Example sentences of "[verb] been [art] [adv] [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has been a particularly rich year for purchases of printed books of all periods . |
| 2 | 1992 has been a truly historic year for Napier and we are delighted to share with you , our former students , some of the moments which have seen us metamorphosing into a university . |
| 3 | By his flamboyant standards , this has been a disappointingly low-key year for Snow Bride 's trainer , Henry Cecil . |
| 4 | Following what Gilkes admits has been a very poor year in the VME marketplace , that part of its enterprise will contribute a declining proportion of the company 's revenue as sales of the Sparcbook rise . |
| 5 | This has been a very busy year and the committee has been lucky with the commitment of its Vice Chairmen and members who of necessity reflect a microcosm of the Bar from the young criminal practitioner to the experienced commercial silk . |
| 6 | For me this has been a very exciting year in which to take on a directorship of the department . |
| 7 | Well as we approach the end of 1991 , I 'm sure I do n't need to remind you that it has been a very difficult year . |
| 8 | The reduction in costs which this has achieved has enabled the business to perform most satisfactorily in what has been a very difficult year in all its major markets . |
| 9 | You know , even if we had lost the Cup , it would still have been a very good year for French players . |
| 10 | Mr Owen-Jones said it had been a particularly difficult year in Britain where sales had fallen 12 p.c. compared with a worldwide increase of 10 p.c . |
| 11 | It had been an exceptionally lean year , all in all . |
| 12 | Ben thought that this was considerable cheek , on two counts : one , he had beaten him earlier in the year in Moscow , and two , Ben had been the faster all year . |
| 13 | it 's been the most ghastly year of my life . |