Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] have [been] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result is a simple , self-contained operation that protects the environment efficiently , and brings benefits to all parties involved not least those in the community who have been at risk from inadequate or illegal disposal of used hypodermic needles and other hazardous waste . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It seems to open up all the disturbing conflicts and inconsistencies which have been at the heart of their problems . |
| 4 | Their decision could also be crucial to the outcome of a long legal battle between the ministry and women peace protesters who have been at Greenham for eight years . |
| 5 | Figures for the balance of payments which have been at the heart of much policy discussion since the war , are an outstanding example of most of these difficulties [ Dow , 1964 ; Cairncross , 1985 ] . |
| 6 | ‘ All your life you have been at the edge . |
| 7 | By modifying children 's more difficult behaviour , they become more rewarding to their parents , and mothers and fathers who have been at the stage of rejecting and even abusing their difficult children find they can enjoy the experience of being a parent . |
| 8 | In the past year there have been at least eight deaths in custody which are believed to have resulted from torture . |
| 9 | The baskets measure an ample 15 inches by 13 inches , and 10 inches to the top of the handle , and are hand-made in Somerset by P H Coate and Son who have been at it for a century and a half . |
| 10 | For nominal Christians it is perhaps only the third time they have been at a religious service ; the other two being their baptism and marriage . |