Example sentences of "be at [noun sg] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , for example if somebody does reject a young man in a way that erm is n't appropriate in his eyes , he might then go around and start calling her all sorts of names and generally making other men think of her in bad way , and of course no eighteen year old woman wants young men to think badly of her , and so she puts pressure on herself not to reject advances too openly or too obviously or something like that , and the whole cycle starts again , and so and I think this is the sort of thing the college just can not have anything to do with , because that really is going too far , that 's interfering with the the one thing we could do , perhaps , is talk to the young women and make it clear that they do have the right to reject advances and that what they 've got to be concerned about whilst they 're at university is they 're academic career and making sure that that is n't affected by harassment . |
| 2 | You 're at home are you ? |
| 3 | Erm some of your clothes I did n't take with me and they 're at mum 's , I I mean I . |
| 4 | All they do when they 're at sea is take down the messages we send to them , so do n't worry about not picking up a signal , 'cause nobody 'll be sending you any . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Those of us who selected the Royal Fusiliers because of historic links or family ties may feel that allowing criminals to join our ranks simply because we 're at war is hardly likely to advance the regiment 's reputation , ’ he said , looking pointedly in the direction of Tommy . |
| 6 | Well it 's always nice to be at home is n't it ? |
| 7 | WHAT AM I DOING HERE , I COULD BE AT HOME BEING IGNORED BY THE FAMILY |
| 8 | ‘ Suddenly what seems to be at stake is the Britishness of being Britain' |
| 9 | Suddenly what seems to be at stake is not economic and material wellbeing , but the Britishness of being Britain … |
| 10 | We 'll be at mum 's anyway , so |
| 11 | TWO youngsters who were strangled after warnings that they could be at risk were put on a council child protection register in June , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 12 | This time next week lad you 'll be at nanny 's , you 've got to be a good boy |
| 13 | One advantage of being at home is that you will be less likely to have a caesarian section , which is seen as a last resort while in hospitals around 12pc of all pregnancies will end in an operation . |
| 14 | Now does that matter , so far as being at school is concerned , if they ca n't really do proper experiments does that mean to say they ca n't do proper chemistry ? |
| 15 | Being at college is a time of great activity for you — intellectual development , physical growth , psychological insight — so it 's also a time when you may well experience particularly vivid dreams . |
| 16 | Bit like being at college is n't it ? |
| 17 | Shaikh Hamad 's observation that borders within the Arab world should remain as they were at independence was , however , interpreted as an indication of Bahrain 's continued claim to the islands . |
| 18 | Some of her Avonlea friends were at Queen 's too , and also her enemy , Gilbert Blythe . |
| 19 | All over the burrow , both the newcomers and those who were at home were accustoming themselves to each other in their own way and their own time ; getting to know what the strangers smelt like , how they moved , how they breathed , how they scratched , the feel of their rhythms and pulses . |
| 20 | And er , were at Lavender 's right . |
| 21 | But it is also due partly to less creditable reasons : women 's wages and the benefits they can draw for their children when they are at work are generally lower here ; and day care for children is scarcer and poorer than in many other countries . |
| 22 | A world in which these actors and processes are at work is marked by a constant struggle for dominance . |
| 23 | It depends upon your role , but if you are at work is likely to be Legal/Rational |
| 24 | The list below names employees that are at present being transferred and whose details are required as soon as possible . |
| 25 | Since tandems etc are at present being carried , and there are no substantial proposed changes to the rolling stock , the ban can not be justified by space constraints . |
| 26 | Since tandems etc are at present being carried , and there are no substantial proposed changes to the rolling stock , the ban can not be justified by space constraints.The extending of the charges will only encourage cyclists to take their bikes by other means , thus losing revenue for the railways . |
| 27 | Courses are at present being run in London ( usually at Quintin School ) , the South West ( either at Dartmouth or Weston-Super-Mare ) , the North West ( Cheadle ) and in Edinburgh , Norfolk also run further training sessions ( details for which should be obtained from the Norfolk trainers ) . |
| 28 | Whether these rational and progressive responses to the problem of sea-level rise will satisfy the coastal dwellers who are at risk is an open question . |
| 29 | So er how does Paul relish the prospect of of playing up front , cos it 's a role that er he has n't played in while he 's been at County is n't it ? |
| 30 | But I mean , he can , he 's at King 's anyway tomorrow so it wo n't take him long to get home . |