Example sentences of "'s [adv] [be] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In France there 's long been a high priority on keeping the birth rate up , so there are very high maternity grants and family allowances , especially if you 've got three or more children .
2 It 's just been a dry summer .
3 Later the former Grandstand presenter said : ‘ It 's just been a normal family Sunday lunch .
4 It 's just been a good boat to us .
5 Now I know it 's a lot to expect , what with your sister still only nineteen , and the old a ‘ Buck ’ being every year of sixty five , so they tells me , but May and September 's always been a heady mix , and the old fool seems besotted . ’
6 Yes , there 's always been a genuine interest in the Arts Association as a point where the university , those people involved in the university , can hear about what 's taking place in the arts and also participate in some aspects of the advisory panels .
7 It 's always been a Dark Force , and you 've only succeeded in harnessing a minuscule aspect of it .
8 Oh she 's always been a good daughter up till now , I 'll grant her that , I 've never been one to just blame the girl , Douglas , I blame the boy too .
9 And Smart E 's manager Danny Donnelly says : ‘ There 's always been a strong dance scene here and that 's probably why local bands have been at the forefront of the rave scene .
10 There 's always been a great deal of antipathy between Cheka and Securitate , but the Securitate has to kow-tow .
11 Doing the whole male fantasy trip 's always been a negative image for women to project , but we 're not gon na change it by telling people what to do .
12 It 's always been a standard joke in our family : " Do n't , for heaven 's sake , let Bruce get involved in any kind of business — it 'll go bust overnight ! "
13 ‘ It 's always been a lovely home . ’
14 In fact over the years there 's always been a significant amount of lesbian/gay film making in the general programme .
15 In the past , there 's always been a little farmer over the hedge who jumps to the rescue — or a Hitler dressed up as a little farmer .
16 It 's always been a popular pub and that , along with everything else , has n't changed .
17 The Leeds boss said : ‘ It 's hardly been a stingy start to the season .
18 Coach Marcia says it 's still been a great expericence .
19 So although there has been an enormous expansion of federal aid , there 's also been a vast expansion of state spending and state tax raising .
20 They 're putting parts into used cars but there 's also been a slight upturn in the vehicle market and they 're benefitting from that as well
21 ‘ There 's never been a great woman composer , ’ said my mother with an air of triumph , not because she delighted in this deficiency of her sex , but because she thought it percipient to have noticed .
22 And so you can imagine all the people in nineteen seventy six thinking well you know , there 's definitely been a climatic change , we 're gon na holiday in the U K in nineteen seventy seven .
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