Example sentences of "[verb] been a [adj] one [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , whether the contract drawn up in the first place has been a correct one or not , I 'm not sure . |
| 2 | The build-up to this game has been a relaxed one and that 's not really surprising . |
| 3 | No doubt the return would have been a high one and I have to take account of that . ’ |
| 4 | When I got home I found , among the mountain of letters ( mainly telling me I had filled in a blue form when it should have been a yellow one or asking for information I had already given ) , one from the BBC asking me to get in touch with the Punters office in Bristol as soon as possible . |
| 5 | It was now of the utmost importance for the Unionists to clarify their own position ; Balfour 's pledge had been a conditional one and was not in any case binding on his successor , but the unpopularity of food taxes remained . |
| 6 | Having decided to surrender to his plans for the evening — lunch had been a light one and already the pangs of hunger were making themselves felt — she would n't do it without a token show of resistance . |
| 7 | It was normal to tear the shawl first so that its value would not tempt a profane person to violate the tomb ; but the shawl had been a beautiful one and he had not been able to bring himself to do that . |