Example sentences of "[noun] have be [art] real " in BNC.
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| 1 | This last year all these outgoings have meant that fundraising has been a real necessity and to try to relieve that pressure , the committee have decided to raise the subs . |
| 2 | Roz Hatch had been a real looker in her time , and the family portrait said one thing to Cowley above all else : we stick together . |
| 3 | A CBI spokeswoman said : ‘ The common cold has been a real problem . ’ |
| 4 | Upward mobility has been a real possibility for a large number of people . |
| 5 | If the increase in child benefit had been a real increase , there might have been some logic in that . |
| 6 | Copiers have been a real blessing , but they are more likely to be small models , not those that print , collate , fold and insert . |
| 7 | The job with the EOD team has been a real eye-opener for him . |
| 8 | The danger has been a real one , but it has flowed entirely from distorted views about what the differences are , not from acceptance of difference as such . |
| 9 | She told me that once again she was convinced that her life as Daniel had been a real one . |
| 10 | The cards and calls from well-wishers have been a real pick-me-up and I want to thank everyone for their concern and support . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Playing with D'Arcy has been a real education because up until she joined the band I always thought about rock in male terms . |
| 12 | She hit upon a pair of corduroy breeches which would fit snugly at the waist but balloon over the hips , with highly-polished brown leather boots for a touch of chic , a maroon Italian sweater , which at 15p at a jumble sale had been a real snip , and a jaunty maroon beret . |
| 13 | The number of bitter , angry , women-hating recently divorced men I have met in this way has been a real eye-opener to me . |
| 14 | Paul had been a real find so far , and she knew it would do his professional standing a lot of good if he could design the whole hotel complex . |
| 15 | Yet , and particularly in the North where lost jobs , lost homes and lost hope have been the real consequence of this disastrous period , the answer is a resounding ‘ no ’ or an attitude of resigned apathy . |