Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] be at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These results suggest that the children of fathers who had been monitored for exposure to external penetrating ionising radiation in the nuclear industry may be at increased risk of developing leukaemia before their fifth birthday . |
| 2 | Harriet drove her to the local hospital as soon as the pains started in mid-afternoon and , knowing how hazardous the road back in the dark could be at this time of the year , brought an overnight bag so that she could stay at a nearby hotel . |
| 3 | 'Really ? ’ observed Ivy ; ‘ one can not imagine anyone doing anything in the afternoon between 2 and 4 , except hoping that tea would be at 4 rather than at 5 . ’ |
| 4 | If player II plays , the optimal solution of LPII* , his expected loss will be at most and therefore player I 's expected return will be at most . |
| 5 | It was agreed that the rehearsal will be at four o'clock and the concert at seven thirty , allowing sufficient time for a picnic in between . |
| 6 | If player II plays , the optimal solution of LPII* , his expected loss will be at most and therefore player I 's expected return will be at most . |
| 7 | The quantum model in physics contains the possibility that individual quanta can be at different energy levels . |
| 8 | The work can be at various levels from initial reconnaissance to diamond drilling but is not intended to go beyond the discovery stage of a mineral deposit . |
| 9 | Lunch can be at four , dinner at ten ( blame it on the midday heat ) . |
| 10 | The contention of many is that the charge should be at three or four times the present level . |
| 11 | As each of the three variables seemed to be related to risk of relapse , it followed that those living in high contact with high EE relatives and failing to maintain prophylactic medication should be at greatest risk of relapse , while those living with low EE relatives and continuing to take their medication should have the lowest risk . |
| 12 | Somehow she had expected six inches of semi-darkness , and half a face enquiring suspiciously what her business might be at this hour . |
| 13 | Smallholder Bookshop will be at this event . |
| 14 | Your lecture will be at eleven o'clock , that 's for next Monday . |
| 15 | ( 3 ) The wife shall not so long as the husband shall punctually make the payments hereby agreed to be made commence or prosecute against the husband any matrimonial proceedings other than proceedings for dissolution of marriage but upon failure of the husband to make the said weekly payments as and when the same become due the wife shall be at full liberty on her election to pursue all and every remedy in this regard either by enforcement of the provisions hereof or as if this agreement had not been made.n So far as we know , the parties have remained apart ever since . |
| 16 | Such a border can be at least as ornamental as the conventional one , given the range of plants which are now considered to be herbs , and it is much more likely to be the haunt of bees and butterflies , as well as being more aromatic and fragrant . |
| 17 | Knowing that large crowds mean a large number of losses , I 'm sure you can also imagine how rich the ground must be at certain spots on Harrogate 's common . |
| 18 | My dealer says the water is too soft and the pH should be at 7 . |
| 19 | Given leave to speak , he said he had gone into the church to help , and had simply obeyed such orders as were given to him , and he knew nothing of where the saint 's coffin might be at this moment . |
| 20 | She had n't imagined that this woman could be at all assertive , but she was being exactly that now , and Alain had so far said nothing at all . |
| 21 | I do n't think your mother and father would be at all keen on the idea . ’ |
| 22 | It was made clear that trade would be at international prices , with no subsidies or preferential treatment . |
| 23 | Labour 's bash will be at 4 Millbank , where it has been holding its morning press conferences . |
| 24 | While I am waiting on the platform , a railway employee shouts across the track that the 9.49 is cancelled , and that the next train will be at 10.19 . |
| 25 | And sometimes , towards dawn , the music would be at full blast and there would be hardly any movement at all , nothing left except maybe just one couple kissing — and yet that looked like dancing too . |
| 26 | Ideally , dosing should be at three week intervals over May and June and it is unwise to await the appearance of clinical signs of diarrhoea before administering the drugs . |
| 27 | Jennie recognized that the world could be at any of her Girls ' feet but she also understood that sometimes the youngsters were too scared to travel abroad . |
| 28 | Midday meal would be at 1230 hours , and they had been told they were excused duties for the remainder of the day . |
| 29 | If tamoxifen exerts antioestrogenic effects on bone women receiving long term treatment may be at greater risk of osteoporotic fracture . |
| 30 | Where a director of music has an inadequate knowledge of the liturgy , the musical contribution may be at best out of keeping with the rest of the celebration , and at worst destructive of it . |