Example sentences of "[pers pn] has [been] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the real discovery for me has been the final item on Disc 1 , the Messe des Pauvres , composed , incredibly , in 1895 . |
| 2 | The interesting feature for me has been the wider range of climbers active on the hard classics . |
| 3 | Ballymena , still without the injured Stevie Smith , have something to prove from what for them has been a poor season . |
| 4 | Two other Section I matches see Schweppes Cup winners North Down entertaining North , with the aim of finishing third in the league to complete what for them has been a fine season . |
| 5 | My dialogue with them has been an important part of the process of valuing their own contributions . |
| 6 | Since having her daughter Chiara , five , and son Joshua , three , she has been a full-time mother in rural Wiltshire , and her looks have taken a back seat . |
| 7 | She has been a civil servant for over 30 years and has worked at the town 's county court for 24 years . |
| 8 | She did not even try to prevent my journey , although she has been a perfect tyrant these many weeks , making me keep my bed ! |
| 9 | She has been a tireless worker for the party since the Truro MPs death in a road crash in 1986 . |
| 10 | She has been a keen walker and rock climber for many years and has climbed in the Alps , Pyrenees and Dolomites . |
| 11 | She has been the Great North Run winner in 1990 and 1991 as well as the British track holder at all distances from 100m to 800 . |
| 12 | That has yet to be tested in public , but the evening certainly did not put her off — — she has been an ardent fan of the Welsh National Opera ever since . |
| 13 | She has been an enthusiastic member of the Dublin Sports and Social Committee since July 1992 . |
| 14 | He has been a managing director since 1986 and Deputy Chairman since 1990 . |
| 15 | My right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition would have liked to be here this evening because I know well that he has been a tremendous support to my hon. and learned Friend and his family in many small and touching ways , which I know have been deeply appreciated . |
| 16 | He has been a fantastic friend helping me with financial work . ’ |
| 17 | The Leader of the Opposition claims that he has been a consistent supporter of the Common Market for years , but everyone knows that he was a consistent and bitter opponent of it for many years . |
| 18 | He has been a consistent advocate of ensuring that the law of the land is adhered to . |
| 19 | Too often Kendall seems preoccupied with finding a place in the team for Alan Harper , and although he has been a great servant to the club over the years , Everton will only be a really good side when he is playing in the reserves , and I do not mean that as an insult to Alan . |
| 20 | Said Anderson : ‘ He has been a great fillip to us not just with his excellent performances on the field , but throughout the club . |
| 21 | ‘ He has been a perfect gentleman , ’ she said quickly . |
| 22 | Remember , I 'm giving you this money because he has been a good boy . |
| 23 | In every instance , Norman still somehow managed a smile , for , if nothing else , he has been a good loser . |
| 24 | Far from Mr Atkins being considered the distant , unsympathetic figure depicted in the article , he has been a frequent visitor to the school over the past two years , giving support and advice to help us achieve our aims . |
| 25 | Since August 1991 he has been a key member of the Planning Team preparing for the European Summit Meeting at the Palace on 11 – 12 December 1992 and organising the subsequent reinstatement works . |
| 26 | Tristan Garel-Jones is not a household name but he has been a key player in British , and particularly Tory , politics over the past two years . |
| 27 | He has been a doughty fighter over a long period in favour of the use of democracy and dialogue and in condemnation of the use of violence . |
| 28 | This may be made worse if the patient feels stigmatized because he has been a psychiatric inpatient . |
| 29 | He has been a non-executive director of Dalgety since 1990 . |
| 30 | He has scented higher things — England ‘ B ’ v Pakistan and 12th man for the real McCoy against India , both in 1982 , his first full season — and if the aroma has never led to mouthfuls of fame ( due in part to a perceived shortage of confidence against high pace in his formative years ) he has been a staunch servant through thick and thin . |