Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [been] a great " in BNC.

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1 It has been a great joy to me that we have remained a very close family .
2 It has been a great privilege to see how God has been at work in their lives and to be part of His plan for these men .
3 When anyone suggests , as people will , that they have done a great thing for Anna , Tony and Christine are quick to reply that it has been a great thing , also , for them .
4 It has been a great triumph for France 's construction and agricultural engineers , a dazzling testimony to the industry and enterprise of a people who so often appear , to those who do not know them , to be in a perpetual state of political and economic chaos .
5 It has been a great cause for concern in London , particularly when he lives not far from where the Anti-Terrorist Squad uncovered a quantity of Semtex explosives in an IRA dump .
6 ‘ But it has been a great triumph for Hochhauser , Willi .
7 It 's been a great school for the temper . ’
8 Seles said : ‘ It 's been a great season , and a great way to end it . ’
9 It 's been a great weight on my shoulders over the last month .
10 It 's been a great pleasure to meet you . ’
11 ‘ In fact it 's been a great few weeks for me .
12 You know young Neil Lewis coming in for a game like this is tremendous performance and Michael Whitlow and Colin Hill have been up against it but they 've worked hard and I think it 's been a great game and er one nil probably does n't er justify both sides .
13 ‘ She was a very lovely girl and it 's been a great shock to us all , ’ agreed Melissa .
14 The Government says it 's been a great success — those living close to its route say its ruined their lives .
15 It 's been a great experience .
16 Neil Johnston meets James Kelly , doyen of Ulster journalism ‘ It 's been a great game to be in … ’
17 But it 's been a great game to be in , and it has given me some marvellous memories .
18 IT 'S been a great 10 days for Scots living in England .
19 Sadie Murray , of Irvine , who has worked at Digital for more than five years , said : ‘ It 's been a great worry over the last few weeks .
20 Oh nineteen sixties we , we introduced that with the blessing of the ambulance people as well , it was n't done without careful consideration , because erm we did n't want people to , to just erm introduce it without knowing what we were doing and ever since we used it it 's been a great blessing .
21 Er , can I say that it 's been a great pleasure coming er , to you and to say that erm that there 's far more to say , of course , about Canberra er , but I hope that that taster will help you to try and appreciate what went on there .
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