Example sentences of "of [noun] had [been] [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mile of shining water between him and the Forest of Dean had been devoid of a single ripple . |
| 2 | The two companies said the Ministry of Defence had been supportive of their approach and they did not anticipate any regulatory problems . |
| 3 | The same , of course had been true of the period of intensive ‘ peace efforts ’ , 1967–73 . |
| 4 | The process of renovation had been full of difficulties and although some success had been achieved , shortcomings and blunders had been committed . |
| 5 | The career of Miller had been that of a classic party functionary rising to PUWP central committee secretary and politburo member , whereas Kwasniewski , who came up through the editorship of party youth wing newspapers to become Minister of Youth and Sports from 1985 , had made his name as a pragmatist and advocate of co-operation with Solidarity in the 1989 round table talks . |