Example sentences of "have be a [adj] disappointment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quite a few prominent people were to pay for that series defeat and it must have been a cruel disappointment for Mains that he was among those replaced . |
| 2 | It could have been a crushing disappointment for Tip Anderson , with the Championship staged over his home course ; instead it turned into a remarkable and spectacular success . |
| 3 | ( She also taught the social secretary to play the piano , but he was not an apt pupil and must have been a great disappointment to her . ) |
| 4 | It would have been a great disappointment if someone had n't taken Don 's place . |
| 5 | Nothing has gone right for Armiger or Tenby — remember him — and although Commander in Chief won two Derbys , the fact that Cecil 's more exposed two-year-olds failed to blossom must have been a great disappointment to him . |
| 6 | Nothing has gone right for Armiger or Tenby — remember him — and although Commander in Chief won two Derbys , the fact that Cecil 's more exposed two-year-olds failed to blossom must have been a great disappointment to him . |
| 7 | It would have been a sad disappointment to anyone ferreting in the top drawer of his desk . |
| 8 | I had gone so far that to blow it at that point would have been a big disappointment for me , ’ he said . |
| 9 | It must have been a considerable disappointment to the hon. Gentleman and his colleagues to hear Mr. Eric Bolton describe their proposals as ’ cloud cuckoo land ’ . |