Example sentences of "have obviously [be] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 There has obviously been a conscious decision and determination on his part to make his life a fulfilment of prophetic utterance .
2 At a personal level the visit had obviously been a great success , but Napoleon III came away without any specific extension of the Entente and he left the British Ministers unconvinced of his desire for peace and stability in Europe .
3 The first sessions had obviously been a useful learning experience for all concerned .
4 Of course , Jessamy 's arrival on the scene as Julius 's fiancée had obviously been a major crisis .
5 And it had been little comfort to realise — since he clearly could n't be bothered to even make the effort to get in touch with her — that her marriage had obviously been a disastrous mistake from the very beginning .
6 He could smell the drink ; it had obviously been a heavy session .
7 ‘ Instead she has , in effect , admitted that the problems have obviously been a major topic of conversation at the highest level . ’
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