Example sentences of "[modal v] be at [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Snizort , on his own account , offered the Twelve Knights who had sat at a round table so that no one of them should be at its head and no one at its foot . |
| 2 | Whatever one 's political view of them , if the privatization proposals made any sense then prices being kept down by competition should be at their heart . |
| 3 | It is not surprising that many give up fishing at an age when they should be at their peak , with a true set of values and the all too rare ability to enjoy themselves even when fish are not being very cooperative . |
| 4 | England batted badly in both games but this time the players should be at their tour peak . |
| 5 | So the Collector had arranged that the giant Sikh , Hookum Singh , should be at his side in the most central part of the Residency ready to wield the Church bell which had been toppled from its tower earlier in the siege and which only he was strong enough to lift . |
| 6 | ( The addresses of under sheriffs are in the Law List , which should be at your local reference library ) . |
| 7 | With the Sun now passing through the independent sign of Aries and over the mid-heaven point of your solar chart , you should be at your most outgoing , ambitious and not unduly concerned if a major alteration takes place in the working pattern of your life . |
| 8 | But they must be at their best to overcome the visitors , who are comfortably holding down third place in the division . |
| 9 | For maximum torque the motional voltage must be at its maximum during the phase winding excitation interval [ Fig. 7.12(b) ] . |
| 10 | She said , looking into the box , ‘ You must know Fergus Wolff , he must be at your college , I think . ’ |
| 11 | The dog must be at your dad 's he kept saying , just take me home ! |
| 12 | To her credit , she tried very hard not to even once look over at the table , though she was being subjected to the constant tinkle of happy laughter , which made her think Matthew must be at his witty best . |
| 13 | It 's almost unbelievable that this has happened again.This poor man must be at his wit 's end . |
| 14 | and we it 'll be at your |
| 15 | ‘ I 'll be at my prie-dieu in time for Mass , Mother . ’ |
| 16 | I 'll be at my desk if you phone |
| 17 | I 'll be at my flat in Valletta tonight . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ You are a part of it , ’ he interrupted caustically , ‘ whether you like it or not , and at the moment you are the only friend Steve Cannock has and if you feel for him as you so often have claimed to you 'll be at his side when he needs you . ’ |
| 19 | He persisted , ‘ You do n't know if she 'd be at her agency ? ’ |
| 20 | Otherwise I 'd be at my father 's house … ’ |
| 21 | A pleasant period is ahead of you , as opportunities for socialising with others of your kind may be at their peak . |
| 22 | Outside the family , the claims of work and career ( which may be at their strongest at this time ) may either frustrate paternal longings or provide compensation for the displacement . |
| 23 | Through delegation you can make proper use of specialist skills which may be at your disposal . |
| 24 | I decided to spend three nights watching the Peckoltias when they would be at their most active to gauge the aggression that — during the day — I did not see . |
| 25 | In the sense that , in a way going on from what I was saying on the face of it south China ought to be the area where land reform will be easiest to achieve in the sense that here you 've got a society which is landlord dominated , heavily landlord dominated and therefore w where one would expect that the antagonism , antagonisms between landlords and tenants would be at their greatest . |
| 26 | Here , one might think , was an occasion when the symbol of national unity would be at its most needed , as citizens prepare to sacrifice their lives for King and Country : under conditions of national threat , the psychological strength of the symbol could be expected to be intensified ( Edelman , 1964 ; Sherif , 1966 ) . |
| 27 | The rush-hour would be at its height , with long tail-backs at the busiest junctions ; she resigned herself to a tedious journey home . |
| 28 | It had been planned to provide two grandstand finishes on the Saturday and Sunday afternoons when television viewing would be at its peak . |
| 29 | But if she was going to be killed , she had tearfully decided , it would be at her home in Mayfair . |
| 30 | Before the match Beck had said he hoped Ballesteros would be at his best and his wish was granted . |