Example sentences of "it [vb -s] been a great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been a great privilege to see how God has been at work in their lives and to be part of His plan for these men . |
| 2 | It has been a great triumph for France 's construction and agricultural engineers , a dazzling testimony to the industry and enterprise of a people who so often appear , to those who do not know them , to be in a perpetual state of political and economic chaos . |
| 3 | ‘ But it has been a great triumph for Hochhauser , Willi . |
| 4 | It has been a great joy to me that we have remained a very close family . |
| 5 | When anyone suggests , as people will , that they have done a great thing for Anna , Tony and Christine are quick to reply that it has been a great thing , also , for them . |
| 6 | ‘ It has been a great cause for concern in London , particularly when he lives not far from where the Anti-Terrorist Squad uncovered a quantity of Semtex explosives in an IRA dump . |
| 7 | ‘ She was a very lovely girl and it 's been a great shock to us all , ’ agreed Melissa . |
| 8 | Sadie Murray , of Irvine , who has worked at Digital for more than five years , said : ‘ It 's been a great worry over the last few weeks . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's been a great school for the temper . ’ |
| 10 | The Government says it 's been a great success — those living close to its route say its ruined their lives . |
| 11 | It 's been a great experience . |
| 12 | It 's been a great pleasure to meet you . ’ |
| 13 | Er , can I say that it 's been a great pleasure coming er , to you and to say that erm that there 's far more to say , of course , about Canberra er , but I hope that that taster will help you to try and appreciate what went on there . |
| 14 | You know young Neil Lewis coming in for a game like this is tremendous performance and Michael Whitlow and Colin Hill have been up against it but they 've worked hard and I think it 's been a great game and er one nil probably does n't er justify both sides . |
| 15 | Neil Johnston meets James Kelly , doyen of Ulster journalism ‘ It 's been a great game to be in … ’ |
| 16 | But it 's been a great game to be in , and it has given me some marvellous memories . |
| 17 | It 's been a great weight on my shoulders over the last month . |
| 18 | Seles said : ‘ It 's been a great season , and a great way to end it . ’ |
| 19 | Oh nineteen sixties we , we introduced that with the blessing of the ambulance people as well , it was n't done without careful consideration , because erm we did n't want people to , to just erm introduce it without knowing what we were doing and ever since we used it it 's been a great blessing . |