Example sentences of "this [vb -s] [adv] been a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Together with the logging , this has already been a contributory factor in a series of floods , including ones in Kompong Speu and Kampot provinces which caused $150 million worth of damage . |
2 | And perhaps I can tie that in with the , the comment from Mr about people from having loved ones in I am bound to say that this has n't been a major feature of our er er |
3 | This has n't been a good case for me . ’ |
4 | Analysing the situation on Lakeland rhyolite more closely , I think this has probably been a false fear . |
5 | ‘ This has always been a nice close . |
6 | This has always been a great mystery to me because I remember seeing photographs of my father in hospital uniform wearing sergeant 's stripes ( which I understand was the practice then ) and later , after the war , he was a corporal . |
7 | This has sometimes been a serious issue of contention during the UK Government 's privatization programme of the eighties . |
8 | Returning Edward the proofs of his book , Helen commented : ‘ This has indeed been a fair spring for us , though they had made it a winter . |
9 | This has undoubtedly been a welcome and popular policy . |