Example sentences of "been a [adj] [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Initially there had been a substantial market for British films in the US , where demand remained for some time ahead of the production levels achieved by American filmmakers . |
| 2 | The ground plan of the great monastery of St Gallen , drawn on parchment in about 830 , has been a famous puzzle for medieval scholars since 1604 . |
| 3 | The ‘ aristocratic ’ character of landowning has been a central basis for social status and political power in Britain for centuries , and the divisions of interest between land and industry have been fundamental to the political development of the upper class . |
| 4 | Which is not to say that popular humour in the States is particularly nice : in recent years there has been a great demand for in-your-face racist , ethnic and misogynist stuff , as typified on the respectable side by Jackie Mason and on the unholy by Andrew Dice Clay . |
| 5 | 1991 has been a marvellous year for Good Housekeeping and it 's largely thanks to you . |
| 6 | If I sound euphoric I make no apologies , It has been a superb period for English rugby and will also be a hard act to follow , but after the weekend of the Irish visit I am sure that we can go on to even greater things from here . |
| 7 | It would have been a sad day for British satire had Jameson won this presumptious action . |
| 8 | Now that it is clear that pre-Christmas Sunday trading has simply been a stalking horse for all-year Sunday trading , will the Prime Minister join me in congratulating stores such as House of Fraser , C and A , and Marks and Spencer which have upheld Sunday trading laws and refused to break them ? |
| 9 | This has been a traditional argument for local and participative democracy ( Pateman , 1973 ) . |
| 10 | Since the first opposition parties were founded , one of them , lead by a woman , has been a regular target for malicious attack . |
| 11 | IT 'S been a good year for German neo-Nazis . |
| 12 | It had not been a good day for liberal ideals . |
| 13 | It had been a dark age for administrative justice . |
| 14 | During the years of World War N and for some time afterwards there had been a heavy demand for commercial and military explosives but by 1960 when Haslam was made personnel director of the Nobel Division of ICI the demand , particularly for military explosives , had dropped dramatically . |
| 15 | Newspapers and television have been a popular subject for content analysis . |
| 16 | The green belt has been a popular subject for academic observers ( Mandelker , 1962 ; Thomas , 1970 ; Munton , 1983 ; and Elson , 1986 ) and there is little new to be said . |
| 17 | At the NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE , stimulating repertoire enjoys international acclaim and the ALBERT HALL has for many years been a popular venue for classical concerts . |
| 18 | Deviant behaviour has always been a popular topic for ethnographic research . |
| 19 | In view of the afternoon 's exertions , tea-time must have been a difficult moment for tired guests , for as Princess Metternich noted : ‘ The Empress 's teas seemed to us a little drawn out and I must frankly admit that we preferred to take it in our own rooms by the fire with our friends while smoking a quiet cigarette . |
| 20 | WHAT could have been a disastrous start for fifth-year pupils at Bohunt School to the social event of the school year was averted by quick-thinking and the help of a parent . |
| 21 | Entrepreneurship has not been a significant mechanism for social mobility in Latin America . |
| 22 | However , in recent years there has been a mounting tendency for civil servants to ‘ leak ’ information to the press . |
| 23 | In Appalachia , as in other areas of the world which we are increasingly becoming aware of , there has been a growing pressure for small-scale hill farmers to diversify their income with non-agricultural work , or else to sell out and move due to the increasing financial burden of trying to make ends meet . |
| 24 | Luke 's an influential and powerful man — the film industry always has been a glamorous lure for young , hopeful girls — and he 's wealthy too . |