Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [been] a real [noun sg] " 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 | A CBI spokeswoman said : ‘ The common cold has been a real problem . ’ |
| 3 | Upward mobility has been a real possibility for a large number of people . |
| 4 | If the increase in child benefit had been a real increase , there might have been some logic in that . |
| 5 | The job with the EOD team has been a real eye-opener for him . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The number of bitter , angry , women-hating recently divorced men I have met in this way has been a real eye-opener to me . |