Example sentences of "[verb] not always been a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IN A country where government has not always been a friend , it is little wonder that society has sometimes turned to the authorities of the underworld . |
| 2 | The Renault Clio is this year 's European Car of the Year but the award has n't always been a guarantee of outstanding sales success . |
| 3 | Two-Dogs had not always been a whisky Navaho , and he had taught his son the stories his father had taught to him . |
| 4 | Number 4 had not always been a lodging house ; just as several families , like the Titfords , were constantly on the move from place to place , so many an individual house or shop would see a very rapid turnover of occupants . |
| 5 | Caves have n't always been a feature of our landscape . |
| 6 | ‘ I have n't always been a pleasure anorexic , whatever you think . ’ |