Example sentences of "it [vb -s] been a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As far back as can be traced it has been a village of yeomen , small independent farmers , and never since medieval times an estate village ruled by one big landowner , though for a period in the 18th and 19th centuries the Grimston family of Kilnwick and later the Hothams of South Dalton acquired some farms . |
| 2 | It 's not going to be a test , it has been a test . |
| 3 | It has been a rebirth — and all the more vigorous for being so long overdue . |
| 4 | It has been a principle championed in the fiction of Kingsley Amis , from as long ago as Luck Jim , that ‘ nice things are nicer than nasty things . ’ |
| 5 | Speaking after the result Mr Sillars said : ‘ Obviously the SNP is very disappointed with this result … but it has been a privilege to be your MP for more than three years . ’ |
| 6 | It has been a privilege to ‘ join in ’ in Cranham in a very small way with what God is doing . |
| 7 | As President , it has been a privilege to serve the membership and I have enjoyed , immensely , the hospitality and courtesy extended to my wife , Elizabeth , and myself as we have visited branches . |
| 8 | It has been a privilege to enjoy close contact with the College and so many Somervillians . |
| 9 | It has been a privilege to be entrusted with the preparation of this report , and a joy to renew contact with so many of our year . |
| 10 | It has been a day which commenced so stunningly with the horse and carriage procession , swept forward with the harmonious , soaring , musical arrangements at the wedding ceremony , and has culminated in the utter perfection of the gourmet dinner , all in keeping with what we have come to expect from the organizational abilities of one of the world 's paragons . |
| 11 | It has been a year of controversy for Brady as the club has still to decide on whether to move to a new home at Cambuslang or remain at Celtic Park . |
| 12 | It has been a year of continuing economic difficulty for solicitor and client alike . |
| 13 | It has been a year of change for the Mechanics Institute which has seen its crumbling headquarters re-vamped into a fashionable pub . |
| 14 | Sometimes it has been a case of seeing something done really well and it inspires us to do it even better . |
| 15 | But it has been a case of getting better at managing the cash ; better at keeping down the costs . |
| 16 | Yet we must be careful before blaming politicians for this mundane campaign , since in many respects it has been a reflection of ourselves . |
| 17 | It has been a public relations exercise for this week 's by-elections . |
| 18 | Indeed it has been a skill whose weakness has been at the root of many criticisms of GCSE papers where short answers are not deemed to be adequate foundation for A level . |
| 19 | It has been a friend for a long time . ’ |
| 20 | It has been a tactic of both supporters and opponents of economic and monetary union to play down the significance of these proposals , the first saying that monetary union will not significantly compromise sovereignty , the others sometimes dismissing talk of European union as nothing more than Euro-waffle . |
| 21 | It has been a country where soldiers and policemen , untrammelled by legal restraints of any kind , have freely tortured and murdered in the name of anti-communism . |
| 22 | To Leninists , however , it has been a development with profoundly asymmetrical effects . |
| 23 | In the last few years there has been a strong demand from Germany as well , but on the whole it has been a home breed rather than a traveller . |
| 24 | It has been a lack of progress on other fundamental changes in society that has made effective implementation of either programme so difficult . |
| 25 | ‘ It has been a nightmare , ’ Simon told Sunday Life . |
| 26 | His daughter-in-law , Lily , 29 , said : ‘ It has been a nightmare . |
| 27 | It has been a mistake of many developments in MIS to concentrate on solutions in the form of computer packages such as Schools Information and Management Systems ( SIMS ) in the school sector or Further Education Management Information System ( FEMIS ) in the FE sector . |
| 28 | Eventually , Ludovico said , ‘ It has been a mistake , no ? |
| 29 | It has been a thrill as a member of the Development Group to witness the work already being carried out by Ronnie Martin and his team . |
| 30 | The beauty of the flower is transcendent , and it has been a part of man 's heritage since the beginning . |