Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] has been a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Since Patsy 's murder there has been a sea change in attitude towards us by the military , ’ said Alec , a 45-year-old Catholic who has worked for the MoD since before the Troubles . |
| 2 | Already in this chapter there has been a discussion of the factors which appear to contribute to varying regional prosperity . |
| 3 | As with other elements of gerontological research there has been a tendency to treat the institutional population as a homogeneous social group . |
| 4 | They had this very unhealthy large majority and they put before the House a Bill which offered total deregulation of shopping hours and to all intents and purposes stripped out nearly all the employment protection which has been a hallmark of Sunday trading legislation , certainly for the past century . |
| 5 | You aroused an interest for me in literature which has been a resource to me for the rest of my life and a source of real enjoyment . |
| 6 | The biggest upset was in Dungannon where Ulster Unionist Ken Maginnis lost his seat and Sinn Fein grabbed two extra seats on the council which has been a model for co-operation between the two traditions . |
| 7 | The biggest electoral upset came in Dungannon where Ulster Unionist Ken Maginnis lost his seat and Sinn Fein grabbed two extra seats on the council which has been a model for co-operation between the two traditions . |
| 8 | Every time this matter 's been before either committee or council there has been a majority in favour of the merger principles . |
| 9 | It also brings out further one character 's idée fixe ( stonework ) , and develops the theme of racial tension/personal harmony which has been a feature of this relationship in the story for some time . |
| 10 | He was fascinated by the corset which gave her a youthful figure and set about reproducing it.In 1968 , they invented the Wonderbra which has been a best-seller for more than 20 years . |
| 11 | He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Mr Chris Patten , party chairman , and is a chartered accountant who has been a radio presenter . |
| 12 | But a desire to be fair , a wish to be absolutely certain , and an understandable reluctance to accuse someone of perfidy who has been a friend of mine for six difficult years made me pull the telephone back to my mouth . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ In the past in the prison service there has been a lack of clear , overall objectives , ’ Mr Clarke said . |
| 15 | However , since the 1974 Revolution there has been a weakening of the traditionally very strong family ties and a drift away from the Church , particularly among the young and the intelligencia of Funchal . |
| 16 | In the past decade there has been a resurgence of interest in the role of non-neural systems in the control of behaviour , especially in the control of eating and drinking . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | And and and and across the board there has been a cut of er , er of of of just below fifteen per cent , that that the that er er , our cut is forty five per cent , and and I mean , it er , it it it does er er create problems , there 's no doubt about it , and that I I got the letter from er which er , Rod instructed to come along to the department to me yesterday , in fact , I did refer very briefly to it , 'cos I 'm gon na just before the meeting that er er it it sets out saying that it was a very generous set settlement for ninety-three , ninety-four . |
| 19 | In addition there has been a growth in the promotion of tourism , which with its low pay , seasonal employment , and upwardly spiralling speculative investments , has also brought pressure upon people to leave the land . |
| 20 | Mr said , I advise people to check in case there has been a mistake . |
| 21 | Maybe introducing a touch of that pragmatic responsible approach to financial control which has been a feature of this Union 's development over the years . |
| 22 | YOUR VERY OWN MANAGER There has been a surge recently in the number of smaller fund management companies keen to take on private clients |
| 23 | 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 ’ . |
| 24 | This season he has been a revelation . |
| 25 | They have introduced legislation which has been a guideline to the spending of the City Council under Labour control . |
| 26 | Is the Minister aware that he has just admitted that under this Government there has been a trade-off between income tax cuts and increases in VAT ? |
| 27 | As was said earlier , since the Piper Alpha incident there has been a succession of serious incidents in the North sea , although obviously not on the same scale as Piper Alpha . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | For most of his life he has been a Salvation Army member and for seven years the opposition Chief Whip . |
| 30 | In each case it has been a West Indian pupil rather than an Asian child . |