Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] have been at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The channel tunnel rail link has been at the centre of my thoughts about my own urban concerns . |
| 2 | Joanne works at a grammar school and almost all her teaching experience has been at this school . |
| 3 | For the District the contribution from Watts was of considerable and immediate significance as Bedfordshire was the only county in the region in which the template for the proposed rural areas scheme had been at least partially developed . |
| 4 | For ten years Law had been at the heart of the party 's reactions to political events , largely because his own views mirrored those of his followers almost exactly . |
| 5 | During their 2 year study of the site , Thames Water have been at pains to co-operate with local action groups , but environmentalists say they 've been misled about the plans for the reservoir . |
| 6 | The leisure centre has been at the centre of a compensation wrangle since serious building defects were discovered last year . |
| 7 | Shipbuilding work at the Scotstoun yard has been at a standstill for a fortnight since pay negotiations broke down . |
| 8 | Nor can there be any claim that the laws-of-war approach has been at all decisive anywhere in illuminating the issue of the legality or otherwise of possession of such weapons . |
| 9 | we 've had explosions where the fuel system has been at fault . |
| 10 | Over the last five years , plans for a road linking Spain and France have gone ahead , a ski resort has been built and the environment ministry has been at odds with local politicians over their attempts to implement hunting and traffic in areas thought crucial to the bear 's survival . |
| 11 | Might not Derek Pringle 's participation in the World cup final with the help of a cortisone injection have been at the risk of permanent damage to himself| ? |
| 12 | This suggests that the forces both of trade creation and trade diversion have been at work . |
| 13 | The Khmer Rouge has been at war with the official Government since 1979 . |
| 14 | Recently a firm of contractors employed by Lancashire County Council have been at work erecting an AONB Forest of Bowland boundary plinth and sign in the vicinity . |
| 15 | Recently a firm of contractors employed by Lancashire County Council have been at work erecting an AONB Forest of Bowland boundary plinth and sign in the vicinity . |
| 16 | This vast expanse of grass and heather is a cover concealing a realm of magic and mystery , where since the beginning of time nature has been at work slowly evolving an intricate subterranean labyrinth of caverns , grottoes and canals carved in beautiful designs by the agency of running water . |