Example sentences of "be at [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Irrespective of the means provided to bring automatic roof vents and sprinkler systems into operations , automatic fire detection able to sense the presence of a smouldering fire may be important to reduce damage to some forms of goods if the premises are to be at any time unoccupied . |
| 32 | There 's a Danish proverb , you know , that states that fish and guests smell after three days and er we all know the visits which have begun so successfully from friends and relatives , it need n't be Christmas , it could be at any time of the year , which are often ruined by people lingering on well past their sell-by date . |
| 33 | Woodlands , however , can be at some distance , as people will only need to fetch firewood , poles , and so on for tools and fencing , or timber for construction , periodically . |
| 34 | Similarly , extensive pastures can be at some distance , since animals can be walked there and kept there for some time by herdsmen . |
| 35 | Sandison finds that the probability of citation will be halved by the transfer of library material to the Reserve Stock shelves , which may be at some distance from the main library shelving , or which may have to be fetched from remote stores . |
| 36 | Although you may be at some bar or club with the community interest at heart , people do n't look at you like that . |
| 37 | They 'll want to spend time looking at equipment they ca n't afford or can only just run to and will be at some stage of agonising over whether to buy or not . |
| 38 | If a prisoner disobeys an instruction to place his laundry in a certain basket , he will be at some risk of being found guilty of mutiny under the Bill . |
| 39 | A value of 255 would result in the corresponding phosphor dot on the screen receiving maximum illumination while it would be at half brightness if the value were 127 . |
| 40 | The ridden horse 's ears may be at half mast indicating that he is relaxed and listening to his rider . |
| 41 | Tank to be at this state until fry are free-swimming . |
| 42 | Somehow she had expected six inches of semi-darkness , and half a face enquiring suspiciously what her business might be at this hour . |
| 43 | Who could it be at this hour ? |
| 44 | Who on earth could that be at this hour ? |
| 45 | Smallholder Bookshop will be at this event . |
| 46 | Given leave to speak , he said he had gone into the church to help , and had simply obeyed such orders as were given to him , and he knew nothing of where the saint 's coffin might be at this moment . |
| 47 | In church growth terms it will be at this point that the leaders will be gaining the ‘ vision ’ for the work . |
| 48 | James said that some copies will be at this week 's Which Computer Show in Birmingham . |
| 49 | ‘ He wo n't be at this place , ’ Doreen assured her in a lofty tone . |
| 50 | There was a growing feeling that the second minister on the Circuit should be free to concentrate his energies on the Edenderry district and that in fact the No 2 Manse should be at should be at this end of the town . |
| 51 | Will he be at this meeting tonight ? ’ |
| 52 | Well how many 's gon na be at this meeting ? |
| 53 | Thinking about the various stages you go through and then once you 've reached the level of department managers at , on a lot of issues you tend to be at this stage but it 's important to remember that a number of your staff may be down here somewhere . |
| 54 | To pick up David 's point now , if this is the client who 's already running the house , the mortgage , it 's , you know , a few years old , they want to take out a further advance , for some house improvements , or something , then obviously they now need more , so it might be at this stage we then want a P S P for the remaining , you know , ten years , eleven years , twelve years , or whatever , because they 've borrowed some more money from the building society . |
| 55 | Mr Kemp said : ‘ Given the scale and complexity of the closure programme , I think it is going as well for residents and staff as it could be at this stage . ’ |
| 56 | Mm she must be at this stage . |
| 57 | ‘ Whoever can it be at this time of night ? ’ asked Elizabeth . |
| 58 | Harriet drove her to the local hospital as soon as the pains started in mid-afternoon and , knowing how hazardous the road back in the dark could be at this time of the year , brought an overnight bag so that she could stay at a nearby hotel . |
| 59 | Whoever could it be at this time of night ? |
| 60 | This pioneering , dangerous , and chemically intensive work was as significant as that on gold , most work on radium being at that time confined to the laboratory . |