Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] have always [been] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My Hatchets have always been healthy and add charm to the upper layer of the water . |
| 2 | I am told by Russians , who in my experience have always been frank , that he is a man of formidable intellectual capacity , and little self-importance or vanity . |
| 3 | My future has always been uncertain but family and children need security . |
| 4 | ‘ My theory has always been that working practices and the way that careers are structured are not really compatible with having a family as well . |
| 5 | My father had always been fast-paced and high-powered , but he fell in love with this place . |
| 6 | Over the years my health had always been good . |
| 7 | I MAY have had a sheltered upbringing , but to me gin has always been one of the most sophisticated of drinks . |
| 8 | The syntactic work of Sankoff and her associates has always been influential . |
| 9 | The Wards are most helpful ( they say that running Culver Lodge has restored their faith in human nature as their guests have always been such a pleasure ) and are always ready to give advice on places to visit , walks , bus and rail timetables . |
| 10 | One thing of which capitalism has always been proud , is that it can in a literal sense ‘ deliver the goods ’ . |
| 11 | Mona said her husband had always been lucky . |
| 12 | ‘ Because he believed that Charles just is n't going to make it — and the sovereign 's relationship with her heir has always been difficult — Prince Philip urged her to assert that she had no intention of stepping down from the throne , that she must and will remain for the duration . ’ |
| 13 | No one knows whether river dolphins were once more abundant or whether their numbers have always been low because of their restrictive and specialised habitat . |
| 14 | The effect of video-pop was to shift the balance between pop 's aural and visual elements ( and to favour genres , like teeny bop , in which visuals have always been crucial — hence the ‘ second British invasion ’ of the American charts and the success of groups like Duran Duran and Wham ! ) ; and to raise questions about the construction of pop sexuality . |
| 15 | Her mother had always been obsessed with Lottie 's wasted opportunities , and that had let May out . |
| 16 | Yes , yes , her mother had always been honest about her lack of initiative in that direction . |
| 17 | Those with oily or normal complexions may need to change the kind of face creams used and those whose skins have always been dry will need to take even more care and possibly change to a heavier cream . |
| 18 | After they had completed all but the final revisions on the work , Harriet , whose health had always been poor , became extremely ill . |
| 19 | One I recognized , the local Baronessa , whose family has always been friendly with the occupying forces . |
| 20 | No matter how hard she tried to make the most of herself Sally had always been aware that she could not hope to rival Paula and the knowledge had damaged her self-confidence so that she always lived with the feeling that people on meeting her for the first time would exclaim behind after back : ‘ Paula 's sister ? |
| 21 | He acknowledges that FI is the cutting end of technology and yet his solutions have always been simple , economical and remarkably ‘ easy ’ in their handling . |
| 22 | Hopkins 's attitude to the publication of his poetry had always been ambivalent , but his habit of sending copies to Bridges indicates that he did not want them lost . |
| 23 | His clinical approach to his job had always been one of complete professionalism . |
| 24 | Although his aunts had always been kind to him , Frankie tried his best not to like them because he knew they were only pretending to be nice . |
| 25 | His mother had always been careful with money . |
| 26 | Graham 's devotion to his family has always been such that he drives home every night from Test matches in London rather than stay in the team hotel . |
| 27 | ‘ Our books have always been popular because they provide a light-hearted , escapist , romantic read , ’ said a spokeswoman , Carol Cherry . |
| 28 | The government claimed we were subversives or terrorists , But our work had always been non-violent and non-partisan , that was one of our principles . |
| 29 | Your speech has always been sloppy . |