Example sentences of "[vb -s] been [det] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Because my love life has been such a mess ! ’ |
| 2 | This popular hotel has been such a success with Club 18–30 that we 're delighted to feature it again as our Club Choice for summer ‘ 90 . |
| 3 | It has been such a success within the company over recent months that JT Design Build are now making it available throughout the construction industry and to the industry 's clients . |
| 4 | By contrast Celtic had a goal in hand for much of the match and put together many passages of the passing game which has been such a feature of recent matches . |
| 5 | The extent to which there has been such a departure is well shown by the fact that , when the World Council of Churches was originally formed in 1948 , the basis of that Council ( to which churches which wanted to join must subscribe ) read : ‘ The World Council of Churches is a fellowship of churches which accept our Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour . ’ |
| 6 | If that programme has been such a failure , why do we now have 30 programmes targeting support for identifiable industrial priority areas , and why are there almost 200 collaborative research programmes ? |
| 7 | Thirdly , if there has been such a form of duress leading to a contract for consideration , I think that contract is a voidable one which can be avoided and the excess money paid under it recovered . |
| 8 | There has been such a growth in direct dealing that fish is only getting sent to Billingsgate when no one else wants it . ’ |
| 9 | Mrs Thatcher has been such a figure and , in spite of reverses , she has animated and directed governments with a sense of political direction . |
| 10 | One of the great successes of the F-Plan method has been such a meal , a kind of home-made muesli , called Fibre-Filler . |
| 11 | But Cooper was unfortunate to appear before the disciplinary committee at a time when it was under increasing pressure to eradicate the high , late tackle that has been such a scar on the game this season . |
| 12 | In case you think I have been having a merry old time , I 'd better tell you also that I have been staying up to the small hours as there has been such a lot of preparation to do , and the course participants have also been keen to make use of our presence by asking all kinds of questions about English etc. , so this is literally the first free time I have been able to make since I have been here . |
| 13 | There has been such a reaction around the world that there may be some hope . |
| 14 | Dwyer , who guided the Aussies to World Cup victory last year , insists : ‘ There has been such an improvement in Welsh rugby it could be us who go in as underdogs . ’ |
| 15 | I have , and I you know , there 's been many a day I 've thought cor I 'm really glad I 'm in , I 'm really glad that I did n't give , giving up day and there 's been days when I thought christ how the hell did you get through that day |
| 16 | So the current position is that there 's been substantial progress er in Greater York , and I think its testimony to the willingness of the Greater York authorities to work together there that there 's been such a level of agreement I think probably er never before achieved in the Greater York area as to the direction that Greater York erm er should take . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's been such a shock . |
| 18 | And it 's been such a relief to be able to speak about it openly for the first time . |
| 19 | ‘ Yes , it 's been such a relief to hear that Liz and Owen are still making good progress . |
| 20 | Dr Marshall says it 's been such a success he 'd like to see his research go up in flames again |
| 21 | Dr Marshall says it 's been such a success he 'd like to see his research go up in flames again |
| 22 | My mother 's always dying , it 's been such a help over the years , and poor Papa frequently demands a change of geriatric vista . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's been such a burden , all these years . |
| 24 | There 's been such a lot of faff about so |
| 25 | ‘ It 's been such a comfort talking to you , Alison . |
| 26 | Cos there 's been such a timetable mess up this year . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's been such a pleasure meeting you and do n't forget what I said about the spring . ’ |
| 28 | She puts her intellect to work on why she 's been such a pain for the last 50 years , and ends up a little less smug and a lot less married . |