Example sentences of "have been a [noun] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | At what should have been a time to reflect on a most successful campaign to unite both Church and public in defence of fundamental Christian belief , Mrs Whitehouse was ‘ rocked ’ by the breaking of another controversy . |
| 2 | So , there must have been a force acting on you — sideways — to keep pulling you round . ’ |
| 3 | This may have been an exaggeration based on her own experience , but was related to the attitudes and difficulties with which she had to contend during training . |
| 4 | What was thought to have been an alga growing on sandstone rocks in a dry valley of Antarctica , was identified only two years ago by a Smithsonian botanist as a lichen . |
| 5 | Underneath had been a midget sitting on the shoulders of a tall black man . |
| 6 | In earlier decades it had been generally agreed that there would be benefits from standardisation , but with the benefits accruing variously to consumers , undertakings generally and appliance manufacturers , while the costs fell on the non-standard undertakings alone , there had been a failure to agree on finance for a common scheme . |
| 7 | Prior to the 1966 Act there had been a duty imposed on the National Assistance Board to give assistance to those in need by the payment of national assistance , but no corresponding right for individuals to receive assistance . |
| 8 | But this had been an attempt to land on the Spanish Main , and the Spanish felt much less concerned about the long string of small islands in the Lesser Antilles at the eastern end of the Caribbean . |