Example sentences of "[noun] has [adv] been [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If society in all its aspects has always been in a state of flux , it is highly unlikely that this process will end at any particular time . |
| 2 | I have argued that in spite of the formalism of diagrams , binary opposites , levels and meta-levels , structuralism has really been about a mode of interpretation of aspects of culture . |
| 3 | The convoy has already been through a Soviet Checkpoint at Marienborn on the West/East German border , Where the numbers of men and vehicles have been thoroughly checked . |
| 4 | New Zealand 's economy has probably been through a more dramatic recent revolution than that of any other Western country . |
| 5 | It is perhaps doubtful in the present climate that the aircraft could have been kept in the air beyond the end of this year , even if the VA has still been in a position to influence affairs . |
| 6 | But I do not think any traveller has ever been in a worse situation than I was then . |
| 7 | Amstral has recently been through a combination of management buyouts and takeovers , including the acquisition of Crab Advanced Technologies ' sales and marketing division , and now goes by the name of ABC Workstation Solutions Ltd . |
| 8 | Londoner Ken Butler moved to the Fens 12 years ago , where space has never been at a premium , to carry on his profession of carpenter specialising in reproduction furniture . |
| 9 | Life has always been on a razor-edge of survival and it is surely important to understand those moments in the past when the organic world seemed closer than usual to obliteration . |
| 10 | Since the establishment of the modern presidency in the 1930s and the massive expansion of governmental activity , congress has always been at a disadvantage in its constant battles with the executive arising from the latter 's superior access to information and expertise . |
| 11 | Mr Gavron believes that the company has never been in a stronger position . |
| 12 | The investment of research and management resources to build up to a Chinese market has usually been at a higher cost than would be tolerated elsewhere . |
| 13 | Harry Enfield has just been through a tough day auditioning people for his new BBC comedy series . |
| 14 | Reid has always been like a terrier chasing a bone on the pitch — opponents never get a moment 's peace . |