Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] been at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since it began using the gas phase process in 1979 , ICI has been at the forefront of process control and development and has succeeded in covering the whole product range with this new technology . |
| 2 | Following Britain 's recent dispute with China over the stationing of People 's Liberation Army troops in Hong Kong after 1997 , Whitehall has been at pains to keep its distance from the immigration row . |
| 3 | The RAF has been at Abingdon since 1932 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Communities Against the Bidston Incinerator has been at the forefront of the fight to ensure that the controversial plant is not built . |
| 6 | Richard Jones , currently with Anglesey side Cemaes Bay , was formerly on Bangor City 's books and together with club-mate Simon Flowers has been at the Racecourse this week . |
| 7 | Mr Crosby has been at the centre of that romance , reviving the club 's fortunes almost immediately after taking over from Denis Smith at Christmas and then inspiring the sort of Cup run last enjoyed by the passionate Roker supporters in the days of Bob Stokoe . |
| 8 | Magdalene has been at Clifford chance in the City of London for 18 months . |
| 9 | Ari found it was strangely comforting to be told how confused Ewan had been at the time he 'd turned his back on his family . |
| 10 | At seven-twenty that same morning , Scott had been at the site of an unusual hit-and-run story : two older men had been killed and another injured by a police patrol car . |
| 11 | At the same time the council in England believed that the king 's familiares were exercising undue influence over him : the unity which Edward had been at such pains to build up in 1337 was on the point of fracturing . |
| 12 | The Dimblebys had been at a loss for words . |
| 13 | When Les Dawson was a guest on the show , we discovered that he and Ken had been at school together , and Les could not resist reminding him of those happy days : ‘ The school we went to was so poor , if you put your hand up they thought it was a hold up . |
| 14 | Ken had been at the auditions that Michael Codron organized , when he was looking for a feed for Williams . |
| 15 | He seemed to be suggesting that once Balbinder had been at Cedars for a while , he might be capable of re-entering mainstream education at middle school transfer . |
| 16 | Blanche asked if Blufton had been at the farewell party the night before . |
| 17 | ‘ Eh-up , Cupid 's been at it again , ’ Ben Bradshaw said in a lousy Yorkshire accent . |
| 18 | For several years , the FCT has been at the forefront of media awareness campaigns in Japan , many of which have been coordinated by Midori Suzuki , a specialist on media education and member of WACC 's Central Committee . |
| 19 | It is certainly not true of Arab public opinion which has long ago accepted the ‘ linkage ’ that Washington has been at such pains to discount . |
| 20 | Bob Hoskins ' co-star Dennis Hopper has been at loggerheads with Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton , demanding script rewrites . |
| 21 | He looked at her doubtfully , as troubled at leaving her with the distressed child as Edna had been at leaving Liza with Celia a short time before . |
| 22 | Ella silenced her arguments in one fell swoop by producing the money she had been saving from her grant all the months Eva had been at university . |
| 23 | Eva had been at the International College for Officers for five years . |
| 24 | Nancy had been at her wits ' end and nobody seemed able to help . |
| 25 | Tracey Cole had been at Oxford University for just eight days when her body was found in her study bedroom at Oxford University . |
| 26 | His father wrote a regular monthly letter and , after Frank had been at Rowden for two years , one of the letters told him that his grandmother Blanche Arbuthnot had died , and left him all her money and her house in Meath . |
| 27 | The MQM and the PPP had been at loggerheads since October 1989 , when the MQM ended its 11-month old alliance with the PPP and joined the Combined Opposition Parties [ see p. 37043 ] . |
| 28 | Historically , England have been at their best defensively with a solid centre-half , and a more mobile central defender/sweeper type player ( e.g. Moore/Charlton , etc ) . |
| 29 | Percy Sugden 's been at the vodka and he 's complaining yet again |
| 30 | Eddie has been at the surgery 18 months and would not be able to survive in the wild . |