Example sentences of "has been [adj] [noun sg] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In some instances it has been sheer luck for members of the public with either guns jamming or security force patrols intercepting the terrorists . ’ |
| 2 | We have been very pleased that in the intervening months , when there has been ample opportunity for discussion and feedback , considerable support for this scheme has been forthcoming . |
| 3 | It has been desperate year for Thomas . |
| 4 | It has been common practice for petroleum geologists to regard the pre-Permian rocks of England south of the so-called Variscan Front as economic basement . |
| 5 | Traditionally it has been common practice for schools to seek to maintain discipline and control misbehaviour via the exertion of authority and the employment of sanctions as punishments . |
| 6 | There has been big demand for tickets , despite price increases , and the club anticipate a sell-out in the North and South stands and terraces . |