Example sentences of "that [verb] [been] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would that 've been a full time then or would she have done other |
| 2 | If we do , we now have a model and can say that he and his family have been through it and have borne it with great fortitude , resilience and courage — as has been said , only through their deep religious faith — and that that has been a great lesson to us all . |
| 3 | That has been a great |
| 4 | Even that has been a mixed blessing . |
| 5 | That has been a primary objective . |
| 6 | ‘ That has been a stylish gown . |
| 7 | There has been nothing to fire the voters ' imagination — no spectacular clashes over policy , no exciting face to face confrontations between leading personalities , no suspense even as to the outcome , for that has been a foregone conclusion for months : the Right will win , and in all probability with a thumping landslide majority . |
| 8 | and that has been a long time coming but it now appears to be |
| 9 | That has been a consistent record of the Government since 1979 . |
| 10 | That has been a big feature of today 's debate , so I want to take the matter a bit further . |
| 11 | That has been a continuing trend . |
| 12 | That had been a futile crusade , he knew now , but it was better than the lie Seth offered , the lie that concealed the end of all things . |
| 13 | That had been a long meeting . |
| 14 | That had been a long , long time ago and we were still reeling through the London streets with never a sign of a park anywhere . |
| 15 | That had been a long time ago . |
| 16 | But that had been a long time ago . |
| 17 | That had been a great adventure , but it was nothing to his travels . |
| 18 | That had been a great and memorable moment ; that was when they knew he was a man of substance . |
| 19 | That had been a great evening . |
| 20 | If that had been a true man he 'd have drunk it again afterwards ! |
| 21 | Think of the outcry if that had been a nuclear accident . ’ |
| 22 | That had been a pointed enough comment , by God ! |
| 23 | I 'd have had that if that had been a different colour , but it 's cos it 's brown it 's no good in our kitchen . |
| 24 | Now , reflects Neneh , ‘ Naima and I are really like partners — she trusted me to give her strength and security , and I gained a life in my life — that 's been a complete life-saver a lot of the time . |
| 25 | I 've just had to get on with it , and that 's been a good thing . ’ |
| 26 | So , so that 's been a great improvement I think , erm in recent years and , and in the erm early seventies we , we also went into the business of providing equipment that could be left at rescues , on site , you know it was always tying up a fire engine by taking it there and , and being tied up so we provided these things which we call demountable equipment , which we commonly call the pods and erm |