Example sentences of "had been a [adj] success [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been a raging success in Spain but was lured back to England by his namesake manager in the belief that his international prospects would be considerably improved . |
| 2 | He had been a raging success in Spain but was lured back to England by his namesake manager in the belief that his international prospects would be considerably improved . |
| 3 | Scotland coach Allan Hosie said the Pacific tour had been a great success considering eight Scots were on the British Lions tour and other players were not able to make the trip . |
| 4 | The small orchestra was ‘ feeble ’ , and Mozart wrote sadly to his wife that the concert had been a great success from the point of view of honour and glory , but a complete financial flop . |
| 5 | This had been a great success in both countries not only for the deaf but for their hearing fellow citizens , who made " learning sign language " the second most popular study after English in adult education . |