Example sentences of "been a [noun] of [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For her it had been a night of mystery and of magic , and he had reduced it to ‘ unacceptable behaviour ’ . |
| 2 | It had been a decade of bloodshed and confusion : English bloodshed and Scottish confusion . |
| 3 | There had been a decade of consultation and as recently as 1986 an Education Act had required local authorities to devise policy documentation in relation to the curriculum and its delivery . |
| 4 | In another case there was an announcement of a General Election and in another case there was a concern that there may have been a change of government because of the opinion polls . |
| 5 | Since then , there has been a history of militancy and while McAlpine 's has brought dramatic improvements in wages and conditions , it has also imported English managers , resented in this staunchly Welsh-speaking region . |
| 6 | Staff senior to the area supervisor play an active part in shaping the standard to be set only rarely , in cases involving what a supervisor described as ‘ very contentious issues : possibly major discharges from the Authority 's own works or from industrial activity where there has been a history of wrangling and debate about standards from that particular section of the industry ’ . |
| 7 | You know , where where it 's been a case of vandalism or petty theft . |
| 8 | The small , peaceful island of Iona has been a centre of Christianity since St Columba founded his monastery there . |
| 9 | From discussions within a racially mixed group of sixty pupils , both from the fourth and fifth year , there seems to have been a consensus of opinion that the streaming system does not truly reflect ability . |
| 10 | The Dnestr region , however , in the east of Moldava , with a population of 700,000 mainly Russian speakers , which had been a part of Ukraine before it was incorporated into the Moldavan territory annexed by Stalin from Romania in 1940 , declared its wish to remain part of the Soviet Union . |
| 11 | Well it may have been a grunt of irritation that his lovely hire-car was steaming up with two sweaty , stinking hill-walkers who had forced their way in uninvited , but I prefer to think disbelief . |
| 12 | Well , it 's been a story of ups and downs . |
| 13 | It has always been a tradition of Oxford and Cambridge to have overseas players , ’ he added . |
| 14 | Traditionally , corporate takeover activity has predominantly been a feature of UK and US markets . |
| 15 | Wiltshire Coroner John Elgar recorded a verdict of death by natural causes , saying there was no reason to suggest there 'd been a lack of care or self-neglect . |
| 16 | The team hope that the microlight will eventually prove to be an inexpensive way of teaching cadets and trainee technicians about flying , so for them , it 's been a mixture of business and pleasure . |
| 17 | The barrage could have been a symbol of determination and hope for the Merseyside region . |
| 18 | One highly ‘ political ’ Lord Chancellor — like Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone — can , if he chooses , make a considerable impact on judicial lawmaking at the highest level but , for this to be so , it is not necessary that he should have held political office or have been a Member of Parliament or a law officer . |
| 19 | Barry had been divorced for twelve years , had been a member of Dateline but then had moved because of work . |
| 20 | The DIANA deputy , Kostis Stefanopoulos , had been a member of ND but had left it to form his own party after a leadership dispute with Mitsotakis in September 1985 [ see p. 34441 ] . |
| 21 | For twenty five years he has been a member of Equity and has played a different number of roles . |
| 22 | been a kind of peedie that 's indust industrious and what not . |
| 23 | Sir John 's father had been a friend of Ruskin and the family collection contained several of his watercolours of Venice . |
| 24 | Once , there had been a superabundance of leaves and spores close to the ground . |
| 25 | There has been a resurgence of interest because of the renewed pride in African roots and black identity . |
| 26 | The press always has been a medium of propaganda as well as a medium of information . |
| 27 | I mean there 's been a couple of times that he 's really lost his temper with her and erm and , and really flown off the handle , badly . |
| 28 | She has been a couple of times but er when we were bringing up the family course she could n't reasonably go with me every week and er , but she had used to be er a good supporter when she was a girl , she used to go with her father in those days my son 's been with me , cos I took him las well he took me last night with his wife I went in their car . |
| 29 | It has been a couple of years since master fly-tyer Pat Mulholland held court on the Wellington College campus , but I can tell you that if fly-tying is what you want to learn , then this will be the best £26 you ever invested . |
| 30 | At the time of writing , the situation had become a lot calmer , though it had only been a couple of weeks since Stan received his first injection . |