Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [adv] [been] a major " in BNC.
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| 1 | The establishment of a National Curriculum has certainly been a major historical movement , but it is not the case that nothing was defined prior to 1988 and now everything is defined . |
| 2 | Fishing had always been a major industry . |
| 3 | Of course , Jessamy 's arrival on the scene as Julius 's fiancée had obviously been a major crisis . |
| 4 | The area has always been a major centre for the narcotics trade . |
| 5 | Transport of raw materials for energy use has long been a major sector in marine commerce but coal in particular has been the dominant single energy cargo . |
| 6 | As we will see in Chapter 9 , language production has also been a major area of study for researchers concerned with acquired language disorders in adults . |