Example sentences of "not [been] a very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This has not been a very good day , but at least I am still leading the championships , ’ said Mansell . |
| 2 | To my mum who along with my dad helped me my daughter , who I 'm very proud of as now she 's started taking greater interest in G M B. To my mum who at the moment does n't enjoy the best of health , who over the years has had to endure a daughter who , er , on some occasions has not been a very great help to her , has guided me through very difficult times , as mums always do . |
| 3 | But the purchasing power parity theorem has not been a very successful explanation over short periods because in practice large discre-pancies in real exchange rates have emerged . |
| 4 | Clearly the previous secretary had not been a very efficient worker — perhaps that was why Ven had dismissed her . |
| 5 | It has n't been a very good day for me . ’ |
| 6 | Just sort of er telling Frank he has n't been a very good friend and things . |
| 7 | Investment banking although this year it 's a very different difficult environment for investment banking particularly a house that concentrates on , on corporate finance er there has n't been a great deal of M and A activity and if , if there has it has n't been a very high erm very high ticket . |