Example sentences of "have ever [be] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is unlikely that there has ever been a golden age , in which elders have been respected solely for their age . |
| 2 | At least , that is the way it was with mine and I do n't believe there has ever been a nicer person . |
| 3 | The New Right emphasis on adversary politics and an overload of demands has been more of a critique of democracy in Britain than it has ever been a rigorous description of , and explanation for , British politics . |
| 4 | Five minutes later Tony and I were trudging through deep snow , wishing we had spared the time to search out the snow shoes and wondering whether there had ever been a previous occasion in Iceland when the approach of a car had been heralded by walkers . |
| 5 | Anyway , there was no cover here , no escape , and I wondered idly if there had ever been a veterinary surgeon in the Glasshouse . |