Example sentences of "be [prep] the centre of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The centre of the back end should be near the centre of the door , and the axis of the rear half of the truck should be perpendicular to the door . |
| 2 | ‘ One of the very great and rare educators , he knew the art department had to be in the centre of the school , and not way down in some field : he encouraged me to get on with it . ’ |
| 3 | He imagined himself to be in the centre of the city now , surrounded by its magnificent old crumbling buildings , its churches and palaces , villas and castles filled with the rich trappings of the centuries and set about by the bustle , the noise , the filth , squalor and abject poverty of the streets . |
| 4 | ‘ But you know how she always likes to be in the centre of things . ’ |
| 5 | Join back neckband seam ( this will be in the centre of the back ) . |
| 6 | If your display will be in the centre of a table , your shortest flowers should be placed around the sides of the container , and the tallest in the middle . |
| 7 | it might be in the centre of the P L C C's . |
| 8 | Hitler was never again to be at the centre of public attention as he was for a while following the plot of 20 July 1944 . |
| 9 | Britain will be at the centre of these negotiations . |
| 10 | The Charter will be at the centre of government 's decision-making throughout the 1990s . |
| 11 | To begin with there must be detailed analyses of small and intermediate-size LOCA 's as well as the large double ended breaks that used to be at the centre of safety analyses and formed the so-called ‘ design basis ’ accident . |
| 12 | It emerged that the Reverend Mackenzie , in his sixties and far from well , was alleged to be at the centre of such rituals . |
| 13 | To understand how these families , regarded by their Orcadian neighbours as good , clean-living people , came to be at the centre of such serious allegations , it is necessary to go back a few years . |
| 14 | Pray that God 's vision and detail will be at the centre of organising Go ‘ 92 children 's ministries . |
| 15 | HAPPY Prince Andrew has a ball on the golf course … unaware that he is about to be at the centre of a new royal taping scandal . |
| 16 | BEVERLEY Allitt attended a local school in Lincolnshire and was noticed only for her constant attempts to be at the centre of attention . |
| 17 | This should be at the centre of the designer 's attention throughout the development of the unit — indeed , starting with preliminary ideas of what options the program should present to the user and then refining and extending them , the program will develop in tune with the feedback received from the classroom . |
| 18 | sterling ceased to be at the centre of the world 's financial system . |
| 19 | In addition to being a gathering of worshippers , such congregations may be at the centre of the life of a community in ‘ alien ’ surroundings . |
| 20 | Development of this exciting innovation is continuing , firmly rooted in the concept that the primary care team must be at the centre of health and social care planning and provision . |
| 21 | There was the sensation of immense speed now ; he thought the skies were rushing past him , and there was a whirling , dizzying feeling , as if he might be at the centre of a maelstrom . |
| 22 | Local government is full of excitement and variety ; it is an opportunity to be at the centre of things in the community and an excellent stepping stone to work in private practice as well as commerce and industry . |
| 23 | The inter-relationships between the flows will be at the centre of the proposed research . |
| 24 | Now the all important thing about a piano is , apart from the fact that it t can be at the centre of an orgy , the important thing is that are you able to collect it ? |
| 25 | He was a god , poised to be at the centre of another Big Bang , creating a new universe with which he would be integrated in the most positive way . |
| 26 | Both sides of the arguement at the latest Scottish school to be at the centre of opting out plans are standing firm following a heated public meeting . |
| 27 | Traders say they were promised that Merchants Quay would be at the centre of a thriving complex of shops , restaurants and homes , but now they 're surrounded by offices , and cut off from customers . |
| 28 | MERSEYSIDE has once again shown itself to be at the centre of new writing talent . |
| 29 | Preparing for donkey work Bishop Sessford , right , may be at the centre of controversy over the ordination of women but he plans a quiet life when he retires , writes Tom Morton |