Example sentences of "have been [adv] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus there has grown up an interest in feminist ‘ herstory ’ ; etymologically impossible , the word emphasizes that his-story has been just that — the history of men . |
| 2 | The organisations concerned have asked that details of the comments received be mad public , criticising the level of secrecy surrounding the exercise , but to date , the UKCC 's response , from registrar Colin Ralph , has been only that publication of the consultation report is ‘ possible ’ . |
| 3 | Cos I 'd been there that morning |
| 4 | They may have been exactly that , but it was difficult to see . |
| 5 | That house might well have been here that big house just there across th in there which has now been turned into flats . |
| 6 | The sixty-seven ruins on the Plain of Barsoom commonly called ‘ temples ’ may have been just that ; or equally well may have been army barracks , isolated quarters for the mentally disturbed or victims of plague , or holiday camps for Martian urbanites . |
| 7 | Portlington was a public school so minor that you got none of the cachet for having been there that is the real point of an English public school education . |
| 8 | Morris 's role appears to have been both that of a clerk of works , responsible to a greater or lesser degree for the erection of the buildings , and that of an architectural amanuensis employed to make ‘ Drawings and Explanations of his Lordship 's Directions ’ ; but to what extent he was involved in the actual process of design is not certain . |
| 9 | In addition to the factors already discussed , the main stimulus to employers ' organisation in a number of countries appears to have been less that of a counter to growing union power , or an attempt to achieve market or labour force regulation , and more a response to what was perceived as a threat to common employer interests arising from increasing state intervention . |
| 10 | It was little more than a whisper as Gina flinched from the anguish on his drawn face , every instinct telling her he was speaking the truth , and that Lotta 's cruel fabrication had been just that — a compilation of lies in order to destroy what she could no longer possess . |
| 11 | At the time of King William 's visit in 1861 , Prussian policy had been simply that of holding to the treaties of 1815 with no thought of altering the status quo . |
| 12 | He 'd admitted he owned the Mercedes , but it had been exactly that … an admission , rather than a revelation . |
| 13 | It had been exactly that — a dream . |
| 14 | She wanted life to be like it had been earlier that evening . |
| 15 | How foolishly happy she had been earlier that evening , and how ridiculous she felt at this moment , all her dreams crushed and shattered around her slowly dragging feet . |
| 16 | The overtones of a heavy relationship had been everywhere that night at Ib 's Club . |
| 17 | Ellen and I both assumed that Sweetman 's interest in Wavebreaker had been merely that of a prospective charterer who wanted to reconnoitre the boat 's amenities . |
| 18 | As Rachel reached her flat and let herself in she found herself trying to remember whether David had been there that evening when her mother had sent for her . |
| 19 | One mistake I 've made since I 've been here that is . |
| 20 | Sometimes the advances have been less that brilliant , but the demand is there . |
| 21 | He 's a dear , kind man who said he was a safe harbour for me , and he 's been just that . " |