Example sentences of "been [noun] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In recent years it has been Ian Rush who has been the scourge of Everton but this time he turned provider to send the Israeli international through a dumbfounded Everton defence . |
| 2 | I ca n't for the life of me see how it could have been Sheila Williams he was with … |
| 3 | In fact , it had been Dr Kemp who had written a reference for her when she 'd changed jobs . |
| 4 | Making a name for himself as a boxer in the army had come easy to him , and had it been peace time he could probably have gone a long way in the sport . |
| 5 | If it had not been Con Gallagher it would have been someone else . ’ |
| 6 | It had been Bruce Davidson who had interviewed Yeo before , when Angela Morgan had still been officially only a Missing Person and Peter Yeo , as her employer , one of the obvious people to talk to about where she might be . |
| 7 | The one time Mayor of Arden , father of the bruised Grace ( ‘ Had it been Paddy Ashdown I would n't have minded one little bit ’ ) , had checked in at the desk and was about to carry his overnight bag up to his room when he noticed her through the glass door of an adjoining room . |
| 8 | There have been many Sir Johns , and you could have been Sir John yourself . ’ |
| 9 | Within living memory there have been cathedral organists who have taught their skills to articled pupils . |
| 10 | But it had been Mrs McBride who had started as she meant to go on . |
| 11 | ‘ Have you ever thought it might have been Mrs Downes who killed Dr Kemp ? |
| 12 | It had not been Mrs Diggory who had told Lady Lavinia about herself and Benedict . |
| 13 | It was announced in mid-November that the United People 's Party ( UPP ) , the grouping formed by Hyundai conglomerate founder Chung Ju Yung , was to merge with the New Korea Party ( NKP ) which had been formed in October [ see p. 39142 ] by defectors from the political mainstream , most of whom had been DLP members who were opposed to the succession of Kim Young Sam . |
| 14 | ‘ Now I 'm hoping we can see the best of Barnes because since I 've been Liverpool manager it is something I 've not seen . ’ |
| 15 | It could have been exam pressure we 've read about people like that at Oxford University . |
| 16 | If it had been Jamie Baird who was waiting for her in the drawing-room , would she have been so angry ? |
| 17 | My sleep/wake clock had bust a spring and I was worried about the fact that it had been Billy Tuckett who had dropped through the skylight . |
| 18 | It had been Great-Aunt Alicia who had considered it a marvellous and exciting opportunity and persuaded her to accept it . |
| 19 | In fact , now that I come to think of it , I have a feeling it may have been Lord Darlington himself who made that particular remark to me that time he called me into his study some two months after that exchange with Miss Kenton outside the billiard room . |
| 20 | McGee had summoned the Dean , but it had been Lord Cumbermound who had led the party down the back stairs . |
| 21 | For instance , one important factor put forward to explain the growth of trade union membership among white collar workers in Britain has been government policy which created a favourable climate for such union expansion . |
| 22 | The Governor admits there have been teething problems which need sorting out . |
| 23 | Try to imagine , if you will , the ferocity of the reaction in the West if it had been Saddam Hussein who had poured napalm down on Kurdish villages three weeks ago ! |
| 24 | Quite apart from the desire for steady and precise steering qualities as offered by the conical camber of the Rogallo sail forms , there always have been kite flyers who were less interested in ‘ Figurekiting ’ and more inclined to the spectacular fast flying trains of smaller kites with linked bridles . |
| 25 | Had it been Alex Household who had been shot , the situation would have been different , because she so patently disapproved of him , but with Michael Banks as the victim , it was difficult to cast her in the role of murderer . |
| 26 | Acting as midwife to the enterprise has been Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios who was assisted by Roberto Valeriani . |
| 27 | At least , David Mellor in the Press box was pleased , and so too must have been John Major whose only smiles these days seem to be inspired by the performances of Chelsea . |