Example sentences of "but [pers pn] have always [been] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the orphanage I was complimented on me English composition , but I 've always been a bit shy about speakin' up for meself . ’ |
| 2 | But I 've always been a champion of English wines . |
| 3 | Eugénie had not long been an Empress , but she had always been a grandee of Spain , with all that implied in pride and good breeding . |
| 4 | Cor not half , but he 's always been a bit of |
| 5 | It is true that , as the term is commonly used , a representative , as opposed to a delegate , is not mandated to speak or vote in particular ways ; but it has always been a puzzle to me to understand in what ways such a person can then be said to represent , or speak for , those who sent him/her there . |
| 6 | As you know the magazine is edited in Leeds but it has always been a rule that there should be no Yorkshire influence . |
| 7 | Garlic 's popularity in Britain has increased tenfold in recent years , but it has always been an ingredient of Continental cooking , and is now also becoming an essential part of many North American dishes . |
| 8 | The whole trouble , I think , started when the districts were formed in nineteen seventy three , I think District Council to seventy seven , but it 's always been a problem . |