Example sentences of "[noun sg] had been a [adj] success " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE OPENING ceremony had been a great success . |
| 2 | Yvonne spirited me back to her office and we held a quick post-mortem , agreeing the evening had been a roaring success and discussing ways to improve our performance . |
| 3 | Kate said the evening had been a great success : it received plenty of local press coverage , the Rossendale Group increased its membership , and the Mayor agreed to donate £100 to Amnesty . |
| 4 | From the party point of view , Law 's leadership had been a considerable success . |
| 5 | The small orchestra was ‘ feeble ’ , and Mozart wrote sadly to his wife that the concert had been a great success from the point of view of honour and glory , but a complete financial flop . |
| 6 | Scotland coach Allan Hosie said the Pacific tour had been a great success considering eight Scots were on the British Lions tour and other players were not able to make the trip . |
| 7 | Generally the first year of the expanded Civic Theatre had been a great success . |
| 8 | Ward , 53 , had maintained throughout that the money had been a legitimate success fee for his vital role in the bitterly-fought takeover bid . |
| 9 | The activity had been a wonderful success and very much worth the experience . |
| 10 | THE Brownies ' Hallowe'en party had been a great success Carol had enjoyed every minute of it . |