Example sentences of "you be at the mercy of " in BNC.
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1 | Acquire a free spirit : You are at the mercy of check-in staff , late passengers and air-traffic control . |
2 | A stock of ‘ standard ’ components will not help when an unusual item is ‘ out of stock ’ , and with these you just have to accept that you are at the mercy of the suppliers . |
3 | The moral to be drawn from this sad episode is : ‘ Do n't put your money into any business you can not understand , and where you are at the mercy of the advice given by others , however trustworthy . ’ |
4 | ‘ You 're at the mercy of some pilot and God knows what state they 're in , ’ he added . |
5 | He says you 're at the mercy of the elements and you just go where the weather takes you . |
6 | And you 're at the mercy of the landlord putting the rent up Brenda . |