Example sentences of "[prep] [be] at 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 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 .
3 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 .
4 It emerged that the Reverend Mackenzie , in his sixties and far from well , was alleged to be at the centre of such rituals .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 BEVERLEY Allitt attended a local school in Lincolnshire and was noticed only for her constant attempts to be at the centre of attention .
9 sterling ceased to be at the centre of the world 's financial system .
10 Well you know what the angle 's going to be at the centre already do n't you without
11 ‘ Someone 's got to be at the centre .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 MERSEYSIDE has once again shown itself to be at the centre of new writing talent .
17 She has English rose looks and charm , and while she thrives on being at the centre of events she is still extremely shy .
18 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 .
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