Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] be [adj] at [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Different species often do not get a chance to interbreed because they live in different geographic areas , or in different localities within an area ( one species at the tops of trees , the other on the ground , for example ) , or they might be active at different times of day .
2 They will be skilful at separating ‘ noise ’ from ‘ signal ’ .
3 Since vitamin E is fat soluble , this shortcoming in turn prevents it from entering the circulation , even though it may be present at normal levels in the gut .
4 It may be possible at certain times of the day to observe roe deer in adjoining fields .
5 Now he does n't actually make the concession I think it 's consistent of what he says , that he ought to concede that direct democracy might be better at improving the citizens , because after all the citizens have much more to do on in service of the state but his view is that direct democracy has the opposite failure to guardianship , that while it might be better at improving citizens it 's absolutely hopeless in managing the affairs of the state and his reasons for that is that we need experts with experience in order to carry out the affairs of government and although these people ought ultimately to be held responsible to the people , people should n't sit in judgment them in every one of their decisions .
6 It can be seen that in the event of specific goods perishing , the contract may be avoided by section 7 but if in any other case the contract becomes impossible or illegal to perform , it will be frustrated at common law .
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