Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] to be at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why did you want me to be at a disadvantage ? ’ she demanded . |
| 2 | She would cook them all a good breakfast and make it clear that she expected them to be at the table on time . |
| 3 | At noon Sir Michael Adeane rang up and asked me to be at the Palace at 2 o'clock . |
| 4 | He said : ‘ Jolande wants me to be at the birth , so it may mean missing the Masters . |
| 5 | ‘ Once upon a time I 'd 've made you turn religious , ’ said Constance , and suddenly it occurred to Scarlet that really she was already religious , as anyone who had borne a child must surely be : not in the conventional sense but rather as a passenger on a train would expect someone to be at the controls . |
| 6 | The range of oriental rugs on offer in a dealer 's showroom or department store is overwhelming , and you may feel yourself to be at the mercy of the salesman . |
| 7 | Stretched out where they had fallen , the last three members of the once invincible Hellhounds killer pack stared sightlessly after their executioner — a far more efficient and dangerous killer than Nature had ever equipped them to be at the height of their savage power . |
| 8 | MERSEYSIDE has once again shown itself to be at the centre of new writing talent . |
| 9 | The point is that black people are not only at a disadvantage in the job market on account of their colour , they also perceive sharply that this is so and , despite Johnson 's tongue-in-cheek addendum , the consciousness of belonging to a group which feels itself to be at a disadvantage is clear enough . |
| 10 | Has the ship building industry cooperated , with Europe perhaps , to enable it to be at the forefront ? |
| 11 | For the same reason , I suggest that you avoid overseas package tours that require you to be at the airport in the early hours of the morning , or very late at night , when you may have difficulty travelling to the airport safely . |
| 12 | Instead , he had a blue card telling him to be at the hospital for his first appointment with a National Health psychotherapist , a photograph of a fair-haired woman with green eyes , a driving licence , a library ticket , a yellowed old newspaper cutting about a forgotten murder , and a much fresher , more succinct bit of print torn from last Sunday 's newspaper . |