Example sentences of "[ex0] have been such a " in BNC.
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1 | There has been such a growth in direct dealing that fish is only getting sent to Billingsgate when no one else wants it . ’ |
2 | I do not think there has ever been a period in history when there has been such a violent and irreversible change in the political and social order ( unless it be the long-term consequences of the Russian Revolution ) . |
3 | If we relate this to the changes in the Labrador Sea we see ( Fig. 2 a ) that the only time there has been such a long period with little or no change in salinity , followed by a sudden marked freshening , was the period leading up to the renewal in 1972 . |
4 | The extent to which there has been such a departure is well shown by the fact that , when the World Council of Churches was originally formed in 1948 , the basis of that Council ( to which churches which wanted to join must subscribe ) read : ‘ The World Council of Churches is a fellowship of churches which accept our Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour . ’ |
5 | Further , the fact that there has been such a steep rise in the number of divorces , combined with a fairly high rate of remarriage , means that a rising proportion of all marriages are of people marrying for at least the second time . |
6 | Thirdly , if there has been such a form of duress leading to a contract for consideration , I think that contract is a voidable one which can be avoided and the excess money paid under it recovered . |
7 | This is why there has been such a rapid growth of organic foods and mineral waters . |
8 | There has been such a reaction around the world that there may be some hope . |
9 | In case you think I have been having a merry old time , I 'd better tell you also that I have been staying up to the small hours as there has been such a lot of preparation to do , and the course participants have also been keen to make use of our presence by asking all kinds of questions about English etc. , so this is literally the first free time I have been able to make since I have been here . |
10 | I ask the Chancellor to explain why there has been such a humiliating U-turn by the Prime Minister . |
11 | Now I ask the Chancellor to explain why there has been such a humiliating U-turn by the Prime Minister ; herself the inventor of the Madrid conditions , and now their arch destroyer . |
12 | There has been such an enormous increase in mobility in work and recreation . |
13 | Dwyer , who guided the Aussies to World Cup victory last year , insists : ‘ There has been such an improvement in Welsh rugby it could be us who go in as underdogs . ’ |
14 | It is all too clear why there has been such an unremitting broadside from Ministers against our tax and national insurance proposals . |
15 | There had been such a wide expanse of firm ground that a trench had never been worn . |
16 | Perhaps it was because there had been such a short gap between this meeting and the burial of her husband . |
17 | The problem was that we did n't know why there had been such a dramatic improvement . |
18 | Even if there had been such an agreement , there was nothing to stop the board getting rid of Mr Venables if it wished , said Mr Heslop . |
19 | Thus , but for their own agricultural ministry , there would have been no American criticism , nor would there have been such a well-publicised fillip for the Californian sparkling wine industry . |
20 | So the current position is that there 's been substantial progress er in Greater York , and I think its testimony to the willingness of the Greater York authorities to work together there that there 's been such a level of agreement I think probably er never before achieved in the Greater York area as to the direction that Greater York erm er should take . |
21 | There 's been such a lot of faff about so |
22 | Cos there 's been such a timetable mess up this year . |