Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [modal v] be at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed it was to escape this commotion of the house that young Tennyson sought sanctuary and solitude in the surrounding countryside , where he could be at peace with all he beheld and find the inspiration for his poetic thoughts which he conveyed to us by his pen . |
| 2 | Although you may be at some bar or club with the community interest at heart , people do n't look at you like that . |
| 3 | I mean in n things like swimming baths are chlorinated so they 've got a low bug count anyway , so , so you 'll be at low risk of getting anything there . |
| 4 | Following the visit of our hon. Friend the Member for Enfield , North ( Mr. Eggar ) to Basildon last Friday , will my right hon. and learned Friend endorse our hon. Friend 's statement that the independence that we are offering colleges of further education and sixth-form colleges such as Basildon 's will enable them to be more effective , efficient and flexible than they can be at present ? |
| 5 | Although he would be at a considerable financial loss , Serampore had a number of significant advantages : far more people , a good site only two hours boat journey from Calcutta , complete freedom to engage in evangelism and the chance to operate a printing press freely . |
| 6 | Oliver , being left to himself in the undertaker 's shop , set the lamp down on a workman 's bench , and gazed timidly about him with a feeling of awe and dread , which many people a good deal older than he will be at no loss to understand . |
| 7 | He was going to win the British Open , so he 'd be at Augusta the next year ! |
| 8 | Thus , just as it is dangerous to superimpose standard-based analyses on a present-day vernacular , so it must be at least equally dangerous to do this in dealing with past states , which are of course also divergent . |
| 9 | Not me cos I 'll be at work . |
| 10 | Erm I do n't think I can cos I 'll be at work . |
| 11 | He persisted , ‘ You do n't know if she 'd be at her agency ? ’ |
| 12 | I asked the Czech manager if they would be at Rutland Water in June and he said they would not be able to afford it . |
| 13 | ‘ However , in deference to public opinion , the developers have decided to see if it would be at all possible to have the building renovated and brought back to its former glory . |
| 14 | It is usually paid for via state-funded organisations and can at least be relied on even if it can be at times both economically and spiritually unrewarding . |
| 15 | There was the sensation of immense speed now ; he thought the skies were rushing past him , and there was a whirling , dizzying feeling , as if he might be at the centre of a maelstrom . |
| 16 | Mm , well he wo n't because you 'll be at school |
| 17 | ‘ It is not so bad for us because we would be at home in the first leg , ’ said Blues chairman David Campbell . |
| 18 | This new ad had barely been launched before it came under attack from drink-driving campaigners who say it will miss the very people it is aimed at — because they will be at the pub . |
| 19 | because he would be at the top end of the other school |
| 20 | A value of 255 would result in the corresponding phosphor dot on the screen receiving maximum illumination while it would be at half brightness if the value were 127 . |
| 21 | I 've no idea I ca n't er I ca n't say whether she would be at home or not . |
| 22 | To be effective it is important that practitioners are ‘ free of prejudice concerning illegitimacy , heredity and adoption before they can be at ease with adoptive parents ’ ( Brebner et al , 1985 ) . |
| 23 | ‘ It does n't have to happen , ’ she said , her voice almost as stubborn as his could be at times . |
| 24 | ‘ And I 've packed you a currant teacake for a ‘ biting on ’ , though you should be at Dudley afore dinnertime . ’ |
| 25 | Annoyed as we may be at having the cardinal terms left thus undefined ( for Pound proceeds no further towards defining them ) , we are compelled to see that this criticism is not of the chalk-or-cheese , sheep-and-goats variety ; the discrimination proposed is more subtle — between a quality in poetry that is ‘ nearly always ’ a virtue ( ’ I can think of no case where it is not' ) , and an opposite quality that is ‘ not always ’ a fault . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | In some areas , ‘ truancy patrols ’ have been set up , consisting of teams of usually two persons ( an education welfare officer ( EWO ) and a police officer ) who question youngsters who look as though they should be at school . |
| 29 | Motorola Inc is reportedly concerned the move will fuel suggestions that the 88000 RISC chip is dead even though it may be at least partially responsible for the short-fall in 88open 's funding . |
| 30 | Mr Kemp said : ‘ Given the scale and complexity of the closure programme , I think it is going as well for residents and staff as it could be at this stage . ’ |