Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] [adv] be a " in BNC.
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| 1 | That to me has always been a fruitless quest . ’ |
| 2 | This pattern , which has also been a feature of aspects of Spanish policy-making since the return to democracy , contrasts with the relatively high degree of continuity , particularly on railway investment policy , of other countries . |
| 3 | With regard to the contingency contingency is something which has often been a matter of debate within this council . |
| 4 | At a point on the coast called Sand-le-Mere is a small area of dune which has always been a danger point from incursion from the sea . |
| 5 | Yes , which has sometimes been a pre-cursor to de- recognition . |
| 6 | A few of the imported cattle were shipped wig-Holstein ( on the Jutland peninsula ) , which has never been a part of the Netherlands , rather than from Friesland or North or South Holland like the majority of the exported black-and-whites , and the Americans named their Dutch cattle ‘ Holsteins ’ almost by mistake , though for half a century from 1852 95 per cent of the black-and-whites imported into North America came from the Netherlands . |
| 7 | You have tried to pass a Software Performance Report ( SPR ) to a user who has already been a holder of it . |
| 8 | The person with the unenviable task of chairing the plenary session is Inez McCormack , who has also been a member of the conference organising committee . |
| 9 | ‘ He has been playing on the right side and doing very well , ’ said Bingham who has always been a Black admirer . |
| 10 | She 's a singer who has apparently been a star back home in Zimbabwe for some time , but there is little that 's African about her delightful state-of-the-art LP of uplifting piano-driven pop-house . |
| 11 | THE seeds of popular revolt that appear to be taking root across Romania were sown last Thursday in the north-western town of Timisoara when President Nicolae Ceausescu 's security forces moved to evict the Protestant pastor , Laszlo Tokes , who has long been a thorn in the side of the regime . |
| 12 | He is a shy , gentle innocent untouched by any selfish thoughts or feelings , who has long been a pupil of Mr Pecksniff |
| 13 | D Goldstein of Staravia Ltd , Ascot , who has long been a good friend of the aircraft preservation movement , offered a range of instruments . |
| 14 | The landed gentry of Wiltshire and Dorset do , after all , have a knowledge of their counties that goes generations deep , and they are somewhat dismayed to find themselves with an academic bishop who has never been a parish priest and who , they feel , does not understand the nature of rural society . |
| 15 | She is one of only 20 women Circuit Judges out of over 500 and one of very few Circuit Judges who has never been a barrister . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , fraud in itself has not been a sufficient inducement to force agricultural reform . |
| 17 | She has also been a Governor and one time Chairman of the Reigate School of Art & design . |
| 18 | She has previously been a youth worker and trainer in both the statutory and voluntary sectors . |
| 19 | She has now been a ticket collector for more than 15 years and has won a radio and a newspaper award for her personality and popularity with passengers . |
| 20 | Worth buying for the introduction alone , this collection of Burchill 's contributions to a variety of British papers and magazines ( including us , of course ) highlights why she has always been a great read . |
| 21 | Although Monica was brought up in London , she has always been a country girl at heart . |
| 22 | ‘ She has always been a Liverpool fan , though , and used to follow them to Wembley . ’ |
| 23 | The good news is that not everyone who snores occasionally is a sleep apnoea sufferer and also the condition is curable . |
| 24 | She 's ancient , and sexless the way the very old and the very young are , but she 's still been a woman , and I resent that , for my own good reason . |
| 25 | Oh she 's always been a good daughter up till now , I 'll grant her that , I 've never been one to just blame the girl , Douglas , I blame the boy too . |
| 26 | ‘ She 's always been a star . |
| 27 | for three quid — she 's always been a sports fan . ) |
| 28 | She 's always been a rather unhappy , bitter woman . ’ |
| 29 | Afterwards in the Shoulder of Mutton ( Kneeton Park 1 Knayton 1 ) it transpired that he 's in what used to be known as Tin Pan Alley probably the only manager in the Hambleton Combination ( third division ) who 's also been a manager of the Bay City Rollers . |
| 30 | Well , when you say this lot , actually , it , it 's not er , actually a government body , this , in fact er , the Commons ' Heritage Committee , er these are the people who are announcing this price rise , in the proposals yesterday , they 're , they 're actually led by Gerald Kaufman , who 's never been a Conservative in his life . |