Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] centre on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereas in the earlier revolt fighting had centred on the northern parts of the duchy , Poitou and the Saintonge , in 1 176 it was focused further south and east , in the Angoumois and the Limousin . |
| 2 | Decision-making tended to centre on the issuing of directives and instructions . |
| 3 | West German attention remained centred on the affairs of Central Europe — nor had the Germans either completely liberated themselves from or lived down their own past . |
| 4 | The chief executive of Medway Ports , Peter Vincent , said yesterday the area involved centred on the open sea wall used by Royal Fleet Auxiliary tankers , and not the adjacent nuclear submarine refitting facility . |
| 5 | The most contentious debate had centred on the issue of religious education . |
| 6 | One problem during the tour had centred on the young fast bowler Roy Gilchrist , who had been sent home from India for disciplinary reasons ; after the tour , opinion was divided as to whether his misdemeanours should mean the end of his Test career or whether he should be helped back into the fold by someone such as Worrell , whom he worshipped . |