Example sentences of "[prep] be [adv prt] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if you were old enough to be around at the time , reactions like ‘ Well , of course , the political circumstances were such that … ’ , and ‘ Yes , I have to admit I took offence to that ’ are more likely , and cause one to take a more considered and less dogmatic view . |
| 2 | In all three areas the mammals that happened to be around at the start fanned out in evolution , and produced a specialist for each trade which , in many cases , came to bear a remarkable resemblance to the corresponding specialist in the other two areas . |
| 3 | General Pershing is the one to be on at the big race . |
| 4 | And you had to walk home , go to bed , and set your alarm , and you had to be up at the court at 10 a.m . |
| 5 | They just put me up for it and I just happened to be about at the time . |
| 6 | They had hoped to be back at the beginning of next season but it now looks unlikely to be until half-way through it . |
| 7 | Mrs Bradford had given her the complete day off for her father 's funeral and she did n't have to be back at the house in Newcastle Place until six o'clock . |
| 8 | What a feeling of power to be back at the wheel again ! |
| 9 | His inclination was to be down at the yard . |
| 10 | ‘ I shall want to be down at the track early tomorrow morning . |
| 11 | They had an interest in playing golf together so specifically formed a society giving it the name of the road they happened to be in at the time — Worple Way , Harrow . |
| 12 | There was some confusion as to who was to be left behind , as ever all wanting to be in at the action , the Steward and Moray flatly refusing to stay . |
| 13 | This bereaved pensioner was glad to be in at the present death . |
| 14 | On one of our south coast patrols I managed to be in at the kill on what turned out to be one of our more amusing combined operations . |
| 15 | It expects to be in at the finish . |
| 16 | These days , it always seems to be in at the deep end for Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd . |
| 17 | John and Muriella , who was an excellent archer , were eager to be out at the butts . |
| 18 | and my , my , me and my brother are gon na be off at the same time |