Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [vb base] been a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ever since you 've been a little girl you 've been a wind-up merchant . |
| 2 | During the post war period there have been a number of studies of the transition from school to work . |
| 3 | In the three centuries of its existence there have been a number of changes , notably in the equipment used . |
| 4 | Most of my adult life I 've been a salesman over in England . |
| 5 | It was the only time in my life I 've been a pain to my family . |
| 6 | All my life I have been a man who scorned distraction ! |
| 7 | All my life I have been a 7ft woman trying to get out . ’ |
| 8 | In the past there have been a number of problems with spin recoveries with light aircraft . |
| 9 | In addition to these rather heroic forecasts about the post-information-technology society there have been a number of more detailed studies of the impact of new technology on particular industrial sectors . |
| 10 | And since October last year there 've been a series of applications at the High Court in London for the company to be wound up . |
| 11 | Although I have been billed as a " computer man " — I have been employed in the computer marketing and services side of IBM for 17 years — for over half this time I have been a line manager . |
| 12 | In which time I have been a victim of the clique set , if your face does n't fit , your training can wait ; also the ‘ Hooray Henry ’ brigade , the difference between the men and the boys is the price of their toys , types . |
| 13 | Labour commences with a marked increase in the contractions of uteral muscle which have been a feature throughout pregnancy . |
| 14 | In fact there have been a lot of famous women gardeners and not-so-famous women gardeners . |