Example sentences of "have always been [verb] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Winterbottom 's game has always been based on his uncompromising attitude on the field ever since he won his first cap against the Wallabies in 1982 . |
| 2 | Collagen has long been known for its hydrating power and as a source of nutrients for the skin , but its penetration into the epidermis has always been limited by its high molecular weight . |
| 3 | A member of the Pontypool and District League , Abersychan has always been over-shadowed by its more famous neighbour , the Pontypool club itself . |
| 4 | In an event which has always been enriched by its personalities — from Lipton , through Sopwith , Vanderbilt , Bich , Bond and de Savary , to Fay — the 52-year-old billionaire , born in Kansas , is the persona of the 1992 Cup , eclipsing even Dennis Conner — the most successful Cup skipper in modern times — in his home town . |
| 5 | Martha has always been admired for her brilliant elegance , the epitome of good taste . |
| 6 | And this has always been levelled at you . |
| 7 | As it is , the car 's great attraction as a luxury convertible has always been overshadowed by its reputation for poor reliability . |
| 8 | ‘ Our policy has always been to look after our customers , not alone supplying them with greeting cards , but also providing them with the back-up services , such as merchandising , advertising material and general advice on how to lay out an effective display , ’ he added . |
| 9 | There are some other interesting strategies recommended in the book and as someone who has always been frustrated by his inability to draw nicely I am bound to admit that the exercises suggested by Miss Edwards have brought about an unexpected improvement in my performance as a draughtsman . |
| 10 | Much more has always been claimed for it . |
| 11 | The central criticism of the 1960 programme has always been directed against its allegedly authoritarian character . |
| 12 | Originally bred as a draught animal , its milk has always been known for its quality ( if not quantity ) and it can fairly be called a dual-purpose breed . |
| 13 | I 've always been skiing with my parents , so I 've been to America to visit friends , and that 's not been like sightseeing , or something , and I just have n't been anywhere , and erm , I mean , I suppose I 've been to a lot more countries than a lot of people who 've , you know , there 's a lot of people who have n't |
| 14 | She had always been ruled by her desires . |
| 15 | ‘ But I do love you , ’ he said , impetuously for him ; he had always been measured with her , one of his charms for a girl who tended towards impetuosity . |
| 16 | The American critic W. Stephen Bush reflected on how the poor and lowly had only been tolerated in the theatre and all too often forced up into the gallery , but the movies had ‘ emancipated the gallery ’ and had ‘ wiped out for ever the odium and ridicule ’ that had always been shown towards its clientele . |
| 17 | and they say film industry department , Wakefield somewhere got John 's name out of the blue , so that , do n't know anything else about it because he 's , he 's always been seen by you know , this , this other company , and he got three tax eighty seven , eighty eight , eighty eight , eighty nine , ninety , and one what , were the estimate was twenty five thousand pounds , and five thousand pounds |
| 18 | I 've never , ever pushed the feminist line , it 's always been attributed to me . |
| 19 | He 's always been respected by everyone , now he 'll become a man of some importance . ’ |
| 20 | Music has always been written for a purpose , be it a wedding , a funeral or a birth , and people have always been paid for it . |
| 21 | Perhaps Mr Paxman would at last achieve what we have always been waiting for him to do in one of his interviews : either fall fast asleep or choke to death on one of his own jokes . |