Example sentences of "what [vb -s] [adv] been a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This latest news on the job front adds to what has already been a good year for the town . ’ |
| 2 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , I want simply to tell you that work on your notes connected with the Big Glass is at last under way and that I have remained scholarly and impartial throughout what has not been an easy task , in view of what you say about me and especially about my family , and which you must have known would give offense . |
| 3 | Oil will remain the major fuel but the most significant growth will be in gas consumption as more use is made of what has traditionally been a vastly abundant and wasted fuel . |
| 4 | The Treaty brings about the formal transformation of what has hitherto been an Economic Community into a Union which is mandated to act in many areas on behalf of its own citizens , and to claim their allegiance . |
| 5 | This will be an important and helpful clarification of what has recently been a vexed issue , and will undoubtedly have a bearing on pre-school provision . |
| 6 | It is a large church for what has always been a small village — perhaps the work of some medieval lord of the manor intent on impressing the neighbouring gentry . |
| 7 | In what has always been a loose network , the international conference , held every 18 months or so since the mid' 70s , has always been most prominent in publicising the cause of action research . |
| 8 | Regeling , who was an Exeter rider last season , showed he had lost none of his flair for what has always been a happy hunting ground for him , top scoring for his new club . |