Example sentences of "have been [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That would 've been quite a drive for you all the way to London . |
| 2 | The big push would be diplomatic propaganda screwing the pound sterling on the money markets … mugging the Mother of Parliaments would 've been quite a job . ’ |
| 3 | Yeah , that 's the whole thing , we 've gathered all the information now , we may 've been there an hour , hour an a half , maybe two hours depending upon the appointment so you go back to the office and work on a plan of attack . |
| 4 | Arlington Mill , in this picturesque Cotswold village astride the River Coln , has been both a corn and fulling mill in its time . |
| 5 | Thatcherism has been both a matter of style — combining impatience with much of the status quo and a relentless promotion of new attitudes — and policies . |
| 6 | There has been both an increase in the total number of households and a decrease in the average household size . |
| 7 | Today , however , the cathedral organist is more likely to be one who has been successively an organ scholar , a university graduate and a sub-organist at a cathedral . |
| 8 | This has been largely an enterprise of male youth , asserting their own ‘ body politics ’ of the street through rules and rituals of territoriality . |
| 9 | The shift of Amis 's mind , thoughtful and unphilosophical as it is , has been broadly a pattern to others of his age . |
| 10 | This has been partially a result of literate Europe 's historical-mindedness ; one of its first manifestations was the rapid appearance of a number of new historical journals at the end of the nineteenth century . |
| 11 | As far as I am concerned , Bergman has been officially a man since the end of the Upper Removes . |
| 12 | In the past , and sometimes even in the present , bad environmental management of rivers has been only a part and a symptom of bad man-management . |
| 13 | Although Joanne feels sore at the selectors , there are those who believe that she has been more a victim of circumstance than anything else . |
| 14 | There has been almost a hush about tonight 's event . |
| 15 | Until now Sarajevo airport has been almost a haven from the gunfire . |
| 16 | In some sectors of manufacturing there has been almost a reluctance to change . |
| 17 | Where until two years ago , the scattering of currants near the door was eagerly awaited by a clamouring mix of blackbirds , starling , robins and a songthrush or two , lately there has been almost an indifference to the largesse . |
| 18 | Says she does n't know the engine-room well but has been there a couple of times . |
| 19 | ‘ This has been quite a shock — for both of us — and Jenna does not look at all well . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ There has been quite a bit of hype and I do n't think the film lived up to it . ’ |
| 21 | There has been quite a bit of litigation in the United States in which taxpayers have sought to challenge some use to which taxes have been put . |
| 22 | Dr Anne Dew , who is organising the vigil at Dryburn hospital , Durham , said : ‘ There has been quite a bit of support for the vigil from staff in all areas of work at the hospital . |
| 23 | There has been quite a bit of inflation since then but even then six million dollars was not a lot . |
| 24 | Chalmers 's form has been quite a contrast to last season , when he was often indecisive in his play and tended to look for gaps which rarely existed before passing or kicking . |
| 25 | The World squad matches in New Zealand were great and I felt in fine fettle there but after injury in Australia it has been quite a struggle . |
| 26 | Claiming SCI is five times faster than Futurebus+ , Dolphin marketing director Lars Lauritzsen says ‘ Futurebus+ has been quite a disappointment … for us the questions it set to answer remain unsolved ’ . |
| 27 | Unveiling the 28th edition , associate editor Alison Holding said : ‘ The recession has been quite a leveller . |
| 28 | Midland chief executive Brian Pearse admitted : ‘ There has been quite a lot of conjecture about a merger with another leading clearing bank in the United Kingdom . |
| 29 | There has been quite a lot of trouble with 7.50 x 16 Avon Rangemaster with the steel tyre cords breaking through the tyre to puncture the tubes , but we have not come across this with the Avon Ranger . |
| 30 | ‘ There has been quite a lot of interest , ’ said a spokeswoman . |