Example sentences of "[det] [vb past] [been] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This had been a central theme of Left propaganda , appealing to a movement which had always tended to think dichotomously . |
| 2 | This had been a cruel blow , but it would n't stop her from ensuring that justice was done . |
| 3 | Of the 23 disabled professionals who had been accepted for training as disabled people , eight reported that their entry qualifications were better than average , and five thought that this had been a major factor in their acceptance for training . |
| 4 | Once this had been a thriving town , prospering on fishing and tourism and the naval college . |
| 5 | Since the war , or at least since the post-war pattern settled into what looked like immobility round about 1950 , this had been a stony field to work in . |
| 6 | But I soon found that this had been a dubious choice . |
| 7 | Although Perot refused to endorse the candidacies of either Clinton or Bush , he conceded that the Democratic Party had done " a brilliant job " in reviving itself , and that this had been a key factor in his decision to withdraw . |
| 8 | This had been a great success in both countries not only for the deaf but for their hearing fellow citizens , who made " learning sign language " the second most popular study after English in adult education . |
| 9 | A BR spokeswoman said today : ‘ This had been a prolonged negotiation which has now been resolved . |
| 10 | ‘ If this had been a Serbian place you would have sent 500 troops here , I guarantee it , ’ Mr Delimustafic said . |
| 11 | However , on Oct. 6 following talks on the same day with Sirimavo Bandaranaike , the leader of the opposition Sri Lanka Freedom Party ( SLFP ) , President Ranasinghe Premadasa agreed to consider the formation of an interim all-party administration and the holding of a referendum on the country 's executive presidential system ; the latter had been a major demand of the SLFP , which opposed the concept of the executive presidency . |
| 12 | That had been a futile crusade , he knew now , but it was better than the lie Seth offered , the lie that concealed the end of all things . |
| 13 | That had been a long meeting . |
| 14 | That had been a long , long time ago and we were still reeling through the London streets with never a sign of a park anywhere . |
| 15 | That had been a long time ago . |
| 16 | But that had been a long time ago . |
| 17 | That had been a great adventure , but it was nothing to his travels . |
| 18 | That had been a great and memorable moment ; that was when they knew he was a man of substance . |
| 19 | That had been a great evening . |
| 20 | If that had been a true man he 'd have drunk it again afterwards ! |
| 21 | Think of the outcry if that had been a nuclear accident . ’ |
| 22 | That had been a pointed enough comment , by God ! |
| 23 | I 'd have had that if that had been a different colour , but it 's cos it 's brown it 's no good in our kitchen . |