Example sentences of "has [been] a real [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Playing with D'Arcy has been a real education because up until she joined the band I always thought about rock in male terms . |
| 2 | Upward mobility has been a real possibility for a large number of people . |
| 3 | Maybe modern man is more stoical of nature , or perhaps , and this is more likely , there has been a real change in the symptom-producing capabilities of the gonococcus . |
| 4 | ‘ There has been a real revolution , when you think about it , ’ says Michael Wayland . |
| 5 | This last year all these outgoings have meant that fundraising has been a real necessity and to try to relieve that pressure , the committee have decided to raise the subs . |
| 6 | A CBI spokeswoman said : ‘ The common cold has been a real problem . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ It 's easier to manage a team playing in defence because you can see the game developing , but it has been a real problem up front , especially with all the pushing and shoving . |
| 8 | The job with the EOD team has been a real eye-opener for him . |
| 9 | The number of bitter , angry , women-hating recently divorced men I have met in this way has been a real eye-opener to me . |
| 10 | In the last decade there has been a real failure to think differently , to find new solutions to replace the sterile , old Malthusian ones . |
| 11 | Still being distributed throughout the UK and abroad , Networking International has been a real source of information as well as opening up opportunities for women artists . |
| 12 | Within this party , however , there has been a real move in that direction . |
| 13 | It has been a real pain . ’ |
| 14 | A nicer and generally more caring bunch of people it would be hard to find , and to quote an old cliche in a genuine sense ‘ it has been a real pleasure talking to you ’ . |