Example sentences of "things have [be] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since Dorothy 's accident , however , things had been a little strained . |
| 2 | What , then , of life and death in a typical Victorian family , compared with the way things had been a hundred years previously ? |
| 3 | By the way , I know things have been a bit strained at Elland Road in recent weeks , but did the last record to be played before the team came out on saturday REALLY have to be Bruce Springsteen singing ‘ Glory days — well , they pass you by … ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Things have been a bit intense , with a lot happening on and off the park , ’ said Crosby . |
| 5 | Erm the parts of the country where things have been a bit flat seem to be the north and the south west and both of those are regions in which export orders received fell in the previous two surveys so that seems to be consistent although in the north they seem to have picked up somewhat in this survey erm and optimism is also erm er stronger in this survey than it was in the previous one . |
| 6 | Actually , we 've been here for 5 days already , but things have been a bit hectic . |