Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [verb] [noun] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I want a charity to benefit by 100 and I am paying tax at 30 per cent , I need only give up 70 . |
| 2 | After a touch-and-go I was handed control at 200 knots in a typically military 75-degree banked turn onto downwind . |
| 3 | I was gnashing mine at some news from France , received just after another example of the present service from British Telecom . |
| 4 | I was eyeballing distances at that time , and had no real idea how far Roberto had to clear the out-of-bounds and a wee bank that ran round the hole , but we had a strong breeze behind us going from right to left . |
| 5 | ‘ Have you been attending school at all ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ If you were playing football at all , you were probably the ball . ’ |
| 7 | We were producing coal at 71 of our 174 pits — 47 of which were working normally . |
| 8 | ‘ Pretty soon we were throwing bayonets at each other . |
| 9 | Oh yeah we did n't know we were doing interviews at this stage |
| 10 | I used to , every time like when we was playing football at primary school |
| 11 | But they were facing defeat at one stage , slumping to 55–6 in reply to Cound 's 129–4 with spinners Pete Wise and Mike Jones taking two wickets each . |
| 12 | Other voices joined in , in a low growl , but Robert could not hear whether they were repeating what Rafiq had said , or , indeed , whether they were speaking English at all . |
| 13 | Co-ordination , if it is to take place at all , is also most likely to be instigated by the clearinghouses ; but ideally it ought to take place between the library associations , if for no other reason than that they can provide financial support to arrange the necessary meetings of coordinating committees . |
| 14 | Yesterday president Sylvia Byham said the club had originally planned the visit for last year and was delighted it was taking place at last . |
| 15 | No , she wanted some flip flops , but they did n't have any there either , but they had a lot of shell suits , cos I thought it was skiing ones at first . |
| 16 | Chemical giant ICI said it was ceasing production at two chlorine plants at Fleetwood on the Fylde Coast and listed increased fuel charges as one of the reasons for closure . |
| 17 | In 1929 he was appointed lecturer at New College , Oxford . |
| 18 | I do n't think anyone but me was taking notes at this stage of the proceedings . |