Example sentences of "[noun sg] has [not/n't] been a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do I discern that skating has not been a frequent pleasure in these parts ? ’ |
| 2 | Your own , personalized weight control programme has not been a sudden thing but has evolved over a long period of time . |
| 3 | In that sense the Committee has not been a true executive body ; but nor was it designed to be . |
| 4 | Entrepreneurship has not been a significant mechanism for social mobility in Latin America . |
| 5 | But this race has not been a happy event for him . |
| 6 | The H registration year has n't been a good one so far for the car industry , but you have some successes . |
| 7 | Thompson 's career — the Daley record 1976 Olympic Games ( Montreal ) 18th 1977 European Juniors , 1st 1978 Commonwealth Games ( Edmonton ) lst European Championships ( Prague ) 2nd 1980 Olympic Games ( Moscow ) 1st World record ( Gotzis ) 8,648 pts 1982 World record ( Gotzis ) 8,730 pts European Championships ( Athens ) lst World record 8,774 Commonwealth Games , Brisbane , lst 1983 World Championships ( Helsinki ) lst 1984 Olympic Games ( Los Angeles ) lst World record 8,847 1986 Commonwealth Games ( Edinburgh ) lst European Championships ( Stuttgart ) lst 1987 World Championships ( Rome ) 9th 1988 Olympic Games ( Seoul ) 4th It has not been a good year for the class of ‘ 76 . |