Example sentences of "have been at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Fire crews have been at full stretch dealing with flooded houses mainly in the Cotswolds . |
| 5 | I have been at this job long enough , wrote Harsnet ( typed Goldberg ) , to know in advance what the different phases will be . |