Example sentences of "[det] [vb -s] been a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In that case , how does the hon. Gentleman explain how , under both the Labour Government and the Conservative Government , inward investment has been at its peak when there has been a floating currency , where that has been a possibility ? |
| 2 | That has been a measure of the little big man ; the best brought out the best in him . |
| 3 | And erm the only other outstanding sponsor from last year was Northern Rock and that has been a bit of a qu a problem because er it 's , we have n't had a closing gala event which might attract them but just recently erm Paul who as you know performed last year with his band so er well er is , had rang me and said that they are doing something in Venice and they could in fact take the boat to Hull rather than to Dover and bring it here and I 'm , so I 'm working on the assumption that we might have that . |
| 4 | Cos that , that has been a bit up and down , |
| 5 | One result of that has been a proposal I made in 1983 with Jim Hartle of the University of California at Santa Barbara : that both time and space are finite in extent , but they do n't have any boundary or edge . |
| 6 | That has been a reflection of the numerical constraints under which it has been operating . |
| 7 | In the past I have had to carry all my stuff with me and that has been a drag . |
| 8 | That has been a source of strength . |
| 9 | Last year was the centenary of the Borough Charters , so on the one hand I was trying to restore the traditions of the thing — erm we tried to reintroduce some of the pomp and ceremonial — and then on the other hand I felt that the mayoralty often did n't seem terribly relevant to people of my generation , and so I tried to involve a lot of young people in various activities and the offshoot of that has been a Youth Advisory Committee which I 've set up , which at the moment is in the process of trying to negotiate with the County Council for some premises to try and increase the sort of Youth Club type evening provision in the town . |
| 10 | And then on the other hand , I felt that the mayoralty often did n't seem terribly relevant to people of my generation , and so I tried to involve a lot of young people in various activities , and the offshoot of that has been a Youth Advisory Committee which I set up , which at the moment is in the process of trying to negotiate with the County Council for some premises to try and increase the sort of youth club type evening provision in the town . |
| 11 | One consequence of this has been a distrust of geometric intuition and the downgrading of geometry by educationalists over the past 50 years or so . |
| 12 | This has been a tradition in my family for as long as I can remember because during the week , everyone in my family has a main meal in the evening and sandwiches at lunchtime . |
| 13 | ‘ This has been a success story for Bradford supporters , ’ added Caisley . |
| 14 | ‘ I realise this has been a blow to you , Mr Pertwee . |
| 15 | Understandably , this has been a bone of contention with many of the staff of the polytechnics ever since , who maintain that for teaching at degree level to be lively and effective it needs to be supported within the institution by an active research programme . |
| 16 | Liese said , ‘ This has been a day of great accomplishments . ’ |
| 17 | We 've seen cases where this has been a life long ambition , its tragic . |
| 18 | This has been a year when pensions have been very much to the fore . |
| 19 | But this has been a year when the English selectors , with the Olympics in mind , have encouraged Julie to concentrate more on her doubles play . |
| 20 | But this has been a year when the English selectors , with the Olympics in mind , have encouraged Julie to concentrate more on her doubles play . |
| 21 | ‘ This has been a subject that has been bubbling around for years and with an ageing population , it is an issue that has n't been talked about enough . ’ |
| 22 | This has been a minority view for 15 years or more , but one kept alive by the persistent efforts of Chip Arp , of the California Institute of Technology , who has over the years produced a series of photographs which show objects with very different redshifts that are physically connected by streamers of material . |
| 23 | What they have combined with this has been a church growth philosophy that has been remarkably successful . |
| 24 | In fact for many years , the banks have been telling people to seek legal independent advice er since March nineteen ninety two , this has been a requirement of all loans . |
| 25 | All this has been a bit worrying . ’ |
| 26 | In fact this has been a bit over ambitious , very pleased with ourselves were n't we , perhaps we have n't given ourselves enough ? |
| 27 | The rooms , erm we 've tried to this has been a bit tied up since the broadcast , we 've tried to have it fairly cluttery so that kids for instance if they 're not used to sheep , can come and come and have a sniff of of of er you know . |
| 28 | One result of this has been a contraction in the value that venture capitalists can put on for particular businesses . |
| 29 | Inhabited since the Stone Age , this has been a resort since Roman times . |
| 30 | The predictable result of this has been a plethora of cases in which the courts have been called upon to rule in what circumstances an assault may be described as sexual . |