Example sentences of "be [verb] at some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , this version of English was now beginning to be justified at some provincial universities on grounds of the kind proposed by Reid . |
| 2 | Such a course is often open to the construction that nuclear weapons may be developed at some later stage , as at least a secondary objective . |
| 3 | At least one strong appeal inherent in Christ 's teaching lay in its promise of a life of happiness to be enjoyed at some future date . |
| 4 | This is not all ; for if any unwanted change in the output occurs and this change can be fed back to modify the duty cycle ratio in the proper sense , the output can be stabilized at some desired value , any deviation from that value being automatically corrected . |
| 5 | I suggest that an attempt may well be made at some future Labour Party conference to dislodge a Labour Prime Minister . |
| 6 | Fred and Sophy , though they were only two and three years younger , and though they had seen mamma in her coffin , seemed to themselves to be looking at some strange show . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , the Reston , Virginia-based Visix , which reckons it missed the contract IBM awarded to Neuron Data Inc last week by a whisker , is thought to be looking at some alternative ways of marketing Galaxy , including using the Internet as a vehicle . |
| 8 | The rule 's important , but it should come from a need of the child rather than be imposed at some arbitrary time when the teacher thinks that all the children are ready for that rule . |
| 9 | Of equal importance is the ability to understand what can be seen at some historical sites where there is little attempt at historical reconstruction to assist understanding — perhaps a burial mound in the middle of a field or a ruined castle . |
| 10 | Secondly , the interaction of different components may also indicate that less work can be done at some other level . |
| 11 | The programme will continue , and might be expanded at some later , less fraught juncture . |
| 12 | The minorities of today are kept happy by the prospect of a brighter tomorrow : the present majority is restrained from abusing power by the thought that it will be defeated at some subsequent election . |
| 13 | Sometimes the contract provides that ownership will be transferred at some later date . |
| 14 | The possibility that books may be needed at some future date tends to encourage a defensive strategy of retention . |
| 15 | Happily , some adventure games save the state of the game to tape so it can be continued at some other convenient time . |
| 16 | The maintenance of structures with intumescent coatings should be carefully considered , particularly if there is a risk that the covering may be removed at some future time in the life of the building . |
| 17 | His composure would vanish , his grey eyes would shift around the room and , muttering something about antibiotics , he would disappear to the other end of the room , where some hours later he would be discovered at some local worthy 's side , discussing parking problems at Waitrose with the quiet authority of a great physician . |
| 18 | Therefore , the overall cost of capital will fall and the value of the firm will be maximized at some optimum capital structure . |
| 19 | He said : ‘ This club has a wealth of world-class former playing expertise and if that could be reinforced at some future date by David Bishop , I think Pontypool would only be the richer for it . |