Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] has been a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For centuries it has been a buttress against the onslaught of Chaos from the wastes to the north . |
| 2 | Yet we must be careful before blaming politicians for this mundane campaign , since in many respects it has been a reflection of ourselves . |
| 3 | The Dungarvan Leader once commended a candidate " with a record of achievement " in these revealing terms : " He has consistently fought in the Waterford County Council ( of which body he has been a member for many years ) for amenities for the town , and it was thanks to his representations that the long-suffering residents of the old road had a footpath provided in front of their homes to prevent flooding . |
| 4 | For twenty five years he has been a member of Equity and has played a different number of roles . |
| 5 | For several years he has been a helper , and having decided to return to Birmingham where he had a distinguished career as a teacher of English , he resolved to give us the greater part of the library , collected over many years by himself and his late wife . |
| 6 | For the last two years he has been a hospital porter . |
| 7 | In the last few years there has been a strong demand from Germany as well , but on the whole it has been a home breed rather than a traveller . |
| 8 | Almost from the start he has been a university teacher who has , so to speak , a ‘ hard hat and a pair of stout wellington boots constantly in his car ’ . |
| 9 | This season he has been a revelation . |
| 10 | William Barnes , a distant Stanhope cousin , lived here for a time , but for most of its life it has been a farmhouse , which it remains . |
| 11 | For most of his life he has been a Salvation Army member and for seven years the opposition Chief Whip . |
| 12 | ‘ We 've always tried to keep the game open and in this respect for many of the younger players it has been a learning experience , ’ said Gray . |
| 13 | In each case it has been a West Indian pupil rather than an Asian child . |
| 14 | Apart from his initial training he has been a weaver all his time . |
| 15 | In the west it has had little success ; in the east it has been a smash . |
| 16 | For Joan it has been a labour of love and provides an amusing and detailed insight into medicine in the town . |
| 17 | In its lifetime it has been a grocer 's shop and a bank . |