Example sentences of "not been a [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thompson 's career — the Daley record 1976 Olympic Games ( Montreal ) 18th 1977 European Juniors , 1st 1978 Commonwealth Games ( Edmonton ) lst European Championships ( Prague ) 2nd 1980 Olympic Games ( Moscow ) 1st World record ( Gotzis ) 8,648 pts 1982 World record ( Gotzis ) 8,730 pts European Championships ( Athens ) lst World record 8,774 Commonwealth Games , Brisbane , lst 1983 World Championships ( Helsinki ) lst 1984 Olympic Games ( Los Angeles ) lst World record 8,847 1986 Commonwealth Games ( Edinburgh ) lst European Championships ( Stuttgart ) lst 1987 World Championships ( Rome ) 9th 1988 Olympic Games ( Seoul ) 4th It has not been a good year for the class of ‘ 76 . |
| 2 | It had not been a good day for liberal ideals . |
| 3 | It had not been a good day for the Magistrate . |
| 4 | The Government can not say that because , by definition , the Government have to be comfortable with everything , but it has not been a profitable period for teachers in terms of their pay . |
| 5 | Entrepreneurship has not been a significant mechanism for social mobility in Latin America . |
| 6 | Despite some rave reviews , Notes , which Lotus characterises as an enterprise but with a long sales cycle , has not been a runaway best-seller for the Cambridge company . |
| 7 | Despite some rave reviews , Notes , which Lotus characterises as an enterprise but with a long sales cycle , has not been a runaway bestseller for Lotus . |
| 8 | We flew back to Heathrow ; it had not been a happy trip for me , full of niggling and snide remarks . |
| 9 | But this race has not been a happy event for him . |
| 10 | It has not been a productive summer for Viv Richards . |
| 11 | JANUARY has not been a distinguished month for the Thai police . |
| 12 | We should consider Spain 's experience since joining the exchange rate mechanism because that has not been an easy option for Spain . |