Example sentences of "[pers pn] have always be [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That to me has always been a fruitless quest . ’ |
| 2 | I had always been an erratic binge eater and was forever on a diet without losing weight due to bingeing/starving/vomiting . |
| 3 | I 've always been a strong advocate of public service broadcasting , such an important element in this influential means of communication . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've always been a great Archers fan but I 've been sworn to secrecy over what I will be doing . ’ |
| 5 | Quite frankly , I 've always been a great believer in equal opportunities ! ’ |
| 6 | I 've always been a huge fan of the whole Memphis sound — as I guess everybody has figured by now ! — but the thing about the Stax band was that everything they did was totally minimal , but it slotted together to make something really strong . |
| 7 | Taylor said : ‘ Even allowing for the big advances in modern medicine , I 've always been a big believer in waiting for an operation to be complete before making any assessment . |
| 8 | ‘ I know I 've always been a compulsive eater but my problems really began then . |
| 9 | That 's one thing I 've always been a quick learner which has been quite |
| 10 | ‘ I 've always been a United nut , ’ he told studio staff . |
| 11 | Going back to my family now , I 've always been the black one of the family . |
| 12 | anyway the girl said well I 'll ring first to see where you get your application form she , and the , Sue phoned and was on the other end and I said oh you should apparently you 've got have erm , er , application form and Mrs going to send you one , I said is that Mrs on the line she said is that Mrs speaking , she said yeah , I said will you tell it 's Mrs she said oh , well , tell Mrs she 's no need to apply I 've got all her details and she is being looked at , you know , we are looking into it anyway erm , as I say I had this letter just after Christmas to say that there was a job coming up at the Mencap at Wellingborough Road , Rushden , and I was being selected and erm would I go up for the informal interview on the Monday and the formal interview at the hospital the next morning , so I went up got the first person there and er she , she , it 's a new , it 's an old house but they 've done it all up and there all papers on the floor and then she said oh I think I 'll pick these up Ir Irene , I said oh call me Joy everybody does and she said alright , OK , I said oh I 'll help you so of course I said , I went straight down with her on the floor picking all these papers up and she , and when the next person come she said poor old Joy ai n't even got in the door and that 's it , she 's already working and she said I can see you 're like me Joy you 'll do a job when you see it 's got ta be done , I said I 've always been the same , I ca n't , I ca n't see a spoon or a bit of paper laying on the floor |
| 13 | ‘ I 've always been an unselfish player . |
| 14 | And I 've always was a little bit independent . |
| 15 | He says : ‘ I have always been a keen follower of fashion , even before I worked here . |
| 16 | Contrary to John Pain 's comment , I have always been a reasonable swimmer , and was convinced I would be able to reach the coast which I could see . |
| 17 | I have always been a quick reader and my capacity , not to say my voracity , was generally admired . |
| 18 | ‘ I sleep perfectly , I have always been an untroubled sleeper . |
| 19 | Theirs has always been an unflappable fusion of brawn and brain , a gang of studey types overloaded on steroids and early '80s angst . |
| 20 | Theirs had always been a smoke-free household . |
| 21 | Worth buying for the introduction alone , this collection of Burchill 's contributions to a variety of British papers and magazines ( including us , of course ) highlights why she has always been a great read . |
| 22 | If she has always been an outgoing person , her grief will probably be expressed in painful episodes of weeping , punctuated by the need to ‘ talk it all out ’ over and over again in great detail to you and to other sympathetic relatives and friends , and you will help her a great deal if you are a patient listener . |
| 23 | ‘ You 've always been the same , Lili , ’ said Robert . |
| 24 | She had always been a confident , outgoing person . |
| 25 | To him until then she had always been a safe comforting haven ; complete and seemingly self-sufficient in herself , she had always been an unfailing source of reassurance , ever ready to pour unquestioning love and affection on him in his moments of need . |
| 26 | She had always been a self-sufficient woman , since the married years with Martin . |
| 27 | She had always been an anxious individual and during her teens she went through periods of compulsive overeating alternating with dieting . |
| 28 | To him until then she had always been a safe comforting haven ; complete and seemingly self-sufficient in herself , she had always been an unfailing source of reassurance , ever ready to pour unquestioning love and affection on him in his moments of need . |
| 29 | She had always been the great friend of Noreen 's and of Liam too in his young days . |
| 30 | She had always been the sensible , down-to-earth twin , yet here she was , going away with a man she had only known for two days . |