Example sentences of "you be at [art] mercy [prep] " 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 .
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