Example sentences of "have be at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such reactions have been at best unhelpful and at worst extremely damaging . |
| 2 | Dividing the colony will merely make its members more vulnerable , they argue , while previous efforts to breed rhinos in captivity have been at best unreliable . |
| 3 | Now remember I am the leader of a party that has been in the front line against his violence for twenty years , and have been at many risks , as have been members of my party , but when I say that that dialogue is the best hope they 've seen for peace for twenty years . |
| 4 | They have been at each others ' throats . |
| 5 | They have been at each others ' throats . |
| 6 | They have been at each others ' throats . |
| 7 | Supporters of gun control are in a stronger position now than they have been at any time since 1968 , after the shootings of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy . |
| 8 | Because of the repayments that were made of borrowing during that period , in the midst of a recession we are now in a better position to borrow prudently — than we have been at any stage in the past : to borrow prudently and to maintain our commitment to a balanced budget in the medium term . |
| 9 | I have been at those dinners where the merits of our contemporaries are discussed , and where Du Camp , as each new name was suggested , would with infinite urbanity correct the general view . |
| 10 | The range of decorative techniques which have been at some time applied to metalwork is a subject for many books , not just a few pages . |
| 11 | ‘ You have been at some personal pains , ’ said the king in the same quiet voice , ‘ to bring us an eye-witness ’ account , and for that we thank you . |
| 12 | I believe that I am right in saying that in the most recent 20 cases , there have been at most 22 counts . |
| 13 | The government and , to a lesser extent , the Labour opposition , have been at sixes and sevens over interpretation and legality for months . |
| 14 | American bond yields have been at 20-year lows , and shares are expensive . |
| 15 | Fire crews have been at full stretch dealing with flooded houses mainly in the Cotswolds . |
| 16 | I have been at this job long enough , wrote Harsnet ( typed Goldberg ) , to know in advance what the different phases will be . |