Example sentences of "have [adv] been [indef pn] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The front row of a scrummage has always been something of a mystery to most rugby spectators , referees and even players . |
| 2 | The label ‘ social science ’ has always been something of a misnomer , because in addition to the obviously collective perspectives of economics , sociology , anthropology and politics , it also includes a concern with the individual , in particular in some branches of psychology . |
| 3 | But research at Larksoken has always been somewhat of an anomaly . |
| 4 | To be fair , there has also been something of a shift in the male mindset . |
| 5 | Equipment is conventional , though well maintained , and there has even been something of a move to re-introduce old-fashioned reconditioned items ( e.g. vacuum cleaners ) . |
| 6 | He was a small man , bald and beady-eyed and turkey-necked , and only in retrospect could she see that he 'd probably been something of a mental case as well . |
| 7 | There 've always been plenty of kindly brother officers to bring it to my attention . |
| 8 | Her friendship with Antonia apart , she had always been something of a loner and her peers now looked at her slightly askance . |
| 9 | To Branson , Chris Blackwell had always been something of a role-model — someone whose achievements were to be emulated , but also surpassed . |
| 10 | There had always been something of the fairground barker about Mr Broadhurst and during this period he enhanced it . |
| 11 | Rex had always been something of a ‘ leg man ’ and very much of a ‘ foot man ’ . |
| 12 | There had still been nothing of that kind from John 's kidnappers and for the first time I began to have serious doubts about whether he was alive ; I began to feel less sure of it deep inside , where it mattered . |
| 13 | Just before this , there had indeed been something of a re-enactment of 1963 , with demonstrations in the holy city of Qom ending in shooting ; processions elsewhere in sympathy with those killed ; and the imposition of martial law . |
| 14 | He accepted that there had never been anything of a romantic or sexual nature between her and Florian . |
| 15 | Let's face it , there have already been plenty of situation comedies in this situation before . |
| 16 | Musically , however , they have always been something of a mystery , flitting from style to style like a sort of rubbish Paul McCartney , cruising round different aspects of pop and soiling them . |
| 17 | For those who prefer the familiar punchcard machine , there have also been plenty of advances and now we report on the latest of them , the Brother KH864 . |
| 18 | ‘ There have certainly been lots of changes since the path was opened 11 years ago , ’ says Bridget Jones , 24 , a ranger for the northern section of the route . |