're in at the finish , only a glutton for punishment will relish the long haul back down the road to the car . |
| 25 | And most of us do that , and that is the situation that we 're in at the present time . |
| 26 | The energy crisis which we 're in at the moment , and which will , although it 's temporarily abating if we judge the prices on the oil market , will not go away , is one of the most important areas in which chemistry can contribute . |
| 27 | You 're off at the end of the run . |
| 28 | ‘ We 're off at the crack of dawn , ’ added Jenny . |
| 29 | erm Peter wants to tighten up on on on the business of erm carrying holidays over and I think he 's right , actually , erm and he also is using this opportunity to try to et us to plan our holidays as a group so that we 're not all off at the same time , or if it 's appropriate we should all be off a the same time then we 're off at the same time , but it 's erm common sense should prevail one way or another , but it would be a good idea if you could let me have erm a brief indication of any major times you plan to be away . |
| 30 | They 're up at the castle . ’ |