Example sentences of "have been a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It could 've been a life , ’ I said . |
| 2 | I 'm coming up a hill near some kind of huge church or cathedral — there must 've been a service or a concert going on because people are pouring out — one of them 's singing a high trill and her boyfriend 's cross : ‘ Please , Miranda ! |
| 3 | It would 've been a bit dodgy at Wellford Road let alone London Road . |
| 4 | Okay you covered all that okay yeah erm I think the objection bit you could 've been a bit better on that one erm cos that was quite a sort of bad one , well you 're not too sure about sort of giving his name or his telephone number out |
| 5 | you might 've er I mean you did it right , it could 've been a bit stronger though , a bit more punch to it , er punch is n't the right word erm , you know , well okay look what I 'm really asking for Dave is your help , you know , when people ask you to help what would you normally do , you 'd help would n't you ? |
| 6 | I thought it would 've been a bit better but I did enjoy it , I did enjoy it . |
| 7 | ‘ You should 've been a policeman . |
| 8 | He woke on top of her , she might 've been a beach , he might 've been abandoned there by waves . |
| 9 | No one would 've eaten anything and my party would 've been a flop . ’ |
| 10 | Betinna said , ‘ I hear you 've been a hero . ’ |
| 11 | They say I should 've been a member of Leith branch . |
| 12 | It must 've been a belt that 's come right through central London and completely missed the suburbs , or North London anyway suburbs |
| 13 | Re-released on its own it could 've been a winner , but a dodgy arcade section that feeds in dud results makes the game unplayable — what 's the point in managing a team that gets a goalless draw every week , whatever you do ? |
| 14 | Another footprint would 've been a shock , a threat . |
| 15 | She always always oh she she had a second sight like that , I think she should 've been a doctor if she 'd lived in these this day and age . |
| 16 | It could 've been any doctor , and it might not 've been a stethoscope . |
| 17 | You should 've been a lot through more than five . |
| 18 | ‘ Anyone can see you 've been a sergeant . |
| 19 | possible , it might 've been a joke and she had managed to convince him unclear |
| 20 | ‘ There would 've been a riot . ’ |
| 21 | Every game between the teams since has been a struggle for superiority and status with Dundee in the role of the local aristocrat and St Johnstone the perennial grousebeater . |
| 22 | Well , young lady , I wanted to be good when I was younger , but life has been a struggle for me , and I 've become as hard and tough as a rubber ball . |
| 23 | Cheap solar energy conversion has been a dream of some scientists since the first oil crisis back in the late 1970s . |
| 24 | THERE HAS BEEN A CONSENSUS among European drug researchers for many years over the value of needle exchanges , but US politicians ignored their recommendations . |
| 25 | Following the work of Rawls , however , there has been a profusion of important contributions to liberal political philosophy . |
| 26 | It is not just a can of worms that the professor has been a digging . |
| 27 | This is especially true in the context of Latin America where this kind of duality and fusion has been a feature of culture from the time of the conquest right up until today — both on the popular and the intellectual level . |
| 28 | Frequent tinkering with the system has been a feature of politics in France , where it is possible to change the constitution by simple majority . |
| 29 | Formal planning has been a feature of many schools and local authorities for a number of years now , and for those who have yet to embark , DES Circular 7/88 , The Education Act : Local Management of Schools has now made this a statutory requirement . |
| 30 | In the last decade , the ouija board has been a feature in several serious crimes . |