Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Akast , an assistant recorder from the same East Anglian chambers and based in Ipswich , has been appointed a Recorder to the South Eastern Circuit . |
| 2 | Since ancient times , the rowan tree has been considered a scourge to witches . |
| 3 | He had been given a lift to the Bayswater Road by a mutual friend , Derek O'Connor . |
| 4 | There was a large framed certificate on the wall , inscribed with his name ; he had been awarded a scholarship to the Imperial College to learn wood-carving , being artistically inclined . |
| 5 | We have been promised a visit to another great showpiece in Peking — the Summer Palace built by the Dowager Empress last century from money she misappropriated from the naval funds ( so they tell us ) . |
| 6 | The team that swept all before them in Amiens to bring home European silverware have been handed a trip to Cork where they will take on Ashton for a place in the Irish Cup first round proper . |