Example sentences of "it have [be] a very [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It has been a very successful project indeed .
2 It has been a very rough time indeed .
3 Kelly , who has won this race three times , said : ‘ It has been a very long and hard season for me , and I feel very tired .
4 ‘ I am very sorry , ’ he said , ‘ but you must understand it has been a very long time …
5 Since then , it has been a very regular performer on the BR main line hauling charter trains in many parts of the country , including meeting its sister engine , 6201 ‘ Princess Elizabeth ’ .
6 In concluding , I would just like to say that it has been a very great honour to be invited here tonight to The William of Orange Memorial Hall , Belfast , as guest speaker at The Independent Shopkeeper of the Year Awards .
7 Sandra said : ‘ It has been a very worthwhile project from the health and safety aspect by a very successful QC team which has been together for almost three years . ’
8 Mr Ensoll reflects : ‘ It has been a very varied career working for the Post Office for the last 33 years .
9 At the time , he said : ‘ It has been a very difficult split .
10 Well as we approach the end of 1991 , I 'm sure I do n't need to remind you that it has been a very difficult year .
11 It has been a very difficult choice for me this time . ’
12 It has been a very tough night , but we have come out carrying our arms . ’
13 ‘ We always had books and diagrams on meteorology but it has been a very dead subject up until now , ’ said head of science Peter Simpson .
14 He has been most supportive and indeed we have the Canon to thank that our Centenary Celebrations have taken the form they have , and I think you will agree it has been a very fitting culmination to our 100 years history .
15 It had been a very hot day and this was the first heat-stroke casualty .
16 Anyway , it had been a very long time ago , goodness gracious , it had been at least six years .
17 It had been a very long night to pass on a tiny piece of sandwich .
18 Although it had been a very warm day , the evening had a slight feeling of autumn : it was particularly beautiful , with the sun turning the leaves of the trees a marvellous golden colour .
19 It had been a very strange week !
20 It had been a very cruel murder .
21 It had been a very unhappy time for him , especially since he knew that his advancing years prevented him from getting a job as a carman .
22 So far , it had been a very dull , even grey , conference .
23 As he rode away , Seb thought it had been a very small lie , yet it had brought an expression of joy to Melody 's face that he would never forget .
24 It had been a very typical contract that Mark Letterworth had contrived in outline for the sale of the turbine engines to a Moscow factory .
25 But it had been a very close-run thing .
26 It had been a very cold but bright morning , without a breath of wind .
27 Afterwards Tim Butler said it had been a very interesting meeting giving the local farming community the opportunity to put their points across to a senior union official .
28 They had both drunk far too much , yet it had been a very enjoyable evening and on the way home each vowed eternal friendship with the other .
29 It had been a very unexpected meeting , she thought , and it had made her feel strangely elated .
30 It had been a very hard frost , the path was very slippery , and that night was particularly cold .
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