Example sentences of "[noun] have [be] a real [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This last year all these outgoings have meant that fundraising has been a real necessity and to try to relieve that pressure , the committee have decided to raise the subs .
2 Roz Hatch had been a real looker in her time , and the family portrait said one thing to Cowley above all else : we stick together .
3 A CBI spokeswoman said : ‘ The common cold has been a real problem . ’
4 Upward mobility has been a real possibility for a large number of people .
5 If the increase in child benefit had been a real increase , there might have been some logic in that .
6 Copiers have been a real blessing , but they are more likely to be small models , not those that print , collate , fold and insert .
7 The job with the EOD team has been a real eye-opener for him .
8 The cards and calls from well-wishers have been a real pick-me-up and I want to thank everyone for their concern and support . ’
9 ‘ Playing with D'Arcy has been a real education because up until she joined the band I always thought about rock in male terms .
10 She hit upon a pair of corduroy breeches which would fit snugly at the waist but balloon over the hips , with highly-polished brown leather boots for a touch of chic , a maroon Italian sweater , which at 15p at a jumble sale had been a real snip , and a jaunty maroon beret .
11 The number of bitter , angry , women-hating recently divorced men I have met in this way has been a real eye-opener to me .
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