Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] have been a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result it has been a relatively simple matter to audit and evaluate the original decisions of two years ago . |
| 2 | By daylight it had been a sculptured shaft fluted with runnels of light and darkness , withdrawing stage by stage in charmed proportion , shedding weight and gaining impetus as it soared . |
| 3 | On the few occasions she 'd spent holidays at home she 'd been a social outcast among her contemporaries . |
| 4 | Besides , Liza was no longer the stunningly attractive girl she had been a year ago . |
| 5 | ever since you 've been a little girl you 've been a wind-up merchant . |
| 6 | She said he was from Moila , and ever since he was a boy he 'd been a sort of con artist , and could get away with anything- ’ |
| 7 | With her extended white cloud of frizzed hair she has been a constant , if sometimes startling , presence in the New York underground art scene for many a year . |
| 8 | You going to tell daddy you 've been a good boy today ? |
| 9 | It transpired that during the war he had been a medical officer in the German Wehrmacht fighting on the Eastern Front . |
| 10 | During the war it had been a dangerous neighbour , but no bomb had fallen on it , although fire-bombs had spattered all over Mouncy Street and Decimus Street . |
| 11 | If it 's anything like the majority of the population it 's been a bit hairy . |
| 12 | The very next day , Sunday , I would have to attend the same chapel in its religious function , and the fact that the previous evening it had been a battleground for people who were supposed to be friends and allies , while the ‘ enemy ’ got on with his job uninterrupted outside , led to a more or less permanent confusion in my mind , which I now believe to be totally justified , between violence and religion , and between fact and fancy [ or film ] . |
| 13 | Despite the peaceful outcome it had been a major operation . |
| 14 | The Dungarvan Leader once commended a candidate " with a record of achievement " in these revealing terms : " He has consistently fought in the Waterford County Council ( of which body he has been a member for many years ) for amenities for the town , and it was thanks to his representations that the long-suffering residents of the old road had a footpath provided in front of their homes to prevent flooding . |
| 15 | Before the colliery explosion they 'd been a fire , in a certain district , twenty yards long . |
| 16 | Before transferring to the Egyptian Service he had been a Regular Army officer in India and at times his military background reasserted itself . |
| 17 | On each occasion it has been a joint move with his brother and fellow Great Britain international , Stephen . |
| 18 | In the last few years there has been a strong demand from Germany as well , but on the whole it has been a home breed rather than a traveller . |
| 19 | But a shop assistant in the elite government village where Mr Krenz also lived , told local television he had been a regular customer in the supermarket supplying top officials with luxury goods . |
| 20 | But a shop assistant in the elite government village where Mr Krenz also lived , told local television he had been a regular customer in the supermarket supplying top officials with luxury goods . |
| 21 | But a shop assistant in the elite government village where Mr Krenz also lived , told local television he had been a regular customer in the supermarket supplying top officials with luxury goods . |
| 22 | Almost from the start he has been a university teacher who has , so to speak , a ‘ hard hat and a pair of stout wellington boots constantly in his car ’ . |
| 23 | After a short but successful amateur career he had been a steady winner of golfing titles in Europe and Africa ; had flirted with the American tour in the seventies , but without the conviction to make a real marriage of it ; and had been good enough occasionally to carry the hopes of British fans into the Open Championship . |
| 24 | This season he has been a revelation . |
| 25 | Most of my adult life I 've been a salesman over in England . |
| 26 | It was the only time in my life I 've been a pain to my family . |
| 27 | ‘ All my life I 've been a good mixer … ’ |
| 28 | All my life I have been a close , but detached , observer of the crofting scene . |
| 29 | All my life I have been a 7ft woman trying to get out . ’ |
| 30 | All my life I have been a man who scorned distraction ! |