Example sentences of "[adv] at hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | A table or trolley of relevant books and resources could be constantly at hand when teaching history . |
| 2 | An explanation was soon at hand when it was revealed the ‘ etchings ’ were carved by none other than Ladakhi road-builders , employed on the path in 1982 . |
| 3 | Discipline means having an agenda , starting and finishing the meeting when you said you would , answering the client 's questions with authority ( and if you can not give an answer , say you do not know but you will find out ) ; having your paperwork neat and easily at hand ; offering the best hospitality you can provide , such as telephones , a cup of coffee , a comfortable chair and a pad and pencil in case he did n't bring his own . |
| 4 | In fact , thanks to Frank Whittle and his team , a solution was already at hand . |
| 5 | Now although in evolutionary terms , given the amounts of genetic variability usually at hand , it is likely that such behaviour has been arbitrary in the required sense ( witness Apis mellifera v. |
| 6 | All external things are beyond a man 's absolute control — stronger men in greater numbers may thwart any aim , at any moment disaster can intervene , fortune is always fickle , and death is always at hand . |
| 7 | Pray for love for the fellow-missionary who is always at hand . |
| 8 | Food and drinks are always at hand , but not petrol — garages close at 7pm and only one opens on a rota basis . |
| 9 | Mesnel , known for his Anglophobic outbursts , was always at hand with a vitriolic comment about the ‘ perfidious Albion ’ and what he called ‘ the legendary hypocrisy of the English ’ . |
| 10 | The AOI staff are always at hand to advise members on legal aspects of the industry , such as contracts , copyright , ownership of artwork , royalties and fees . |
| 11 | This intimate hotel is run by the hard working Mr. Folten who is always at hand to offer advice and information on how to get the most out of your short visit . |
| 12 | Mancini is more concerned to emphasize Gloucester 's role , but adds that Buckingham ‘ was always at hand ready to assist Gloucester with his advice and resources ’ . |
| 13 | To rejoice in the Lord is to have the unshakable confen confidence that he is always at hand , and that you and I are always in his hand no matter what happens . |
| 14 | The screen is extremely well laid out and help is always at hand as there are many commands for the game . |
| 15 | Help is Always at Hand |
| 16 | The screen is extremely well laid out and help is always at hand as there are many commands for the game . |
| 17 | Mancini is more concerned to emphasize Gloucester 's role , but adds that Buckingham ‘ was always at hand ready to assist Gloucester with his advice and resources ’ . |
| 18 | After some tricky aid above the pegs , a section of typically marvellous free climbing , on pockets and depressions with target features reasonably near at hand , took me to the edge of the abyss — a blank wall with a piece of tat weaving , taunting , 40 feet above . |
| 19 | Someone shouted from a slit trench near at hand , ‘ Great — what some bastards will do to get a Blighty . ’ |
| 20 | The shelling and the mortaring had ceased except for the occasional explosion near at hand . |
| 21 | Although the trees are still leafless , I do not get a glimpse of the hall until it is within a stone 's throw , so hidden is it by a dense screen of boughs and underwood ; but I know it is near at hand , for an ancient archway spans the path leading to the farmyard , and just beyond the Tudor gateway bearing several clear-cut coats of arms . |
| 22 | However , Bury was near at hand . |
| 23 | Near at hand , on the other side of the Kelvin , the filigree pinnacles and spires of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum resplendent in its dress of Locharbriggs red stone outside and white Giffnock inside . |
| 24 | Lots of tavernas and restaurants are near at hand and Faliraki 's great nightlife is within easy walking distance , approximately 15–20 minutes away . |
| 25 | When it came to shopping , which is after all one of the main features of urban living , the average Parisian was a provincial who liked to choose his butcher and baker and who wanted them to be near at hand . |
| 26 | I had surfaced somewhat ill-equipped from the Piccadilly Line dodging expanding umbrellas , and hoping that my destination was somewhere near at hand . |
| 27 | He sent a letter demanding its surrender , but its new ruler replied that the mighty Yusuf was near at hand and that if El Cid wished , he , the ruler of Valencia , would use his influence to gain El Cid a position under the true ruler of Spain ! |
| 28 | Hardly had he done this before he heard that Yucef was near at hand , and coming as fast as he could come . |
| 29 | The little manor-house at Cadhay stands near at hand in the Ottery meadows , and more distant views reach as far as the great hill-fort at Hembury , built on a commanding spur of land in the late Iron Age . |
| 30 | Though Shurton proved to be less than fertile ground for Pantisocracy , Henry Poole was quite happy to guide Coleridge and Southey to more promising territory near at hand . |