Example sentences of "it have be an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that we were looking towards the United States might have been an acceptable concept during the war , but it has been an unacceptable concept for the past 12 years , during which Europe has been creating itself and showing an enthusiasm for a single European currency and a central bank and for increasing the powers of the European Community 's institutions . |
| 2 | We are doing what we can , but I take my hon. Friend 's point that it has been an ongoing saga for some time now . |
| 3 | It has been an international effort , with key work conducted in England , Scotland , Sweden , the USA and Australia . |
| 4 | It has been an astonishing transformation in opinions and attitudes , within the course of a few short weeks . |
| 5 | The year since Mandela was freed may have been pretty interesting politically ; but for the Armed Response boys , it has been an absolute ball . |
| 6 | Lawrence added : ‘ I know it has been an expensive season for fans , but I hope they will dig deep to back the team in their final home game . ’ |
| 7 | Some of these byroads have developed a heavier traffic since they were first laid out , and in these instances it has been an easy matter to take in more of the verges and to widen the road surface . |
| 8 | It has been an awful time . ’ |
| 9 | It has been an outstanding success , and has been one of the most far reaching reforms ever carried out in Scottish Education . ’ |
| 10 | It will begin to ‘ make real ’ the fact of her husband 's death and permanent departure from her life , so everything possible should be done to give the occasion dignity , beauty , and a feeling of thanksgiving for his life ; for this is a memory she will carry with her always , and it is one from which most widows can draw some comfort if it has been an uplifting experience shared with her family and friends . |
| 11 | It has been an evocative experience reading these articles , rolling back the years to what was then the greatest adventure of my young life , and these experiences are just as vivid today . |
| 12 | It has been an uphill battle ever since his father sent a tearful 11-year-old from the security of his Benin City home to board at West Buckland public school in Devon . |
| 13 | But it has been an uphill struggle . |
| 14 | It has been an unmistakable part of the testimony of Christian believers throughout history . |
| 15 | ‘ But it has been an unavoidable consequence that jobs have been lost ; not just on the factory floor but throughout the business ; not just at Waterford but at Wedgwood too . |
| 16 | At best it has been an unwelcome overhead ; often it has been a non-productive one . |
| 17 | It has been an obvious target for economy-minded governments . |
| 18 | On balance it has been an enjoyable task and a great privilege to undertake on behalf of the Club necessitating searches through some 4,000 documents , including old copies of the Standard back to 1895 . |
| 19 | It has been an exhausting experience for the Opposition , who , although they imposed a three-line Whip , have not been able to keep the House on their side . |
| 20 | I know nothing about Mr McLachlan he does not appear in Who 's Who : whether he hails from Scotland , Ireland , Korea or Czechoslovakia ; whether he is Catholic , Presbyterian or Buddhist ; whether he is married with children ( sorry , kids ) or celibate ; whether there have been tragedies in his life , or whether it has been an uninterrupted progression to his present exalted situation . |
| 21 | It has been an enormous success in central and eastern Europe . |
| 22 | Ferguson said : ‘ After losing Lineker , Gascoigne and Paul Stewart , it has been an enormous upheaval for them — but they are starting to build again . |
| 23 | All in all , it has been an interesting experience . |
| 24 | The last few years suggest that if there is a majority in the land it has been an anti-Labour majority . |
| 25 | It has been an open secret for several months that Hill Samuel was willing to entertain reasonable offers and several possible buyers have apparently shown an interest , but Brewin Dolphin is understood to have been given exclusivity in the negotiations earlier this month . |
| 26 | Women who I had attacked for bringing up boy children wanted to know if it had been an immaculate conception or simply parthenogenesis , and what was I going to do with it if it were a boy ? |
| 27 | The hours undergoing questioning at the police headquarters were an added strain ; but it had been an extra strain , too , waiting to be questioned , and not knowing when or if it would happen . |
| 28 | It had been an indifferent season for the New York Yankees , the team he had followed faithfully for thirty years , and , at 4-I down to the Detroit Tigers with two innings left , defeat seemed to be on the cards for a third successive game . |
| 29 | It had been an historic day for the future of Zimbala — and it was all down to the tactful diplomacy of Jamel Mobuto . |
| 30 | He had a right to be suspicious this time , but he had n't known that ; it had been an automatic reaction to her receiving a call . |