Example sentences of "it [verb] [been] a lovely " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would I one day show people this jacket and say that it had been a lovely afternoon in Central Park when he gave it to me and , in closing , would I say that as he disappeared into the trees , I never saw Oscar Wilde again ? |
| 2 | Ever since the days it had been called Kingstown , it had been a lovely place to live ; tropical palm trees along the coast line made it seem like somewhere much more exotic than it really was . |
| 3 | It had been a lovely day and Nick sang all the way home because of it , one of his tuneless , made-up nonsense songs . |
| 4 | Helen asked no questions about Chris , only saying that it had been a lovely evening and Moira was still talking about the tinned peaches and jelly . |
| 5 | It 's been a lovely evening . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's been a lovely day . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's been a lovely evening . ’ |
| 8 | I think that would be better … and thank you , it 's been a lovely evening , wonderful ! ’ |
| 9 | She settled for , ‘ It 's been a lovely evening … ’ and was content when he took the hint . |
| 10 | It 's been a lovely day . |