Example sentences of "have [adv] been [num] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has long been one of the curiosities of our political history that the previous all-time record was set by a party that actually lost the election , Clement Attlee 's Labour Party in 1951 . |
| 2 | Edinburgh has long been one of the pre-eminent centres of linguistics in Britain . |
| 3 | There have been four players with the same initial letter of their surname playing for a Test side both before and since , but there has only been four of the same letter on each side . |
| 4 | Literally thousands of people have benefited form Nancy 's instruction and she has perhaps been one of the greatest advocates of the Sunday Painter school , encouraging an increase in the popularity of painting as a pastime for people of all ages and from all walks of life . |
| 5 | Foxton Locks has always been one of the most popular attractions in the Leicestershire countryside . |
| 6 | ‘ This clump here has always been one of the worst , ’ Anderson said , indicating a spot near where he stood . |
| 7 | Humanitarianism has always been one of the major motivations making for socialism . |
| 8 | ‘ Ray has always been one of the most popular and respected figures around for his ability and conduct , and I 'm sure he will prove an outstanding signing for Villa . ’ |
| 9 | Pam Shriver has always been one of the most colourful tennis professionals . |
| 10 | Generation of standard useful attitudes has always been one of the main purposes of military training . |
| 11 | That has always been one of the most heartening aspects of county cricket : mutual help , irrespective of the teams they represent . |
| 12 | This has always been one of the basic ingredients of good adult education . |
| 13 | After death the heart becomes a pyramid ( it has always been one of the wonders of the world ) ; but even in life the heart was never heart-shaped . |
| 14 | For the staff at Slimbridge the evening feed has always been one of the highlights of the day . |
| 15 | SECTARIANISM has always been one of the prime causes of conflict in Northern Ireland , because religion has been so closely identified with politics . |
| 16 | I MAY have had a sheltered upbringing , but to me gin has always been one of the most sophisticated of drinks . |
| 17 | ‘ Queen Street has always been one of the main access points to the beach and it is too far to expect old people to walk around the end of the development , ’ she added . |
| 18 | One of the most simple concepts in rural recreation studies has also been one of the most useful and enduring , namely the ‘ leisure budget ’ . |
| 19 | Among the major industrialised nations , France has traditionally been one of the most dependent on fuel imports , lacking substantial indigenous reserves of both fossil fuels and hydro-electric power . |
| 20 | Economics has traditionally been one of the core disciplines in business and management . |
| 21 | However , it embarked on an even larger programme of educational expansion , with the result that education has consistently been one of the largest budget items . |
| 22 | Sir , — Now that the dust has finally settled on this election we may pause to reflect on what has undoubtedly been one of the dirtiest , and most depressing of exercises in political chicanery . |
| 23 | The story has then been one of the dynamic interaction of politics and economics , with political change affecting the economy — so far mainly for the worse — and economic crisis sharpening the political struggle . |
| 24 | Torrance 's putt remains one of most lingering memories of the ‘ 80's , which is rather ironic because putting has never been one of the strongest parts of the Scot 's game . |
| 25 | Although it may have also been one of the last , desperate attempts to keep the road open to a negotiated settlement , Ho was being accused by the French , who compared the diplomatic assurances in Paris with continuing violence in Vietnam , of duplicity ; and , ominously , by the intransigents in Hanoi , of treachery . |
| 26 | Then the National Front Leader , Dr Mosadeq , who had long been one of the most fiery and articulate proponents of nationalization , was appointed prime minister over the objections of the Shah , and became an extraordinary actor on the stage of the world . |
| 27 | You 've always been one of the gentry , used to grand balls and such . ’ |
| 28 | At the same time he announced that economic austerity measures , including a freeze on public sector promotions , were to be " reconsidered " ; this had also been one of the demands of the workers ' organizations . |
| 29 | This had indeed been one of the aims of the scientific societies of the seventeenth century , such as the Royal Society ; and it was best realized in the superb plates in the Encyclopèdie of Diderot and d'Alembert which show French manufactures in the middle of the eighteenth century , before the industrial revolution changed techniques . |
| 30 | Elected Governor in 1987 , Roemer had previously been one of the southern Democrats in the House of Representatives who rebelled against their party and supported President Reagan 's tax cuts . |