Example sentences of "been at the [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he gets the best : the person who provides the real thing ( a contribution to profitability ) , the person who 's been at the sharp end and actually cut a profit from the edge . |
| 2 | A number of issues are raised in the paper , but one of the companies which has been at the receiving end and has been canvassed for views , says : ‘ Part of the document looks as if it has been drafted by British Gas . ’ |
| 3 | I remember that luncheon with Basil absolutely perfectly , and that I 'd been at the National Gallery or the Tate , and I had a postcard with me of one of those primitive paintings , naïve paintings , of a cricket match they still have postcards of it . |
| 4 | Had he really been at the same school as Edward ? |
| 5 | He 'd been at the wrong end when a small company went bust in the city . |