Example sentences of "have [adv] [been] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has long been one of the curiosities of our political history that the previous all-time record was set by a party that actually lost the election , Clement Attlee 's Labour Party in 1951 . |
| 2 | This has long been one of my favourite Schnittke pieces , for its Russian-accented dodecaphony-on-stilts , for the post-Holocaust numbness of its third movement , and most of all for the unholy alliances of its finale , where Webern seems to be jiving to West Side Story and Shostakovich meets Vivaldi for a deadly serious jam session . |
| 3 | Edinburgh has long been one of the pre-eminent centres of linguistics in Britain . |
| 4 | Alan Hingston , Executive Director of IDB 's Marketing Development Division , said : ‘ Scandinavia has long been one of IDB 's target regions and business for Northern Ireland companies has developed steadily over the past decade . |
| 5 | Since 1960 , of the 41 sub-Saharan African states there has only been one smooth constitutional transfer of real power from one elected leader to another , i.e. in Senegal in 1981 . |
| 6 | There has only been one previous self-build scheme in Middlesbrough Paddock Wood in Coulby Newham , completed in the early Eighties . |
| 7 | And they are threatening , because it is offensive and undermining to be told that the life one has led has merely been one of servility , that it has not been of truly ‘ human ’ value , that one has been a ‘ fembot ’ or a ‘ puppet ’ . |
| 8 | The continued dominance of City and Civil Service elites has often been seen as a barrier to dynamism in British industry ; in fact , it has merely been one aspect of a secure and integrated dominant class , linked by kinship , ownership of wealth and distinctive patterns of education . |
| 9 | Literally thousands of people have benefited form Nancy 's instruction and she has perhaps been one of the greatest advocates of the Sunday Painter school , encouraging an increase in the popularity of painting as a pastime for people of all ages and from all walks of life . |
| 10 | Even so , there has already been one triumph : inflation fell to 6% in the year to the third quarter , the lowest rate for 18 years apart from a brief spell in 1984–85 . |
| 11 | Unified control to eliminate any danger of overlapping , for which there has already been one unfortunate instance . |
| 12 | Of course , the desire to obtain control of the written word has always been one indication of the autocratic mind . |
| 13 | This is a scaled-down version of Blaggdon , and has always been one of my early-season pilgrimages . |
| 14 | This has always been one of my favourite houses . |
| 15 | It has always been one of those comedies built on character and situation . |
| 16 | The club Choice Brisa has always been one of our favourite hotels in Ibiza because it has everything that Club guests are looking for . |
| 17 | Foxton Locks has always been one of the most popular attractions in the Leicestershire countryside . |
| 18 | There has always been one factor which has dominated the convictions of those who have sought to establish a religion , or its equivalent under whatever name . |
| 19 | ‘ This clump here has always been one of the worst , ’ Anderson said , indicating a spot near where he stood . |
| 20 | It 's a time-honoured tradition , and ‘ She 's A Woman ’ has always been one of my favourite songs . |
| 21 | ‘ Mull of Kintyre by Wings has always been one of my most hated records . |
| 22 | Humanitarianism has always been one of the major motivations making for socialism . |
| 23 | But over the years Laura has always been one of Diana 's closest confidantes . |
| 24 | ‘ Ray has always been one of the most popular and respected figures around for his ability and conduct , and I 'm sure he will prove an outstanding signing for Villa . ’ |
| 25 | Pam Shriver has always been one of the most colourful tennis professionals . |
| 26 | Generation of standard useful attitudes has always been one of the main purposes of military training . |
| 27 | That has always been one of the most heartening aspects of county cricket : mutual help , irrespective of the teams they represent . |
| 28 | It has always been one of my regrets that life did not make it possible for me to know this quiet , strong artist and teacher better . |
| 29 | Sir , it has always been one of my principles that planning , for its acceptance , depends on public understanding . |
| 30 | This has always been one of the basic ingredients of good adult education . |