Example sentences of "been [prep] the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A second focus for integration has been through the design of materials based on one subject discipline but specifically planned to feed across the curriculum . |
| 2 | It would not have been terrible — only like Frank — if it had not been for the pain of stones , metal , pressed into soft skin . |
| 3 | The names which have previously confused scholars would in effect have been like the variety of names used for , say , a contemporary political party or , at most , for the spectrum of groups and individuals which coalesced into a single movement — the French Resistance , during the German occupation . |
| 4 | My gut reaction has always been against the placing of bolts , and I 've never used them . |
| 5 | Would it be fair to say that you accepted his decision when you thought it was the right decision , regardless of whether he may have been depressed or he may have been under the influence of drugs or some other pressure ? |
| 6 | ‘ It should 've been with the batch of papers given . |
| 7 | But perhaps the most exiting development has been in the sophistication of techniques used to create novel hybrid cells from two or more different cell types . |
| 8 | ( 5 ) The general topics it is proposed to discuss with you are : ( a ) the existence and whereabouts of certain accountancy books and records believed to contain information material to the case ; ( b ) the existence and whereabouts of assets which should have been in the possession of companies under your control and now can not be traced ; ( c ) the extent of your control and interest in various Canadian companies and trusts and the extent and nature of your dealings with these entities ; ( d ) details of personal bank accounts and assets currently held and how current liabilities are being met. |
| 9 | You 've been in the centre of things . |
| 10 | The most evident contributions of observational sociology have been in the study of effects . |
| 11 | Given his military background , such a task should have been in the nature of coals to Newcastle , but in the event he was scrutinising his reflection in the mirror above the fireplace . |
| 12 | A lot of Verity Lambert 's involvement at ABC TV had been in the realm of scripts , hence in their early days together she and David Whitaker worked very closely in the selecting of Doctor Who stories and the nature of their content . |
| 13 | He stressed that Columbus had brought the " precious seed of faith " to the Americas , which he characterized as one of " the greatest events in history " , and that the Church had also been in the forefront of efforts to curb the abuses of the colonists . |
| 14 | As with sign language research , Scandinavia and the USA have been in the forefront of developments , though each draws on different traditions , the first for the recognition of language difference needs , the second for the equalisation of society and integration of minority groups . |
| 15 | They had been in the forefront of developments since the late 1940s , progressing far beyond what other states , for varying reasons , were prepared to accept . |
| 16 | The Town and Country Planning Association has been in the forefront of plans to promote a change in government policy on the North-South Divide . |
| 17 | Those proposals are now being developed and the United Kingdom has been in the forefront of police co-operation in Europe to combat the growing evil of international crime . |
| 18 | The implications of family life and upbringing in the sexual development of the individual have been in the forefront of considerations throughout this book . |
| 19 | Black artists , photographers , film makers and cultural critics have been in the forefront of demands and attempts to break the bounds of an aesthetic of ‘ positive images ’ . |
| 20 | British Gas welcomes the opportunity to play its part and our contribution has frequently been in the form of resources . |
| 21 | Much of our assistance has been in the form of contributions through the multilateral institutions the European community programmes , the European bank of reconstruction and developing , the world bank . |
| 22 | The suspect in Jones , reported at [ 1984 ] Crim.LR. 357 and decided before PACE came into force , might well have been within the class of persons now entitled to this special protection . |
| 23 | ‘ Have you been to the Skein of Geese since you took Clare there last year ? ’ |
| 24 | Since Ptolemy tried to solve this problem in the second century , it has been on the agenda of theorists of perception and is still , I understand , not fully resolved . |
| 25 | The biggest single chunk of the firm 's spending over the past four years has been on the development of Windows NT , due to be launched on May 24th and aimed at the large and fast-growing market for the software that can link together sprawling networks of PCs . |
| 26 | Thinking of Minnie was to think of days long ago when she had been at the centre of things . |
| 27 | Nude or clothed , the female figure has been at the centre of debates about the genius in art . |
| 28 | The decision ends a seven-month wait to settle the issue at the home which has been at the centre of allegations of declining standards . |
| 29 | Pre-twentieth-century poetic texts have commonly been at the core of syllabuses in the older universities , whereas the novel and more contemporary writing are commonly at the centre ( or at least imagined by many in the academic establishment to be the centre ) of course structures within the newer universities and polytechnics , institutions which are also usually viewed as less socially elite . |
| 30 | But , if women 's bodies have always been at the forefront of discussions about painting and sculpture , it was women 's bodies seen and portrayed by men that were dominant . |