Example sentences of "have always [be] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I 've been climbing ever since I was a child , and I suppose Everest has always been a dream for me , ’ she said .
2 ‘ I 've been climbing ever since I was a child , and I suppose Everest has always been a dream for me , ’ she said .
3 ‘ Playing in a Wembley final has always been a dream of mine and I think Saints can get there this season .
4 The flag has always been a symbol of the militant faith of the Salvation Army and in the early days of the movement invariably became the main target for the larrikins or hoodlums who did their best to destroy the marches and meetings .
5 The major obstacle to the restoration of Mantegna 's first documented work has always been a lack of funds , but now a sponsor has come forward in the shape of Francesco Piccolo Brunelli , an engineering contractor of Venetian origin , who lives in Africa .
6 Hackney has always been a resort for madhouses and mad people .
7 Working with Dire straits has always been a vocation for me .
8 The relative success of right-wing organisations , compared with left-wing ones , in recruiting among lower-class youth culture has always been a problem for left idealism .
9 This has always been a problem for heads because the structure of the service puts them in an isolated position .
10 Of course , resort to technology has always been a feature of health care , if we mean by that the development and use of skills and tools .
11 Otherwise Avocets are predominantly spring passage migrants in Sussex ; the paucity of autumn records seems remarkable and has always been a feature of the species ' occurrence in the county .
12 This crumbling of unity has always been a feature of philosophical systems , whether religious or political , or a combination of both .
13 This has always been a feature of political life , but has assumed new prominence since 1979 .
14 Stepping has always been a feature of this particular village and it is still practised to a certain extent today .
15 Investment is certainly widespread but this has always been a feature of the docks .
16 I have always been exclusively attracted to girls and wimmin in any sexual or deep emotional way ; it has always been a part of me as grey eyes or dark hair .
17 I suppose when sport is discussed horse racing has always been a part of village life , a pastime which most of the working men have indulged in .
18 ‘ War has always been a part of man 's life .
19 For example , there has always been a part of me which has felt guilty about killing Blyth , Paul and Esmerelda .
20 Joey , a legend among motor-cycling fans in Ulster , has always been a man of the people .
21 Moving breathing apparatus sets from the store in the laundry building at Hunterston A to Hunterston B and back again has always been a hassle in the past .
22 In the 18th Century Daventry was an important town on the Holyhead coaching road and , lying on four main roads , it has always been a centre for travellers .
23 Low cunning has always been a favourite with me .
24 ‘ I liked the comments of match ‘ experts ’ Andy Gray and Chris Waddle , while commentator Martin Tyler has always been a favourite of mine .
25 Volvo 's turbocharged big saloon has always been a bit of a maverick .
26 So the company developed it as a product ‘ and we 'll see who buys it , ’ says Shandell — but then Dick Pick 's company has always been a bit like that .
27 There has always been a sharing of hymnody across the denominations , and anthems and songs are increasingly being regarded as part of our common musical currency .
28 The probation service 's task in prison is primarily to provide a social work service to those imprisoned and there has always been a conflict between the day-to-day , mundane but pressing needs of prisoners cut off from family and friends , and the more reflective analytical and purposeful work related to offending behaviour in which Probation Officers wanted to engage .
29 Mrs Winston Frederick Churchill Guest , known everywhere simply as C.Z. , has always been a doyenne of taste , leading the type of international life that included friends like the Duke and Duchess of Windsor — ‘ so cute , so tiny , what a chic he had ’ — the Agnellis , Bill and Babe Paley , and the Kennedy 's ( JFK and Jackie ) .
30 The returning emigres hope for a clean sweep but this has not happened anywhere in Eastern Europe where the price of reconciliation has always been a measure of compromise .
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