Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [been] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has of course been a gradual process but has achieved results ( see figure 2 ) . |
| 2 | This problem of ‘ additionality ’ has of course been a long-standing one in relation to the British government and European Community assistance — as discussed in the Obair Report . |
| 3 | They argued that since there seemed to be infinitely more Friedmann-like models without a big bang singularity than there were with one , we should conclude that there had not in reality been a big bang . |
| 4 | There has in fact been a recent tendency for this type of mobility to decrease in most of the advanced industrial societies . |
| 5 | At the same time , education , which had always in fact been a political matter , if only because of the vast sums of public money spent on it , became increasingly and more obviously political because of the politicization of local government . |
| 6 | There has in fact been a good deal of legal commentary in recent months as to the effectiveness of warranties , but it would be advisable for a tenant to take up warranties ( in a standard and acceptable form ) if they are available . |
| 7 | Compensatory payments have without doubt been a major stimulus to increasing stocking levels on existing land ( including woodlands ) and to agriculturally improve land to provide a greater stocking potential . |