Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [vb -s] been [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their effects can not be isolated from the HLCA system ; in essence it has been the availability of substantial levels of grant plus the guarantee of HLCAs on the increased numbers of animals which can be kept on the agriculturally improved grassland , which together have constituted a substantial incentive for such capital improvements . |
| 2 | If it 's anything like the majority of the population it 's been a bit hairy . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Alternatively , in some countries previously without a daily paper it has been the government which has started one : there would probably be no daily newspaper in the Central African Republic , Botswana , Niger , Mauritania or Chad had each of these countries ' governments not decided to finance one . |
| 5 | In the past it has been the practice for research and development contracts to be on a ‘ cost plus ’ basis . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | And and in a sense it 's been a blessing in disguise . |
| 8 | I think , I think I would , having moved the recommendation would seek to clarify what we 're asking the Government to reconsider , erm , because we 're not saying what they should come up with as a new policy , but I think we could add the words , for capital investment , at the end of the motion , recognising that at one level of government , central government it has been the practice in the past , er when they had some capital they could sell in the form of British Telecom shares and er , indeed other nationalised industries , er not to use the er the results erm , er release this realised by that capital disposal for capital investment , instead to use it for revenue purposes , which was in the long term somewhat unfortunate . |
| 9 | It has been said that ‘ showmanship is the hallmark of the world of entertainment ’ and certainly from the outset it has been the hallmark of film in the English-speaking world . |
| 10 | Moving In-house From the outset it has been the intention to switch the PMIS from the bureau to the internal BAA 's data processing branch computer . |
| 11 | In each case it has been a West Indian pupil rather than an Asian child . |
| 12 | Idealogically of course it 's been a battle of Left and Right the Right won , we 've had a return a resserection of the 'Hang Em , Flog Em' Brigade some ugly xenophobia at times and of course multipule attacks on the Media . |
| 13 | In the west it has had little success ; in the east it has been a smash . |
| 14 | Every time I have been to the Jobcentre it 's been a waste of time . |
| 15 | Twice in this century it has been the cause of global conflict , the lasting effects of which are still at issue today . |
| 16 | To date it has been the keepers of the government 's cheque books rather than those who conduct the nation 's health checks who have dictated policy over drinking water . |
| 17 | In some parts of the country it has been the practice to sell freehold land for building , and to take the price in the form of a perpetual rentcharge created by the purchaser ; this practice took the place of the more common building lease . |
| 18 | In its lifetime it has been a grocer 's shop and a bank . |