Example sentences of "[verb] be [num] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the reaction has been one of slight stuttering , saying ‘ Er , erm , … well … |
| 2 | That schools differ widely in outlook , expertise and resources , and that such differences help to influence the degree to which individual pupils may find it difficult to progress has been one of seminal emphases of the Warnock Report ( DES 1978 ) . |
| 3 | Since the period in question has been one of economic growth , and since it is argued that the demand for temporary workers grows faster than the demand for labour as a whole in periods of rising economic activity , our findings are particularly noteworthy . |
| 4 | President Howard Smith maintains the problem has been one of long sales cycles by large accounts considering bulk purchases of up to two or three thousand units rather than the impulse buying originally anticipated by Clarity 's business plan . |
| 5 | The general pattern of change has been one of upward mobility . |
| 6 | The picture since 1982 has been one of net zero change although there has been at least one new arrival , Boots PLC . |
| 7 | However , as Shaw has argued , although the main characteristic of competition has been one of parallel pricing , there have been occasional price wars , particularly following the entry of new firms . |
| 8 | The Republic of El Salvador was ruled by Spain until 1821 and gained separate independence in 1839 , since which time the country 's history has been one of frequent coups and political violence . |
| 9 | While before 1962 most immigration into Britain consisted of men , temporarily migrant and unaccompanied by families , the post-1962 period has been one of permanent settlement with workers and their families ( Braham , 1985 , p. 112 ) . |
| 10 | The history of AEA Technology has been one of continual evolution and development . |
| 11 | However , their history , from the first appointments in 1839 , has been one of constant change and adaptation . |
| 12 | Thus the retailing scene has been one of dynamic change which has affected ways in which salespeople now operate . |
| 13 | ’ The last year has been one of steady progress . |
| 14 | When I have , on occasion , remarked upon this to other company wives , their reaction has been one of near disbelief , followed by looks of passionate envy . |
| 15 | In order to make sense of a self that has ‘ survived ’ both discourses of colonialism it would seem that Bhimji 's strategy has been one of intense resourcefulness , gathering in herself and her experiences . |
| 16 | These were Cypripack plastic media which Cyprio offer as a cheaper alternative to foam ( which they say is 3 to 8 times better than most plastic media ) . |
| 17 | It is also designed to ensure that defendants are convicted of offences which reflect the fact that the crime committed was one of sexual violence . |
| 18 | In this case , it was held that a woman lacked capacity to consent if she had neither the knowledge nor understanding to comprehend that ( a ) what was proposed to be done was the physical fact of penetration of her body by the male organ or if that were not proved , ( b ) that the act of penetration proposed was one of sexual connection as distinct from an act of a totally different character . |
| 19 | Imagine what the result would have been in Salomon 's case if the company created was one of unlimited liability : all the members would have been personally liable for the debts owned by the company to the creditors . |
| 20 | In fact , he 'd been one of two warders who had escorted Derek Bentley from the condemned cell to the hangman on January 281953 . |
| 21 | Dressing is one of those tasks which we do every day as a matter of routine . |
| 22 | ‘ Nobody wants to get old , but ageing is one of those things that 's going to happen and I 'm just going to let it . |
| 23 | There were many other people around from every age-group , yet the overall impression she received was one of unhurried leisure . |
| 24 | Mr Alan Houghton , group director of the Selby mine complex , of which Stillingfleet is one of five collieries , said : ‘ Everybody knew exactly what we were doing . |
| 25 | So , what we 've got is four of these books that will go and condense into one copy , |
| 26 | After calculation the number obtained was 48 in each group and 5% was added to compensate for non-evaluable patients . |
| 27 | It found that in Britain , the number of car users killed was 7.1 per billion vehicle kilometres — the lowest figure in Europe and less than half the EC average , 16 . |
| 28 | Mrs Burke , who would have been 100 in three weeks , was found unconscious and bleeding heavily . |
| 29 | During the following months the School managed to carry on , but the atmosphere must have been one of great despondency . |
| 30 | For Gordon might well have been one of this newspaper 's very first journalists . |