Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] have [adv] been a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lord George Murray 's march had indeed been a feint . |
| 2 | Hugh Morris 's future has inevitably been a matter of some debate . |
| 3 | How to find the money necessary to carry out Amnesty 's work has always been a worry , and from the very beginning the Section Office asked groups for help in this area . |
| 4 | By 1857 when Agassiz 's Essay on Classification appeared , as an introduction to a never-completed work on the natural history of the USA , it was already difficult to believe that Noah 's flood had really been a world-wide catastrophe with animals surviving two by two ; indeed Agassiz 's work on ice ages had involved reinterpretation of data that seemed evidence of the Flood . |
| 5 | Of course , Jessamy 's arrival on the scene as Julius 's fiancée had obviously been a major crisis . |
| 6 | The Queen 's broadcast has traditionally been a closely guarded secret — and it was seen as more sensitive than usual this year after what the Queen has termed her ‘ annus horribilis ’ or horrible year . |
| 7 | It was easy to guess that last evening 's walk had not been a success . |
| 8 | So the company developed it as a product ‘ and we 'll see who buys it , ’ says Shandell — but then Dick Pick 's company has always been a bit like that . |
| 9 | For legendary country star Johnny Cash , America 's history has always been a rich source of material — and dressing up ! |