Example sentences of "have [been] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But otherwise I just reckon there will be something around — or if the locusts have been at the fridge , well , I can always go out . ’ |
| 32 | ‘ But blood is thicker than water and I have been at the hospital waiting to hear how she is but she has n't come round yet , ’ said Mr Harrison . |
| 33 | Conservatives councils in shires , districts and cities have been at the forefront of these reforms . |
| 34 | Bruce Harris and the 200 strong team from Casa Alianza have been at the forefront in the fight to protect the street children of Guatemala . |
| 35 | And Smart E 's manager Danny Donnelly says : ‘ There 's always been a strong dance scene here and that 's probably why local bands have been at the forefront of the rave scene . |
| 36 | In many countries teachers and academics have been at the forefront of the fight for justice , democracy , trade union and human rights — the Pro-Democracy movements in China , South Korea and Myanmar have all been led by students and academics — and they have suffered for their non-violent dissent . |
| 37 | Artcare have been at the forefront in the production of portfolios for the discerning artist since 1938 . |
| 38 | Women have been at the forefront of many community health initiatives , reclaiming knowledge of and control over their own bodies ; redefining their own experience of health and illness ; rejecting inappropriate high-tech birthing methods ; questioning the over-prescribing of drugs ; revitalising the role of traditional medicine . |
| 39 | The Government have been at the forefront in calling on our European partners to take action to reduce chlorofluorocarbons by 1995 . |
| 40 | Cities such as Sheffield and Manchester have been at the forefront of examining alternatives to residential health care to ensure that people can live happily in the community . |
| 41 | Again , the French have been at the forefront . |
| 42 | Most leading merchant banks have established their own property investment departments and have been at the forefront of developing innovative methods of financing projects through equity and long-term debt . |
| 43 | Labour members have been at the forefront in demanding that ethnic communities be free to keep their traditions and cultures yet here we are Labour members trying to prevent countrymen pursuing traditional country sports that have been followed by our forefathers for centuries . |
| 44 | ‘ I could not have done , I have been at the high-road seeing to my traps ; but I saw that the rooks were disturbed . ’ |