Example sentences of "and [pos pn] [noun] have been a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being a late developer , I had been small and slim in comparison to most of my peers , and my appearance had been a large part of my character . |
| 2 | THE Restoration and maintenance of the village green and its stream had been a major project for the year , it was noted at the Old Alresford Parish Council 's recent annual general meeting in the Christy Hall . |
| 3 | ‘ The machine has a great potential for use at the centre and its restoration has been a project that we have all been working towards for some while . ’ |
| 4 | He had been a violent man and her father had been a man even more violent , it was a pity they had ever met . |
| 5 | I wanted to dig him in the ribs and tell him that Mrs F was the last of twelve children in her family and her father 'd been a maintenance man on the railways . |
| 6 | According to press reports at the time , Lori McElroy and her boyfriend claimed Nicholas and his friends had been a problem throughout the holiday . |
| 7 | In other words , one legacy of the regime of Councillor Pickles and his colleagues has been a city where the Conservatives have managed to stem the tide to Labour over the past decade . |
| 8 | The Holy Spirit and his power has been a favourite theme , or ‘ You too can build a splendid church , or be an excellent minister , if you buy this book or follow these ten lessons . ’ |
| 9 | He was always available , fair weather or foul , home or away , and his father had been a much-respected captain of our village team two or three decades ago . |