Example sentences of "have always been [verb] [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Social security has always been committed to meeting a reasonable rate . |
| 2 | Johnson Matthey Technology Centre ( JMTC ) has always been committed to developing good relationships with local educational establishments and encouraging excellence in the teaching of science and technology . |
| 3 | Such clinics had always been prohibited from using federal money to perform abortions , but until 1988 they had been allowed to discuss abortion and to provide information about its availability . |
| 4 | But more often than not , whenever they were under the same roof together , he shared her bed and , now that her initial awkwardness had abated — for she had never seen a naked human being of either sex before and had always been discouraged from looking too closely at herself — he made love to her with a straightforward vigour she found attractive . |
| 5 | Officers and other employees of a local authority have always been barred from seeking election to their own council . |
| 6 | That has always been the case , we have always been criticised for doing it but I find it outstandingly noticeable this year . |
| 7 | Psychologists and physiologists have always been resigned to using statistical analyses to extract meaning from and interpret their data . |