Example sentences of "this [noun sg] have [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This saga since this recession has been a sorry tale . |
| 2 | This chapter has been a complex one , but it has nevertheless been an exercise in oversimplification . |
| 3 | This issue had been a major stumbling block , as any equalization of representation almost inevitably meant a relative reduction in the current number of seats held by the country 's most heavily populated provinces , Ontario and Quebec . |
| 4 | This issue had been a major stumbling block , as any equalization of representation almost inevitably meant a relative reduction in the current number of seats held by the country 's most heavily populated provinces , Ontario and Quebec . |
| 5 | Strategies to deal with this issue have been a major concern to local organisers . |
| 6 | The cause of this difference has been a central question in solid Earth geochemistry for two decades . |
| 7 | This Directive has been a major source of conflict between the UK and the European Commission . |
| 8 | Everyone knew that this body had been a key element in Stalin 's rise to power and that any criticism of it was , by inference , a critique of Stalin . |
| 9 | The main features of this revolution have been a great decline in the area of grassland , the increase of mechanisation with the consequence of reduced farm labour , the widespread use of chemicals as tools and the simplification of crop rotations , and the introduction of important new crops such as maize . |
| 10 | The build-up to this game has been a relaxed one and that 's not really surprising . |
| 11 | Yes erm when this policy has been a significant issue in dealing with either the local plan or er |
| 12 | The outcome of this approach has been a high profile for Partnership and its associated activities , which has given confidence and a feeling of success to the teaching staff and partners who have felt able to undertake a wide range of activities . |
| 13 | Playing in this competition has been a great springboard for me . ’ |
| 14 | Maybe that 's one reason why this show has been a few years in the making . |
| 15 | However , although the rates of crime in the large cities have always exceeded the rates in rural areas , the increase in crime rates this century has been a universal phenomenon . |
| 16 | The number of bitter , angry , women-hating recently divorced men I have met in this way has been a real eye-opener to me . |
| 17 | It has out-performed other European markets for most of the period , and this year has been a good 5 per cent ahead . |
| 18 | Our opener this year has been a runaway success in the States where the box office success of this relatively low budget film has taken everyone by surprise . |
| 19 | This year has been a tough one for industry and commerce . |