Example sentences of "have [be] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joe Chapman has been at Grendon for fourteen years . |
| 2 | Mr Essex , who taught the renowned singer and conductor at Sevenoaks School , in Kent , has been at Ayton 18 years . |
| 3 | Stützer , who has been at Kamekestrasse since 1980 and whose programme consists mainly of sculpture , is , until 6 June , showing neo-Constructivist works by the Yugoslav-born sculptor Wasa Marjanov . |
| 4 | James Hansen of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York , one of the first to warn of the dangers of global warming , agrees that most of the warming has been at night but expects warming factors eventually to overtake cooling factors , leading to significant rises in daytime temperatures . |
| 5 | Mrs Welch , head of trans-European and overseas initiatives , has been at Longlands for six years , moving there from Saltburn Comprehensive where she was head of physics . |
| 6 | The RAF has been at Abingdon since 1932 . |
| 7 | There have been many variants , but one of the most extensive and thorough applications of this principle has been at Bijlmermeer in south-east Amsterdam . |
| 8 | Laing has never felt that being a compassionate employer has been at odds with doing the right thing commercially . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The contributors follow the modern theory that Christians need to discover the areas in which the Holy Spirit has been at work in heathen faiths . |
| 12 | Perhaps , when people have expressed negative views of Dustin 's behaviour and personality , we can charitably assume that his Döppelgänger , Harvey Pepper , has been at work again . |
| 13 | It has been a great privilege to see how God has been at work in their lives and to be part of His plan for these men . |
| 14 | This process has been at work since the Industrial Revolution . |
| 15 | The exam educates youngsters cheaply up to a level that is not reached in other countries until someone has been at university for a year . |
| 16 | Since her trial a year ago , which led to a six-year jail sentence , Winnie Mandela has been at liberty on bail , pending an appeal . |
| 17 | On 7 May the applicant was admitted to bail , and so far as we are aware has been at liberty ever since , although it appears that he has appeared on a number of occasions at the Guildhall Magistrates ' Court , to what effect we do not know . |
| 18 | Responsible , neighbourly and democratic , for nearly half a century it has been as gemütlich abroad as it has been at home , pulling either its weight or its punches as the occasion demanded . |
| 19 | He has been at court , he is an educated man . |
| 20 | Patrick Phillips has been at loggerheads with the residents of Long Melford over recently-approved plans to divert part of a public footpath which runs along the approach to his Grade I-listed home Kentwell Hall . |
| 21 | Bob Hoskins ' co-star Dennis Hopper has been at loggerheads with Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton , demanding script rewrites . |
| 22 | Mr Davies has been at loggerheads with Hambleton District Council over the future use of his hotel in Darlington Road . |
| 23 | Hong Kong remains almost as uncompetitive as it has been at anytime since 1986 , and is far less competitive than a year ago . |
| 24 | That is what has been at issue since the Single European Act — I was not here before that — and today with the treaty of union . |
| 25 | But , if the end-result of the changes has not been significantly to reduce spending , it remains to be determined what it actually has achieved and what has been at stake . |
| 26 | He has been at Charlton for ten months after completing a period of secondment at Shaw 's in the USA . |
| 27 | Much may be blamed on the impermeable Alan Beith , who has been at Berwick since 1973 and thinks nothing to striding round five villages , after starting on Holy Island in the sort of rain that suggests God getting out the strap , and then darting up to Duns in what was Berwickshire , Scotland , to do a broadcast . |
| 28 | I like the idea of strach cos he s a winner ( does nt like losing ) , has respect from players , has top experience … and has been at Wilko 's side throughout the last 3–4 years . |
| 29 | There are two public sites in the Vale , one that has been at East Challow since the year dot and people have forgotten actually exist . |
| 30 | Walker , who has turned 30 and has been at Tynecastle for over three years , will get his full international grounding at a time when goalkeeping problems abound for the national coach . |