Example sentences of "operation had [been] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The entire operation had been a waste of time . |
| 2 | On the face of it the first SAS operation had been a total disaster . |
| 3 | Some claimed that the operation had been a reprisal for losses suffered two days earlier by the army at the hands of guerrillas of the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy ( FRUD ) , as fighting continued around the government-held towns of Tadjoura and Obock ; a five-day ceasefire , announced by the FRUD on Dec. 15 to allow for the deployment of French troops [ see p. 38565 ] , had collapsed the following day . |
| 4 | In 18 patients the operation had been a two stage procedure with a covering ileostomy being closed some three months after primary surgery while in five patients a one stage restorative proctocolectomy with ileal reservoir was performed with the ileal reservoir becoming functional at the time of proctocolectomy . |
| 5 | Judge David Smith QC heard defence lawyers describe how the whole operation had been a combination of boys own stuff and incredible naivety . |