Example sentences of "the [noun sg] have been [adj] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Incidentally the lesson would have been better if there had been more tape recorders in the school and if the tape had been ready at the right moment . |
| 3 | ‘ I like everyone on the crew and the cast have been amazed at the reaction to it and the way that people have tried to analyse it . |
| 4 | Dr Donal McKenna who runs the clinic has been amazed at the numbers of girls and older women coming to his door . |
| 5 | The Attorney-General had been astonished at the verdict and came to the conclusion that the jury had viewed Leese as a stupid crank with honest convictions who should not be convicted of the serious charge of seditious libel . |
| 6 | The press had been hostile at the beginning of the 1974 general strike , but swung over to a more balanced view once the electric power went off and the country came to a halt . |
| 7 | Rumours of a split between him and the company had been rife at its plants yesterday . |
| 8 | The company has been adept at moving into high-margin businesses such as laboratory services , optical fibres and speciality materials . |
| 9 | For a long time the standard has been stuck at 300 dots per inch — the eye can not resolve a single do smaller than this , or so the theory goes — but we are now beginning to see 400dpi , 600dpi and 800dpi printers . |
| 10 | The increase has been slight at A level , but considerable at O level and CSE , as Figure 11.1 shows . |
| 11 | Hankin said Gill 's contract was cancelled because he knew the player had been unhappy at the club for some time . |