Example sentences of "it has [adv] been a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 One Shetland policeman said yesterday : ‘ It has not been a regular occurrence by any means .
2 Clearly it has not been a typical day , even for 5 Airborne Brigade ; yet such operations have taken place seventy-three times since the Second World War .
3 The Government can not say that because , by definition , the Government have to be comfortable with everything , but it has not been a profitable period for teachers in terms of their pay .
4 It has not been a productive summer for Viv Richards .
5 It has n't been a good start , has it ? ’
6 Tony Wright … says it has n't been a good season they have n't batted well … but someone has got to take the blame and he thinks he should stand down and give someone else a chance
7 Tony Wright … says it has n't been a good season they have n't batted well … but someone has got to take the blame and he thinks he should stand down and give someone else a chance
8 Well it has n't been a complete loss .
9 It has n't been a disastrous trip for me , but I got in a few times without going on to a really big score . ’
10 Yeah , so , it has n't been a bad day , it 's been quite nice
11 It has just been a long battle for us all .
12 The New Right emphasis on adversary politics and an overload of demands has been more of a critique of democracy in Britain than it has ever been a rigorous description of , and explanation for , British politics .
13 It has indeed been a brilliant season for the Ward Park club , with Alex Lightbody returning from the British Isles championships in Worthing in July with the singles title under his belt .
14 It has indeed been a brilliant season for the Ward Park club , with Alex Lightbody returning from the British Isles championships in Worthing in July with the singles title under his belt .
15 The Queen goes on : ‘ It has indeed been a sombre year .
16 As some of you may have heard me observe , it has indeed been a sombre year .
17 It has certainly been a bad start , ’ said Richard Lynch in BIFU 's London office .
18 As far as I can remember it has always been a hot one , in that season beloved of medieval lyricists .
19 But when I have , it has always been a green-flowered form , like the Machet variety , and in the evening .
20 For as long as I can remember it has always been a tidy , clean , friendly place .
21 It has always been a poor region where the constant threat of danger breeds a hardy race of people .
22 It has always been a busy committee but especially so in the last year or two , not least because it has taken on more responsibility .
23 It has never been a strong language because it has produced little or no literature , so that it has seemed to have more of folklore about it than utility .
24 Yet it has never been a popular species .
25 It has all been a fantastic myth exploded by grim reality .
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