Example sentences of "have been a [noun pl] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Bracewell has been a three-times loser in FA Cup finals , but this season his vault of knowledge has been a key factor — especially in the recovery at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea . |
2 | Indeed no one who is , or has been a police officer can be appointed . |
3 | There should n't have been a cattle herd of feet trampling over the grass . |
4 | IF it had been a Companies Act prospectus , it would have landed the entire Cabinet in jail . |
5 | Saudi Arabia remained the only Arab state without diplomatic relations with China , but China had been a weapons supplier to Saudi Arabia since 1985 ; in addition the move was expected to open new links between Saudi Arabia and the Moslem minority in China . |
6 | Ehm er chair er Sheila from Harlow secretary of the film society which has operated here since the playhouse opened moved from the town hall er we do get people past the door we have been doing in years erm and I personally I 'm also here as an individual I 've been an arts lover for forty five years of my life in Harlow . |
7 | For 15 years he 's been a warbirds enthusiast and would n't fly anything else … |
8 | Well I think it 's been a mans world , they , they 've had a wonderful time ! |