Example sentences of "have [been] a relief " in BNC.
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| 1 | The film 's unexpected success must have been a relief after her long maternity break , proof that she could come back : there are now talks of buddy pic with Madonna . |
| 2 | It must have been a relief when trams were never once mentioned at his Blackpool interview ! |
| 3 | For a start he 'd given up being a hippie , which must have been a relief to the Fish , not only professionally but because it meant the Fish could play Charlie soul records — Otis Redding and all — the only music he liked . |
| 4 | It must have been a relief to everyone who knew her when , in 1414 , she started from Yarmouth on her pilgrimage to the Holy Land . |
| 5 | They met with little armed resistance ( which must have been a relief to Louis , who had little confidence in his own military skill ) , and gained considerable incidental profit : the king 's person was seen in an area unvisited since the reign of Louis IV ; the counts of Nevers , Chalon , and Mâcon were brought to heel ; Burgundian lords appealed for the king 's mediation in their quarrels ( he also sought theirs ) ; the count of Forez , hitherto only a vassal of the Emperor , declared his most important castles to be held as fief of the crown of France , the first step in the integration of Forez into the French realm . |
| 6 | It should have been a relief to escape from the train at Holborn but as she crossed the platform and began to mount the stairs a feeling of confusion and disorientation took hold of her . |
| 7 | ‘ Must have been a relief when he was killed . ’ |
| 8 | It might have been a relief to confide in someone , to get another person 's opinion , especially as Richard had known Elise . |