Example sentences of "this [vb -s] been [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One consequence of this has been a distrust of geometric intuition and the downgrading of geometry by educationalists over the past 50 years or so . |
| 2 | This has been a tradition in my family for as long as I can remember because during the week , everyone in my family has a main meal in the evening and sandwiches at lunchtime . |
| 3 | ‘ This has been a success story for Bradford supporters , ’ added Caisley . |
| 4 | ‘ I realise this has been a blow to you , Mr Pertwee . |
| 5 | Understandably , this has been a bone of contention with many of the staff of the polytechnics ever since , who maintain that for teaching at degree level to be lively and effective it needs to be supported within the institution by an active research programme . |
| 6 | Liese said , ‘ This has been a day of great accomplishments . ’ |
| 7 | We 've seen cases where this has been a life long ambition , its tragic . |
| 8 | This has been a year when pensions have been very much to the fore . |
| 9 | But this has been a year when the English selectors , with the Olympics in mind , have encouraged Julie to concentrate more on her doubles play . |
| 10 | But this has been a year when the English selectors , with the Olympics in mind , have encouraged Julie to concentrate more on her doubles play . |
| 11 | ‘ This has been a subject that has been bubbling around for years and with an ageing population , it is an issue that has n't been talked about enough . ’ |
| 12 | This has been a minority view for 15 years or more , but one kept alive by the persistent efforts of Chip Arp , of the California Institute of Technology , who has over the years produced a series of photographs which show objects with very different redshifts that are physically connected by streamers of material . |
| 13 | What they have combined with this has been a church growth philosophy that has been remarkably successful . |
| 14 | In fact for many years , the banks have been telling people to seek legal independent advice er since March nineteen ninety two , this has been a requirement of all loans . |
| 15 | All this has been a bit worrying . ’ |
| 16 | In fact this has been a bit over ambitious , very pleased with ourselves were n't we , perhaps we have n't given ourselves enough ? |
| 17 | The rooms , erm we 've tried to this has been a bit tied up since the broadcast , we 've tried to have it fairly cluttery so that kids for instance if they 're not used to sheep , can come and come and have a sniff of of of er you know . |
| 18 | One result of this has been a contraction in the value that venture capitalists can put on for particular businesses . |
| 19 | Inhabited since the Stone Age , this has been a resort since Roman times . |
| 20 | The predictable result of this has been a plethora of cases in which the courts have been called upon to rule in what circumstances an assault may be described as sexual . |
| 21 | In the UK this has been a function of the oral philosophy of education ( until the last five years ) . |
| 22 | When the door closed Harvey poured more coffee for us both , and said , ‘ This has been a spectator sport for you so far , but now you are going to join the men . ’ |
| 23 | This has been a problem in metabolite measurements when using enzyme electrodes . |
| 24 | Edmonds ( 1962 ) also says that this has been a problem throughout the 150 years of the Inspectorate . |
| 25 | This has been a problem on some of the new designs of Sprinter and at present , it is often quite uncertain whether one can or can not travel with a cycle on specific journeys , which discourages cyclists from using rail at all . |
| 26 | Thank you Chairman and Town Clerk and Councillors for attending that meeting because this has been a problem here for so long that I think all of us would be delighted to see it resolved to the er satisfaction of the local residents . |
| 27 | First , we can investigate empirically the consequences of alternative assumptions about incidence , and this has been a feature of the work of Musgrave et al. |
| 28 | Exactly why this has been a difficulty is not clear and it is ironic considering the lead responsibility local authorities fought for and won . |
| 29 | This has been a season of experiment for the county . |
| 30 | Bishop Walsh said : ‘ This has been a week of horror , a week of terror , a week in which we have seen a terrifying escalation of violence , a vicious onslaught of murders , attempted murders and attacks on homes . ’ |