Example sentences of "[det] have always been a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Yes , this has always been a problem , but it has become worse recently , I am afraid , because of the people who have been made redundant and who have come back from Germany .
2 This has always been a problem for heads because the structure of the service puts them in an isolated position .
3 They are organizationally secular schools , though some clergy are members of the local governing committees and this has always been a feature .
4 This has always been a feature of political life , but has assumed new prominence since 1979 .
5 Investment is certainly widespread but this has always been a feature of the docks .
6 But this has always been a job for the sociable . ’
7 Last year congress carried a motion on racism and fascism expressing its alarm at the rise of fascism and racism in Germany and France this has always been a trade union issue .
8 So that behind the changes of direction , wrote Harsnet ( typed Goldberg ) , this has always been a constant , the feeling of disgust in the pit of the stomach .
9 I mean , it 's , like his car for instance , I mean , that 's always been a dream he never thought he 'd ever be able to afford a new car , erm
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