Example sentences of "be [vb pp] at the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to some reports Li 's speech had been revised at the last moment to bring it in line with the current Dengist campaign . |
| 2 | A HUGE open-air concert has been cancelled at the last minutes over cash wrangles . |
| 3 | If one wishes to interview a client , one has to give notice about a week in advance , and sometimes interviews are cancelled at the last minute on the diktat of whoever is running Brixton prison . |
| 4 | Representatives from the 51 member states , including 29 Presidents and 10 Prime Ministers , discussed an agenda which had been prepared at the 55th session of the OAU Council of Ministers on June 22-27 , also held in Dakar . |
| 5 | Representatives from the 51 member states , including 29 Presidents and 10 Prime Ministers , discussed an agenda which had been prepared at the 55th session of the OAU Council of Ministers on June 22-27 , also held in Dakar . |
| 6 | Those results would suggest that the other tumours were in fact new tumours , rather than persistent tumours which had been missed at the first cystoscopy . |
| 7 | The problem for the hon. Member for Dartford is that , once he has been defeated at the next election , he will be replaced as a candidate by the hon. Member for Stirling ( Mr. Forsyth ) . |
| 8 | I revised a relatively brief article in line with the referees ' comments only to receive a new set of comments which raised points that could have been made at the first submission . |
| 9 | The formal decision on industrialisation had already been made at the Fourteenth Party Congress in 1925 ; therefore the Fifteenth Congress could be claimed to be merely a continuation of previous policies . |
| 10 | The Billabong had been saved at the eleventh hour . |
| 11 | In a few areas a detailed election manifesto has been adopted at the first meeting of a newly elected council as a basis for council policies ( Fudge 1981 ) . |
| 12 | Nothing was said , but his Lieutenant knew he had been reprieved at the last minute . |
| 13 | Each time they 've been reprieved at the last moment . |
| 14 | Agreement on the establishment of the AFTA had been reached at the fourth ASEAN summit held in Singapore in January 1992 [ see p. 38729 ] . |
| 15 | In addition , some painkillers are ruled out ( such as epidural ) , because they take too long to administer and take effect , so your plans for your birth may have to be altered at the last minute . |
| 16 | In the rather broader context of a graduated test scheme , evidence of mastery would be needed so that ( i ) a pupil 's achievements could be informatively reported ( e.g. for certification ) , and ( ii ) to indicate readiness for further learning to be undertaken at the next level of a scheme . |
| 17 | The guide provides three simple checklists of what information should be given at the first appointment , during and at the end of the case . |
| 18 | ‘ It was a common agreement to be ratified at the next board meeting on 20 October ’ . |
| 19 | Otherwise , the cursor will be placed at the first field which does not satisfy either of the above two conditions . |
| 20 | But a plan to bring ‘ political awareness ’ into data processing — which will be developed at the next major IBI conference in Havana next year — is creating controversy . |
| 21 | Comments will be considered at the next meeting which is on 10 December . |
| 22 | Quite often operations could be cancelled at the last moment owing to worsening weather conditions , and this must have been a terrible let-down for them , after getting themselves keyed-up for yet another hectic night . |
| 23 | Unfortunately the October meeting had to be cancelled at the last minute through lack of support . |
| 24 | In the case of a buy-out , disclosure should be made at the first board meeting at which the proposed buy-out is considered , and should be made to the full board and not to a committee of it . |
| 25 | proposed that the Funeral Service Journal representation be made at the next Conference . |
| 26 | Should the review require an adjustment to this committee 's target , a further report will be made at the next meeting of this committee on any amendment to that target . |
| 27 | The plenum , which was described as " stormy " , decided that a formal CPSU stance on the question of CPL independence would be adopted at the next central committee plenum ( scheduled for late January but subsequently deferred until February ) , to be based on assessments made as a result of Gorbachev 's visit to Lithuania . |
| 28 | The post of Vice Chairman was left to be decided at the next Committee meeting . |
| 29 | These and other impressive works from Cannes , including the new Kieslowski and Angelopoulos films , will be seen at the next London Festival . |
| 30 | In December 1924 a press release stated that Her Majesty the Queen had graciously given permission for the house to be exhibited at the ninth Ideal Home Exhibition to be held by the Daily Mail at Olympia the following March . |