Example sentences of "[been] a [noun] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While there may have been isolated instances which appear to confirm this interpretation ( for example , in 1970 the Soviet Union bought up Costa Rica 's excess of coffee , which may well have been a factor contributing to the establishment of diplomatic relations the following year ) , other such instances have been similarly small-scale and the evidence overall is against it . |
| 2 | Although insignificant on the map , it has long been a magnet drawing folk from the Dales on repeated visits ; latterly there has been a growing influx of tourists and walkers from outside the county to see the magnificent waterfall of Hardraw Force . |
| 3 | Keith Sinclair and Gordon Lucking claim they have not been kept in touch with club affairs and that there has not been a board meeting since May last year . |
| 4 | enable your opponent to abandon a commitment by : describing all the concessions you have made so far suggesting that the circumstances have changed blaming some other party or situation for the present position , such as the government , another union , the economy , the personnel department suggesting that somehow there has been a misunderstanding referring the whole matter to another individual or group . |
| 5 | Underneath had been a midget sitting on the shoulders of a tall black man . |
| 6 | Within anthropology , there has always been a tradition seeking to locate underlying and generalizable processes and patterns in material culture studies . |
| 7 | Could there have been a fight causing him to fall and hit the back of his head on something ? |
| 8 | It might have been a cat knocking an empty tumbler off the bar — except that they did n't keep a cat , and all the glasses had been washed up and put away before they went to bed . |
| 9 | ‘ However , there 's been a problem involving a private from your section that I 'm hoping you might be able to throw some light on . ’ |
| 10 | There had been a pair using this barn , but , as so often happens these days , they deserted their nest . |
| 11 | The differences are deep and go far back into history , but while I have been a Minister dealing with the economy and the environment I have always had the greatest possible collaboration from all the parties in Northern Ireland , which have always worked cheek by jowl with one another and with me for the benefit of all the people of Northern Ireland . |
| 12 | Frankly , it would have been a mercy killing . |
| 13 | Police in Salvador noted that in their city , on average , there has been a mob lynching every three days for the last three years . |
| 14 | It may have been a twig snapping , except that the sound appeared to be inside Rincewind 's head . |
| 15 | It had been a while coming . |
| 16 | ‘ Last coupla days there 's been a couple having grub and stuff delivered to a room in the Regal Arms . |
| 17 | Before the Dewhurst Stakes , you felt sorry for his opponents and if he had been a man coming into a room for the first time , the rest of us would have looked round anxiously to see our wives ' reaction . |
| 18 | Dishing out the programmes and shepherding VIPs was Janet McPherson who 'd been a champion racing driver , starting with Formula IV and graduating to Formula 1 and , on the way , beating all the men at Silverstone . |
| 19 | Later I learned that the wedding had nearly been postponed , as the two families thought I might have been a terrorist uttering a veiled warning against the nuptials . |
| 20 | There has been a Phelps working this reach at least since ‘ Honest John ’ Phelps was the finishing judge of the Boat Race , a duty from which he was forcefully retired after a controversial dead heat in 1859 . |
| 21 | Has it been a nuisance having them ? |
| 22 | We have now been a week living in our big bungalow and it is working out well — at least we are saving lots of money looking after ourselves . |
| 23 | The blow rattled the plane as if it had been a car bouncing through a pot-hole . |
| 24 | So , there must have been a force acting on you — sideways — to keep pulling you round . ’ |
| 25 | We 'd like to say it 's been a pleasure serving you , but we 'd be lying , you miserable tight-arses ! ’ |
| 26 | To her amazement he took this like a lamb , and then had the effrontery to say that it had been a pleasure working with a businesswoman like her , and if there was anything else he could help her with , she only had to ask ! |
| 27 | It 's been a pleasure visiting your shop . |
| 28 | There has been a general levelling off of teams , not only in Europe , but all over the world . |
| 29 | There had been a barrel-organ playing then , he was sure of it . |
| 30 | it would normally , if I recall correctly at the time , there would normally been a memorandum listing new charges for each development |