Example sentences of "[adv] been a [noun] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The original money was quickly invested and there has since been a stream of rights issues , particularly from companies in Thailand where the fund is 37.8 per cent invested . |
| 2 | There have since been a series of proposals to re-establish some form of compulsory treatment in the community from the Mental Health Act Commission ( in 1986 and again in 1988 ) , the Royal College of Psychiatrists ( 1987 ) , and the British Medical Association ( 1989 ) . |
| 3 | But I had to recognise that there have only been a couple of traumas in ten years and the trouble rate is likely to hot up as I move towards 40 . |
| 4 | I know that it has only been a couple of weeks but my word , it does seem longer , and so much has happened to you , has n't it ? |
| 5 | At the time of writing , the situation had become a lot calmer , though it had only been a couple of weeks since Stan received his first injection . |
| 6 | ‘ That 's quick , Mrs Goodbody , ’ said Annie , ‘ it 's only been a couple of days . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ It 's only been a couple of days , ’ said Joe . |
| 8 | In 1855 , when the first railway line was opened from Howrah , there had only been a collection of huts and sheds on the site . |
| 9 | I have seen Colonel Steiner 's medical record and note that it 's only been a matter of weeks since he was gravely wounded . |
| 10 | For example , in the teaching of English it was observed that ‘ inadequate assessment procedures have long been a weakness in schools reflecting uncertainties about aims , objectives and what constitutes progress ’ . |
| 11 | Opportunism had long been a characteristic of princes and alliances and changes of allegiance were connected with the patronage to be gained from the emperor . |
| 12 | Many of the old industrial communities have long been a desert for women 's employment . |
| 13 | He was appointed lector at the Oxford Franciscan convent , but in 1253 a dispute arose at his presentation to incept as a doctor of theology , the opponents of the friars challenging his eligibility , as he had not been a master of arts . |
| 14 | Table 5.2 Volume of international bond issues by type ( $ billion ) The pattern of issuance in the bond markets has varied considerably over time , although there has generally been a predominance of banks , industrial companies and supranational organisations ( such as the World Bank ) . |
| 15 | A stately home is selling off a herd of deer , and there has already been a stream of inquiries . |
| 16 | But life has not exactly been a bed of roses between the two , in the past , it has been revealed . |
| 17 | Since being a Magpies fan has n't exactly been a bundle of laughs of late , his timing as ever was perfect . |
| 18 | And today has n't exactly been a barrel of laughs . |
| 19 | Hackney has always been a resort for madhouses and mad people . |
| 20 | In the 18th Century Daventry was an important town on the Holyhead coaching road and , lying on four main roads , it has always been a centre for travellers . |
| 21 | The major obstacle to the restoration of Mantegna 's first documented work has always been a lack of funds , but now a sponsor has come forward in the shape of Francesco Piccolo Brunelli , an engineering contractor of Venetian origin , who lives in Africa . |
| 22 | This has always been a problem for heads because the structure of the service puts them in an isolated position . |
| 23 | The Nielsons had always been a family of know-it-alls . |
| 24 | To me it has always been a city of landladies and lodgers . |
| 25 | PAT Thoirs has always been a woman of letters writing , selling or delivering them . |
| 26 | From Lesley Wittle to Zeebrugge , it has always been a matter of hours before the first risqué punchline filters in . |
| 27 | ‘ There have always been a lot of politicians at Oxford . |
| 28 | There had always been an inclination among ministers to preach on their Nonconformity and not on their Christianity and to end up ‘ talking politics ’ . |
| 29 | Partly because , like any adolescent , he needed a different identity for himself ; but partly , perhaps , because he had always been an admirer of outlaws and vagabonds and especially of Matt Dillon , star of ‘ Gunsmoke ’ . |
| 30 | It means divorces last year fell to 179,000 , the first time there has ever been a drop in petitions . |