Example sentences of "[pron] 's been [adj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She puts her intellect to work on why she 's been such a pain for the last 50 years , and ends up a little less smug and a lot less married . |
| 2 | I have , and I you know , there 's been many a day I 've thought cor I 'm really glad I 'm in , I 'm really glad that I did n't give , giving up day and there 's been days when I thought christ how the hell did you get through that day |
| 3 | So the current position is that there 's been substantial progress er in Greater York , and I think its testimony to the willingness of the Greater York authorities to work together there that there 's been such a level of agreement I think probably er never before achieved in the Greater York area as to the direction that Greater York erm er should take . |
| 4 | There 's been such a lot of faff about so |
| 5 | Cos there 's been such a timetable mess up this year . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's been such a comfort talking to you , Alison . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's been such a shock . |
| 8 | My mother 's always dying , it 's been such a help over the years , and poor Papa frequently demands a change of geriatric vista . |
| 9 | It 's been such a long time . |
| 10 | I 'm sorry it 's been such a long journey , but I could n't find a quicker route . |
| 11 | And it 's been such a relief to be able to speak about it openly for the first time . |
| 12 | I do n't know whether I ever meant to call on Ben or not — it 's been such a long time — but I was interested to see the boat . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's been such a long time , and I want you so much that I could easily make a mess of this , ’ he confessed . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's been such a long time since you 've seen him . |
| 15 | It 's been such a long time , too long … ’ |
| 16 | But before doing that er , you may reasonably ask what action we 've taken er , during this year when it 's been such a difficult year . |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , it 's been such a relief to hear that Liz and Owen are still making good progress . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's been such a pleasure meeting you and do n't forget what I said about the spring . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ It 's been such a burden , all these years . |
| 20 | Looking up at him , ‘ It 's been such a marvellous day , ’ she replied , openly , honestly , — but suddenly , as his glance pinned hers , she felt unable to look away . |
| 21 | Dr Marshall says it 's been such a success he 'd like to see his research go up in flames again |
| 22 | Dr Marshall says it 's been such a success he 'd like to see his research go up in flames again |
| 23 | Phenomenal because it 's been such a difficult year , and this is erm a prize that 's given to the gentleman or lady that accrues the most points in the whole of the amateur section . |
| 24 | I mean they 'll just they 'll just have it sat there empty , it 's been empty a year now . |