Example sentences of "[verb] been a [noun sg] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the Leeds manager is almost certainly on the point of making a move — and the priority is the right-back position that has been a problem all season because of the absence of Mel Sterland . |
| 2 | But the Leeds manager is almost certainly on the point of making a move and the priority is the right-back position that has been a problem all season because of Mel Sterland 's absence . |
| 3 | Self-belief has been a problem this season and has not been helped by narrow defeats against Wasps ( 11–7 ) , Saracens ( 13–12 ) and London Irish ( 12–9 ) and a 9–9 draw with Rugby . |
| 4 | It rained for the first time since we arrived in Sian today ; There has been a drought all winter , and the townsfolk have been out into the countryside to help water the crops . |
| 5 | I hope these problems wo n't discourage your company from continuing to run the service , which I hope has been a success this year . |
| 6 | ‘ They are looking fresher and bouncier , and I just sense there has been a lot more energy about them the past 10 days . |
| 7 | There may also have been a second such experience immediately prior to the Battle of Milvian Bridge , at which Constantine defeated his rival for the imperial throne . |
| 8 | If it proves to have been a mistake this entrepreneur himself will be under market pressure to abandon this line of production . |
| 9 | He says that if there had been a bit less water in the river the wave would have been bigger . |
| 10 | That Bingham-Jones boy had been a nuisance all day ; he was a spoiled brat ; and what he needed was a good smacking . |
| 11 | If there had been a moon that night , the clouds had been keeping it hidden . |
| 12 | I mean they 've been a rabble all afternoon anyway , have n't they ? |
| 13 | Bangor have been a revelation this season and are still pushing for success on three fronts , unlike the poor old Blues . |