Example sentences of "has been [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1911 he wrote : ‘ In the past man has been first , in the future the system must be first . ’ |
| 2 | Spink , who has been first choice since regaining the No 1 spot from Les Sealey in March , said : ‘ There was a time when my future seemed in jeopardy but things have turned my way again . ’ |
| 3 | All are back with Parramatta and their father Les has been first grade manager . |
| 4 | By the time you realize your accountant has been second rate , your career may be over . |
| 5 | I must mention one member — Angela ( nee Feetenby ) — for her help to me has been second to none — not only do I congratulate her for that but on your behalf I want to wish her every happiness in her new life — she was married last July to Harry Bell . |
| 6 | ‘ Until now , information about his death has been second or third hand . |
| 7 | It was the best time of his life , and everything since has been second best . |
| 8 | THINKING , talking and working along European lines has been second nature to Mike Ward for many years now . |
| 9 | ‘ I think the best I 've qualified has been 12th and I have never finished a race , so I am due something . |
| 10 | His placing so far has been third , fourth and eighth , a remarkable feat when competing against the best that Scotland can produce . |
| 11 | ‘ She 's been lying there in a state of collapse , and not a soul has been next or nigh her ! ’ |