Example sentences of "[noun] have never been [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Social responsibility has never been a Greek characteristic . |
| 2 | In the one Eastern Europe country where the communists had some claim to popular legitimacy in the past , opposition spokesmen freely proclaim : ‘ Czechoslovakia has never been a communist country . |
| 3 | Todger had never been the same since they got to Hambury . |
| 4 | Medau has never been a static or sterile form of movement . |
| 5 | Getting power out of the Honda NSR has never been a great problem though . |
| 6 | My feet have never been the same since , he said . |
| 7 | Rovers have never been the same since they knocked Newcastle and Wimbledon out of the Centenary Trophy . |
| 8 | On his daily visit to the laboratory to look at quality control tests on raw and processed materials , Graham added : ‘ Mills and sliphouses have never been the favourite areas of pottery factories — you either love or hate them — but for the likes of me they are a way of life . ’ |
| 9 | Phileas Fogg 's Mexican tortilla chips , Thai chicken satay with peanut dip , French prawn and garlic vol-au-vents , and sundry other delicacies from countries where halitosis has never been a social no-no . |
| 10 | Robert had never been a healthy man and found it difficult to earn a living . |
| 11 | If the pain which he had whenever he had anything the matter with his finger had always been a throbbing pain , and the pain caused by anything the matter with any other part of his body had never been a throbbing pain , then now , on experiencing a throbbing pain , he would naturally associate it with his finger . |
| 12 | The relationship has never been a complete one . |
| 13 | Installed an Apple Mac sampler at every desk and things have never been the same since . |
| 14 | Things have never been the same at the Chandlers ' since . |
| 15 | Since I met you things have never been the same , I realise now . |
| 16 | It would seem sensible that strategies to help Sheffield , with the recent and very sudden collapse of its steel industry , may not be able to assist Liverpool or Newcastle , where steel has never been an important industry and where decline has been long-term . |
| 17 | She said to me , ‘ Frankly , like you Dame Edna , the physical aspect of interpersonal relations has never been a big thing with me . ’ |
| 18 | Puzzled , for Dermot had never been a great correspondent , Kelly read : |
| 19 | He said Mr Gilbert 's twin role had never been a satisfactory arrangement . |
| 20 | And our Emily 's never been the same from that day to this … |
| 21 | Julie T Wallace has never been a shrinking violet — which is probably just as well , as it would be almost impossible for her to fade quietly into the background . |
| 22 | Hillary was catapulted to stardom and his life has never been the same since . |
| 23 | Summer has never been a sufficient compensation for his excesses . |
| 24 | When he let her off it had happened that simply and her world had never been the same again . |
| 25 | Certainly Lloyd George had never been a doctrinaire free-trader . |
| 26 | Hickery Holler came into the world 6 weeks ago , but the sad little spider monkey had never been a bright glint in his mother 's eye . |
| 27 | The reality of childbirth has never been a popular subject for art . |
| 28 | Accountancy has never been an exact science and , while grey areas exist in the general application of its principles , the Professional Standards Committee will continue to play a role . |
| 29 | Groupies have never been a realistic proposition because the group 's entourage is largely made up of girlfriends . |
| 30 | Spurs have never been the same in cup competition since Port Vale knocked them out of the FA Cup . |