Example sentences of "it has [adv] [been] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It has just been a long battle for us all . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ BY DAYLIGHT , the bower of Oak 's newfound mistress Bathsheba Everdene presented itself as a hoary building of the Jacobean stage of Classical Renaissance as regards its architecture , and of a proportion which tells at a glance that , as is frequently the case , it has once been the manorial hall on a small estate … |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The Queen goes on : ‘ It has indeed been a sombre year . |
| 7 | As some of you may have heard me observe , it has indeed been a sombre year . |
| 8 | It has certainly been a bad start , ’ said Richard Lynch in BIFU 's London office . |
| 9 | It has long been the largest voluntary nature conservation organisation in Europe . |
| 10 | On European monetary union , it seems to me that it has long been the cherished aim of Conservative Governments to find a means by which we could control the value of our currency — to make it predictable in its exchange rate , as it was for much of the 19th century . |
| 11 | It has long been the French preference to maintain the Council as the primary decision-making body of the Community , and indeed to reinforce its role ; the Germans want greater powers for the Parliament in Strasbourg . |
| 12 | As far as I can remember it has always been a hot one , in that season beloved of medieval lyricists . |
| 13 | But when I have , it has always been a green-flowered form , like the Machet variety , and in the evening . |
| 14 | For as long as I can remember it has always been a tidy , clean , friendly place . |
| 15 | It has always been a poor region where the constant threat of danger breeds a hardy race of people . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Of course , what applies to animals applies equally to people : indeed , it has always been the declared aim of the behaviourists to understand and to control human behaviour . |
| 18 | In Molly 's own words : ‘ Thinking back to these early classes , I realise that it has always been the enthusiastic response of the class members that has made it seem supremely worth while to go on … |
| 19 | ‘ It has always been an applied art , ’ he says , ‘ combining artistic creation and science . ’ |
| 20 | One might easily assume that it has always been an important road . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Yet it has never been a popular species . |
| 23 | It has never been the Royal Family 's policy to comment on private matters . |
| 24 | Fletcher said : ‘ In the past it has often been an unfair battle between batsmen and spinners in indoor nets , many surfaces have been straight up and down and the ball has n't turned . |
| 25 | It has often been an uphill struggle and one wonders if they have given up . |
| 26 | It has all been a fantastic myth exploded by grim reality . |