Example sentences of "[pron] that [pers pn] have been a " in BNC.
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| 1 | One interesting feature of this discovery seems to me that it 's been a combination of different individuals approaching it almost laterally , in a sense , because you 're not an astronomer , particularly , are you ? |
| 2 | He somehow managed to pound down to Kouklia on Chennaa , half by night and half by blazing day , and crossing the island was able to see for himself that it had been a more settled and prosperous year . |
| 3 | In answer to Merrill 's questioning face , he went on , ‘ I think I once told you that I 'd been a bit — wild . |
| 4 | Well as we approach the end of 1991 , I 'm sure I do n't need to remind you that it has been a very difficult year . |
| 5 | Fergus had been so intensely aware of every separate part of her that it had been a pain and a torment . |
| 6 | Herr Winter tells us that it has been a family business ever since it was established by his grandfather , who also took the opportunity to purchase one of the three existing original Nipper paintings . |