Example sentences of "[be] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now this I dependably find a real throw-up number but there 's never anything too horrendous because , as my colleagues are always saying , we 're at the darning-and-patching level of the biomedical business : the serious cases we bring in direct , and at speed , from the city hospitals , and we in our turn get rid of them as quickly as we can . |
| 2 | Yeah , you 're at the right end ! |
| 3 | We 're at the right speed here Peter , we 're okay . |
| 4 | Casualty doctors who 're at the sharp end see the evidence that speeding is deadly . |
| 5 | ‘ We 're pleased about the reed warblers : they 're at the north-westerly edge of their breeding range here , ’ he went on . |
| 6 | It must be incredibly frustrating to have the weight of climbing opinion against you if you 're at the front end of the game and you want to climb a new line without considerable risk of topping yourself unless you place bolts . |
| 7 | ‘ We 're at the final state of putting proposals together . ’ |
| 8 | Ah but that 's the devil to try and coordinate that with an orchestra when you 're at the other end |
| 9 | If you 're at the other end , you 're actually producing something , bear in mind your opening sentence , your opening paragraph , your headline , your title , must actually hook people in . |
| 10 | you ought to see underneath the fridge , he does this in the kitchen and they 've all gone under the fridge , when you 're at the top shop or any other places where the will you have a look on the cards in the window , I 'm looking for a slide , you know , but a smaller one for him for the garden for the summer really , cos that 's just about had it that one ? |
| 11 | Squatters have long felt they 're at the receiving end of a bad press and have have welcomed tonight 's opportunity to express their side of the story . |
| 12 | Well see you 're at the wrong colour . |
| 13 | You 're at the wrong end of the snake , you 're okay . |
| 14 | I 'm at the long ledge below the final wall of the Nose , where the Direct , Superdirect , and other routes not mentioned by Ron James converge . |
| 15 | Er , yes sir my current position er , at the moment I 'm at the licensed house trainee manager for Boddingtons Brewery and I 've held that position for five and half years . |
| 16 | The post , which is at research officer level , will be for two years in the first instance , with the possibility of extension , and the salary will be at the appropriate point on the 1A scale ( £ –£18 165 per annum ) with USS . |
| 17 | The Fellowship stipend , which will normally be at the appropriate academic salary scale , is paid direct to the fellow 's employer , and help towards other costs involved in the Fellowship may also be available . |
| 18 | Now the price has fallen and future purchases by discount houses will be at the new , lower rate . |
| 19 | When the trust is in demand , prices are likely to be at the upper end of the range and the trust is said to be on an ‘ offer ’ basis . |
| 20 | You need a seat which supports your back and the book should be at the right distance from your eyes ( the optimum reading distance is between 15 and 22 inches from your eyes ) . |
| 21 | Another consideration is the use of humour , which should be at the right level of sophistication , otherwise it can fall flat ( the best kind of humour is that generated spontaneously in the classroom ) . |
| 22 | We need to ensure that our white collar members have the help and the support and the advice available to them , but that help and that advice needs to be at the right time and at the right place . |
| 23 | Apart from the pure nostalgia generated among those of us who know the route well , it was enlightening to hear from Russell of the practical problems and time involved in making such a film — 200+ hours and many journeys , hoping to be at the right place at the right time — and , as always , the great unknown — the weather . |
| 24 | On January 22nd Alan Greenspan , chairman of the Federal Reserve , suggested that it would be at the low end of that range largely because much of the equipment being used would not be replaced . |
| 25 | Many elderly people who suffer from backache and stiff joints find bending and stretching difficult , so it is important that the cooker , sink and work-tops should be at the correct height for them , and that cupboards and larder shelves that are in daily use should not be too high or too low for them to reach without strain . |
| 26 | When launching a kick it is essential to be at the correct distance from an opponent . |
| 27 | Participation in the Plan and its extent , together with any award under the Plan , will be at the sole discretion of the Group Remuneration Committee . |
| 28 | In Archdale & Co Ltd v Comservices Ltd [ 1954 ] 1 WLR 459 a contract between the defendant decorators and property owners provided that : existing structures and the works and unfixed materials shall be at the sole risk of the employer as regards loss or damage by fire and the employer shall maintain a proper policy of insurance against that risk . |
| 29 | It will be at the following sites between 10am and 4pm : Monday , Billingham shopping centre ; Tuesday , Yarm High Street ; Wednesday , Stockton High Street ; Thursday , Thornaby town centre car park and Friday , Stockton High Street . |
| 30 | The effect of these changes will be far-reaching and transport will , in many respects , be at the sharp end . |