Example sentences of "[pers pn] has be a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Ballymena , still without the injured Stevie Smith , have something to prove from what for them has been a poor season .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 She has been a civil servant for over 30 years and has worked at the town 's county court for 24 years .
5 She did not even try to prevent my journey , although she has been a perfect tyrant these many weeks , making me keep my bed !
6 She has been a tireless worker for the party since the Truro MPs death in a road crash in 1986 .
7 She has been a keen walker and rock climber for many years and has climbed in the Alps , Pyrenees and Dolomites .
8 He has been a managing director since 1986 and Deputy Chairman since 1990 .
9 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 .
10 He has been a fantastic friend helping me with financial work . ’
11 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 .
12 He has been a consistent advocate of ensuring that the law of the land is adhered to .
13 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 .
14 Said Anderson : ‘ He has been a great fillip to us not just with his excellent performances on the field , but throughout the club .
15 He has been a perfect gentleman , ’ she said quickly .
16 Remember , I 'm giving you this money because he has been a good boy .
17 In every instance , Norman still somehow managed a smile , for , if nothing else , he has been a good loser .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 This may be made worse if the patient feels stigmatized because he has been a psychiatric inpatient .
23 He has been a non-executive director of Dalgety since 1990 .
24 Since November 1990 he has been a special projects engineer .
25 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 .
26 He has been a staunch advocate of the open skies policy which has helped to open up regional aviation .
27 A former chairman of Meirionnydd FUW , he has been a long-serving member of the union 's finance and executive committee and sits on the Meat and Livestock Commission 's sheep technical committee and research and development sub-committee .
28 He has been a guiding beacon in my professional life and a touchstone of human integrity .
29 He has been a vocal champion of the occasionally fashionable view that a company should be run in the interests of ‘ stakeholders ’ — its employees , suppliers and customers , and the regions where a company operates .
30 He has been a longstanding critic of the council , accusing it of failing to support him following his sacking by Stockport HA .
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