Example sentences of "[noun] have [been] [adj] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Shamir has been hard at work consolidating his right-wing support and trying to win over independent conservatives ; he has reiterated his determination to keep the P L O out of any peace talks and has steadfastly refused to consider any deal which would involve giving up territory for peace . |
| 2 | Historically the industry has been better at peripherals than add-ins , but it contends that the elements are now in place for redressing the balance . |
| 3 | On the other hand , the staff felt that the project would have taken a different form and provoked different responses from teachers if an outsider had been present at meetings . |
| 4 | Blood lead concentrations had been highest at age two , but had now fallen by over 40% . |
| 5 | Plymouth-based Guildsoft has been hard at work readying several new products recently . |
| 6 | The health of my husband , my son and myself has suffered ( my husband was on sick leave for two months ) , and the tension in our home has been extreme at times . |
| 7 | A cast of 50 youngsters have been hard at work rehearsing the classic production since October . |
| 8 | It was better that way , she supposed , though if things had been normal at home Rob could have phoned her there . |
| 9 | It is not the first time Robins has been angry at deals negotiated by his predecessor . |
| 10 | Finally , George Segal has been busy at work making three groups : ‘ Appalachian Couple ’ , ‘ Bread Lines ’ and |
| 11 | The previous game had been 1–1 at Ewok Park and ST had earned a replay at their ground , the director 's granny 's back garden . |
| 12 | Cold polar land environments are relatively new ; though cold mountain environments may have existed throughout the earth 's history , until the current glacial period polar regions have been temperate at sea level . |
| 13 | In all available time not devoted to teaching , to domestic life or to friendship , Lewis had been hard at work , ever since the late 1920s , on the book which was to become The Allegory of Love . |
| 14 | ln ‘ A ’ Shop , Corporal Tait and his crew of two vehicle mechanics have been hard at work for three hours ; having inspected and confirmed that a new engine is needed , they are well on their way to having the first CV12 pack stripped apart . |
| 15 | NORTHERN Ireland 's future sports champions have been hard at training — in the classroom ! |
| 16 | Beyond yet another bridge , for Victorian ingenuity had been hard at work here , I came across a torrential waterfall labelled ‘ salmon weir , . |
| 17 | Sarah had been surprised at Mrs Fitzgerald 's calmness but Anne told her that her mother and Maureen spent every possible moment in church and it seemed to comfort them . |
| 18 | The sections had been hard at work since 0600 hours , and they had been very successful at keeping all the teams on the road . |
| 19 | Charlton have been unbeatable at home … |
| 20 | Traditionally database management systems have been excellent at decision support . |