Example sentences of "at home [conj] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Coombes is n't at home but says if there 's a technical breach he 'll apply for permission . |
| 2 | Now of course he sits at home and waits for the cheques ! |
| 3 | In another BT study , Away From Base , psychologist Dr Guy Fielding identifies four distinct travelling personalities — the ‘ bee ’ who works hard when travelling but gets impatient if the journey takes too long ; the ‘ chameleon ’ who finds it easy to sit back and relax despite travel disruptions ; the reliable ‘ beaver ’ who always gets the job done but prefers to be in constant contact when on the move ; and the independent ‘ cat ’ who really prefers to be at home and likes to ‘ take his own world with him ’ when travelling . |
| 4 | One patient ( centre B ) continued with NIPPV at home and remains well . |
| 5 | I go out and tend to the suffering populace and she sits at home and patronizes me . |
| 6 | What price the ‘ efficiency savings ’ made by day-surgery and early discharge when the patient leaves hospital with barely controlled pain and becomes infected , or simply ca n't cope at home and requires re-admission ? |
| 7 | I am fortunate that she adores books , enthuses over learning at home and has settle happily into a private nursery school . |
| 8 | Goldie , 46 , has three children at home and has regular visits from live-in lover Kurt Russell 's son Boston , 14 , from his previous marriage . |
| 9 | Goldie , 46 , has three children at home and has regular visits from live-in lover Kurt Russell 's son Boston , 14 , from his previous marriage . |
| 10 | Her and her old man stays at home and has a fortnight together . |
| 11 | Gooch , still wary of any contact with the press , offered no explaination , but proceded to react in a manner which suggests he has decided upon the antidote to troubles at home and troubles with the bat . |
| 12 | Yeah I 'm afraid so , I think it 's compounded by the fact that your , what your dad says sums it up beautifully about your mum , I was talking to him about , you know , what does she , what she 's got in her life other than what she ever had other than a home , working and so on , has she got any hobbies at home or does she do anything is there anything that takes her mind off things |