Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [prep] the centre " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I read , I am struck again by the laibon 's sense of being at the centre of the universe . |
| 2 | The feeling of being in the centre of things , of constant activity , of being in charge not only of a vehicle but its VIP occupant — or occupants — and the different venues to and from which she transported them all over southern England , appealed enormously to her restless nature and craving for excitement . |
| 3 | Despite being in the centre of the notorious inner-city area of Manchester ( Hulme — an architectural tragedy born out of the fevered brain of a drawing board moron and giving ( high ) rise to a staggering suicide rate . |
| 4 | Therefore schemes need to be submitted seven months before the date of the examination ( eg. for centres working within an academic year and holding examinations in mid-June , assessment schedules and examination papers should be with HCIMA by mid-November in order to be agreed , or revised as required , and an approved edition to be with the centre by mid-February ) . |
| 5 | Hitler was never again to be at the centre of public attention as he was for a while following the plot of 20 July 1944 . |
| 6 | To begin with there must be detailed analyses of small and intermediate-size LOCA 's as well as the large double ended breaks that used to be at the centre of safety analyses and formed the so-called ‘ design basis ’ accident . |
| 7 | It emerged that the Reverend Mackenzie , in his sixties and far from well , was alleged to be at the centre of such rituals . |
| 8 | To understand how these families , regarded by their Orcadian neighbours as good , clean-living people , came to be at the centre of such serious allegations , it is necessary to go back a few years . |
| 9 | It was an interesting time to be at the centre , for news was beginning to get through from Burma and plans for reconstruction after liberation were being drawn up . |
| 10 | HAPPY Prince Andrew has a ball on the golf course … unaware that he is about to be at the centre of a new royal taping scandal . |
| 11 | BEVERLEY Allitt attended a local school in Lincolnshire and was noticed only for her constant attempts to be at the centre of attention . |
| 12 | sterling ceased to be at the centre of the world 's financial system . |
| 13 | Well you know what the angle 's going to be at the centre already do n't you without |
| 14 | ‘ Someone 's got to be at the centre . |
| 15 | Local government is full of excitement and variety ; it is an opportunity to be at the centre of things in the community and an excellent stepping stone to work in private practice as well as commerce and industry . |
| 16 | The longer scheme is widely thought to be better and I should like it to be more at the centre of the proposals , as I want the environment as a whole to be at the centre . |
| 17 | He was a god , poised to be at the centre of another Big Bang , creating a new universe with which he would be integrated in the most positive way . |
| 18 | Both sides of the arguement at the latest Scottish school to be at the centre of opting out plans are standing firm following a heated public meeting . |
| 19 | MERSEYSIDE has once again shown itself to be at the centre of new writing talent . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's safer to be in the centre , ’ he said . |
| 21 | ‘ One of the very great and rare educators , he knew the art department had to be in the centre of the school , and not way down in some field : he encouraged me to get on with it . ’ |
| 22 | He imagined himself to be in the centre of the city now , surrounded by its magnificent old crumbling buildings , its churches and palaces , villas and castles filled with the rich trappings of the centuries and set about by the bustle , the noise , the filth , squalor and abject poverty of the streets . |
| 23 | ‘ But you know how she always likes to be in the centre of things . ’ |
| 24 | She has English rose looks and charm , and while she thrives on being at the centre of events she is still extremely shy . |
| 25 | I never saw what was so great about being at the centre of the Solar System , or the centre of the Galaxy , or even the centre of the Universe . |
| 26 | The hotel we were headed for was in the centre of the city , a nightmare ride with everybody driving like crazy and blaring their horns . |