Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] been [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | To celebrate Britain 's rich heritage of mazes , 1991 has been designated Year of the Maze — a venture backed by the English Tourist Board and the Maze Society . |
| 2 | 1992 has been another year in which we have had to work hard to live within our means . |
| 3 | 1992 has been another year of fruitful cooperation with TRANSAID . |
| 4 | The company preferred to invest in well trained staff rather than cut overheads to the bone , and many have been 20 years in the trade . |
| 5 | THE '80s have been traumatic years . |
| 6 | Previously , March 25 had been New Year 's Day with attendant ceremonies leading to a climax on April 1 . |
| 7 | That had been twelve years ago , just one year after the Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council had promoted him to Director at the Atomic Energy Commission . |
| 8 | But that had been thirty years before , and the British were still there . |
| 9 | The 1980s have been bad years for lone mothers , as for so many others . |
| 10 | Apart from the fantastic win at Sandwich in 1975 in the PGA Championship , when Arnold shot a 71 in a howling wind , hitting nothing much but 5-irons low and flat , the 1970s and 1980s have been quieter years — a bit easier , not so much pressure . |