Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] has been a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did not even try to prevent my journey , although she has been a perfect tyrant these many weeks , making me keep my bed ! |
| 2 | It was Mr Deans 's first trip to an offshore installation , although he has been a seaman for a number of years . |
| 3 | Too often Kendall seems preoccupied with finding a place in the team for Alan Harper , and although he has been a great servant to the club over the years , Everton will only be a really good side when he is playing in the reserves , and I do not mean that as an insult to Alan . |
| 4 | People not familiar with Cheltenham often assume that it has been a large bustling town for a long time . |
| 5 | What is already clear is that it has been a success in developing our own AI-skilled personnel . |
| 6 | Mr Morrison admits that it has been a ‘ very , very uphill struggle ’ . |
| 7 | The argument goes that if an issue has been over-subscribed , people who come in late already know that it has been a success and are therefore cutting down their risk . |
| 8 | When anyone suggests , as people will , that they have done a great thing for Anna , Tony and Christine are quick to reply that it has been a great thing , also , for them . |
| 9 | Herr Winter tells us that it has been a family business ever since it was established by his grandfather , who also took the opportunity to purchase one of the three existing original Nipper paintings . |
| 10 | Well as we approach the end of 1991 , I 'm sure I do n't need to remind you that it has been a very difficult year . |
| 11 | In concluding , I would just like to say that it has been a very great honour to be invited here tonight to The William of Orange Memorial Hall , Belfast , as guest speaker at The Independent Shopkeeper of the Year Awards . |
| 12 | However , we feel that it has been a worthwhile investment , and one which we plan to extend next year . |
| 13 | It 's hard to believe that the first meeting of the Galway Races took place at Ballybrit Race Course in 1869 ; and it immediately so fired the public imagination that it has been a major fixture on the Irish racing calendar ever since . |
| 14 | No-one disputes that it has been a particularly bad winter for accidents on Scotland 's mountains . |
| 15 | Yes , and I suspect that it has been an almost unique experience in that so much of the cost has been provided by other Governments . |
| 16 | We are doing what we can , but I take my hon. Friend 's point that it has been an ongoing saga for some time now . |
| 17 | The distinction has been more in the minds of the negotiators ( especially the British negotiators ) than it has been a reality or , more important , likely to be given much credence by the Court of Justice if and when it comes to adjudicate on the basis of the Treaty . |
| 18 | The Leader of the Opposition claims that he has been a consistent supporter of the Common Market for years , but everyone knows that he was a consistent and bitter opponent of it for many years . |
| 19 | My right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition would have liked to be here this evening because I know well that he has been a tremendous support to my hon. and learned Friend and his family in many small and touching ways , which I know have been deeply appreciated . |
| 20 | Just as Japan , a country dependent for 60% of its energy on oil , was a major sufferer when prices doubled in the second oil shock of 1979 , so it has been a major beneficiary of the subsequent fall in crude prices . |
| 21 | Herbie was Craigavon district Secretary 1979–87 and he has been a branch representative since 1978 . |
| 22 | He is very good , Mr , and he has been a county councillor in I think Staffordshire , before the days of pindown I have to er , hasten to add , but he does know both sides of the er , street as it were . |
| 23 | He campaigned against the burial of irradiated waste in the UK , and Parliamentary commitments include serving on the select committe for employment , 1983–87 , and he has been a whip responsible for defence , energy , transports and Northern Ireland for several years . |
| 24 | The beauty of the flower is transcendent , and it has been a part of man 's heritage since the beginning . |
| 25 | ‘ We started because we had so many enquiries about holiday courses , and it has been a tremendous success , ’ says Angela Payne , deputy director of the college . |
| 26 | In Marxist thought and practice this relation is posed as one between class and party , and it has been a matter of controversy since the end of the nineteenth century , expressed in the most diverse forms , extending from Michels ' reflections upon the ‘ iron law of oligarchy ’ to Lenin 's conception of the Bolshevik Party , theoretically elaborated by Lukács . |
| 27 | The second strand involves the Government of the Republic and it has been a pleasure to all concerned that everybody involved in those talks has supported and sustained them . |
| 28 | We know much more than anyone could possibly want to know about Bill and Hillary 's sex life er than we do er about prospects for economic recovery and this has happened to successive American presidents and it happens in part because in the U S the president and his family , and it has been a his so far , the president and his family take the part , not only the part played in England by the prime minister , but also the part played by the monarchy . |
| 29 | They are very good acts and it has been a tough battle to get through . ’ |
| 30 | The Elizabethans certainly did like it , and it has been a popular favourite ever since . |