Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [adv] [adv] [been] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've absolutely never been a Jason Donovan fan before Christmas number one 's going to be Bohemian Rhapsody which I do like you know |
| 2 | Actually , I 've only ever been a member of a political party for three months of my life , and I resigned |
| 3 | ‘ I have n't always been a pleasure anorexic , whatever you think . ’ |
| 4 | She had not merely been a housekeeper but her qualities of efficiency , cheerfulness and gastronomic expertise seemed to fit her for the task of looking after this unusual pair . |
| 5 | They have not infrequently been a source of acrimony between the authorities involved , as well as of wider problems . |
| 6 | Whether those arguments are valid or not , they have certainly not been a deterrent : the big bang is an ever-expanding field of research . |
| 7 | It has not just been a question of choosing between state action and individual responsibility , but rather of finding the means to link the two effectively . |
| 8 | In the history of Western culture , it has not simply been a case of nature swallowing supernature . |
| 9 | It has not only been a victory for Mr Major : it has also put an end to the leadership crisis Mr Heseltine created in 1988 . |
| 10 | It has not necessarily been a good thing in all ways , and there has certainly been a downside . |
| 11 | The reaction is a testimony to the female solidarity that the film celebrates and it has n't just been a regional popularity . |
| 12 | It has n't quite been a wash-out , although the umbrellas and macs are out in force . |
| 13 | And sometimes I wonder whether it has n't all been a complete waste of time . ’ |
| 14 | In spite of promising prospects for the future , it has so far been a complementary course , to be undertaken in addition to the main course of study . |
| 15 | It had been courteously framed , but Goibniu had arranged for Balor to go with them and Floy had known — and everyone had known — that it had not really been a request but a command . |
| 16 | It would have been rather nice if it had n't just been a joke . |
| 17 | It had n't exactly been a poignant reunion . |
| 18 | It had also long been a great source of amusement to the more belligerent regulars as they watched the uninitiated stumble in and sit down . |
| 19 | It had obviously once been a door , but the stone lintel above had given way centuries before . |
| 20 | If he lacked Zhivkov 's taste , Ceauşescu showed greater consistency of purpose : Zhivkov survived his fall and lived long enough to explain that he had not really been a Communist after all ; Ceauşescu never gave his judges the satisfaction of hearing him renounce his beliefs . |
| 21 | Despite the beliefs of foreigners , he had not really been a warmonger . |
| 22 | He seems to have taken no part in public life under the Commonwealth , but when the Exchequer was re-established under the Protectorate he failed to regain his old post as auditor , having to wait for this until the Restoration , when he protested , perhaps predictably , that he had never really been a parliamentarian at all . |
| 23 | And you have Rochester who has erm he 's not exactly been a degenerate and he has shown some restraint , he has cared for this wife , he 's brought her home . |