Example sentences of "[pers pn] has been [adj] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am not saying she has been subject to a temptation to exaggerate , but I merely remind you of those matters which can exist in relation to a woman 's evidence . ’ |
| 2 | He told the Channel 4 programme in a statement : ‘ He has been involved in a lot of killings , not just in one area but in every area of the province . |
| 3 | For example , assume that a child is a rehabilitated person within the meaning of the Act : in other words , he has been subject to a supervision requirement and that requirement has been terminated or a year has elapsed since the date of the hearing that imposed the supervision requirement , whichever is the longer , and he has committed no further offences during the rehabilitation period ; or he has appeared before a children 's hearing which has decided not to impose a supervision requirement on him and six months has elapsed during which time he has committed no further offences . |
| 4 | for most of his life he has been stuck with a reputation for finding the Goons funny , but nothing since that era . |
| 5 | He has been active as a researcher on retirement for more than 15 years . |
| 6 | For the past nine months it has been involved in a nightly Royal Mail operation out of the airport . |
| 7 | So do I. To anyone capable of seeing beyond a county bank balance , it has been clear for a number of years that there is too much limited-overs cricket played by the counties and that the present mix of three and four-day Championship games is not only confusing , especially now that they start on different days of the week , but also unnecessarily exhausting for all involved . |
| 8 | It has been clear for a long time that where land adjoining the highway is unintentionally entered , i.e. as a result of a car accident , that the plaintiff must prove negligence ( River Wear Commissioners v Adamson ( 1877 ) 2 App Cas 743 ) . |
| 9 | It has been more of a blessing than a curse . |
| 10 | Although it has been operational for a while , it was only recently that Ski survey visited this slope , to attend a Peter Lightfoot ski course . |