Example sentences of "to be at [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We always promised to be at each other 's wedding , and if I do n't turn up she 'll be upset . |
| 2 | Now , the beauty of this sort of explanation , where you have everybody on your side , when you are dealing with somebody who is unpopular , when you are all desperately anxious to find a scapegoat , is that your argument is unlikely to be at all jealously scrutinised . |
| 3 | This was not going to be at all easy . |
| 4 | However , given the weakness of France 's position since 1815 , the task was not going to be at all easy . |
| 5 | Take advice urgently if your intended course of action seems to be at all risky . |
| 6 | He also believes that a Martian might be able to understand symbols ( and so apparently assumes that the Martian is not going to be at all like any future ( IBM computer ) . |
| 7 | If we are to be at all logical in our approach to contemporary ethics , we must accept this much . |
| 8 | Despite the findings of the Dragon Project and other workers over the years , it is still too early to be at all dogmatic as to the nature of the energies at ancient sites or how they might operate . |
| 9 | If a voluntary system is to be at all effective , we need a voluntary proxy for an SEC . |
| 10 | The transfer price must be equal to the market price if it is to be at all relevant . |
| 11 | The lifeworld is the intuitively present , in this sense familiar and transparent , and at the same time vast and incalculable web of presuppositions that have to be satisfied if an actual utterance is to be at all meaningful , that is valid or invalid . |
| 12 | She did n't appear to be at all like the kind of lady who would be engaging a maid . |
| 13 | People are avoided if they are likely to be at all stressful ; phone-calls go unreturned ; even social events that would normally be pleasurable and fun may feel like yet more demands on a person 's time . |
| 14 | Evidently , if the design of text recognition systems is to be at all inspired , it may as well be by the best natural example available . |
| 15 | But any oath of peace , if its terms were to be at all realistic , needed to include the Aquitainian rebels . |
| 16 | It does not seem to be necessary for an ad to be at all well remembered for it to have an effect . |
| 17 | If you want to be at all selective about what is recorded or about what is viewed , you need to be able to edit in some way . |
| 18 | It is only the Lancastrians who appear to be at all sun-wary . |
| 19 | Since she could not hope — and indeed did not wish — to be at all like Ianthe she could at least provide a complete contrast . |
| 20 | ‘ They 're not going to be at all happy if they see any photographs of us together . ’ |
| 21 | The other lesson where I ‘ doubled-up ’ was observed by the Director of Studies , whose presence did not seem to be at all intrusive and distorting in effect . |
| 22 | And if our drama is to be at all dramatic we 'll need to put those people in a difficult situation , one which confronts them with choices . |
| 23 | She was unable to believe that his tongue was unruly or that he 'd meant his earlier remarks to be at all humorous . |
| 24 | I 'm just not persuaded Marcus has it in him to be at that level of intensity ’ |
| 25 | I decided not to go in there on the grounds that Tommy would not , and Tommy off duty in Tommy 's off-duty clothes was what I most definitely wanted to be at that moment . |
| 26 | have have to be at that 's why it 's a ten point scale |
| 27 | If the zero reference point is arranged to be at that assembly point then the assembly procedures are eased . |
| 28 | 'she wanted an excuse to be at that bus-stop when Billy got off , because she knew what was going to happen . |
| 29 | Well do you want me to be at that meeting then ? |
| 30 | Although it is rare for medieval finds to be at such a shallow depth in woodland , the ( amongst other finds ) proves that the older objects can be recovered . |