Example sentences of "'s [been] such " in BNC.

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1 Jenny gave me a house-warming present of a radio so I 've been able to listen to music while I write — and it 's been such fun !
2 She puts her intellect to work on why she 's been such a pain for the last 50 years , and ends up a little less smug and a lot less married .
3 ‘ It 's been such a comfort talking to you , Alison .
4 ‘ It 's been such a shock .
5 Since then there 's been such winners as ‘ B-A-B-Y ’ ( Carla Thomas , 1966 and Rachel Sweet , 1978 ) , ‘ Baby , Baby ’ ( Eighth Wonder , 1988 ) and ‘ Baby ’ ( Halo James , 1990 ) , the Mechanical Copyright people announcing a year ago that their database , at that point , contained 81 songs called ‘ Baby , Baby ’ , 22 titled ‘ Baby , Baby , Baby ’ and even one called ‘ Baby , Baby , Baby , Baby , Baby , Baby , Baby ’ !
6 My mother 's always dying , it 's been such a help over the years , and poor Papa frequently demands a change of geriatric vista .
7 It 's been such a long time .
8 I 'm sorry it 's been such a long journey , but I could n't find a quicker route .
9 And it 's been such a relief to be able to speak about it openly for the first time .
10 I do n't know whether I ever meant to call on Ben or not — it 's been such a long time — but I was interested to see the boat .
11 ‘ It 's been such a long time , and I want you so much that I could easily make a mess of this , ’ he confessed .
12 ‘ It 's been such a long time since you 've seen him .
13 It 's been such a long time , too long … ’
14 But before doing that er , you may reasonably ask what action we 've taken er , during this year when it 's been such a difficult year .
15 So the current position is that there 's been substantial progress er in Greater York , and I think its testimony to the willingness of the Greater York authorities to work together there that there 's been such a level of agreement I think probably er never before achieved in the Greater York area as to the direction that Greater York erm er should take .
16 ‘ Yes , it 's been such a relief to hear that Liz and Owen are still making good progress .
17 ‘ It 's been such a pleasure meeting you and do n't forget what I said about the spring . ’
18 ‘ It 's been such a burden , all these years .
19 Looking up at him , ‘ It 's been such a marvellous day , ’ she replied , openly , honestly , — but suddenly , as his glance pinned hers , she felt unable to look away .
20 Dr Marshall says it 's been such a success he 'd like to see his research go up in flames again
21 Dr Marshall says it 's been such a success he 'd like to see his research go up in flames again
22 There 's been such a lot of faff about so
23 Cos there 's been such a timetable mess up this year .
24 Phenomenal because it 's been such a difficult year , and this is erm a prize that 's given to the gentleman or lady that accrues the most points in the whole of the amateur section .
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