Example sentences of "always been a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the war interest was again roused over Piltdown Man who had always been a sore point with anthropologists who could never really accept him . |
| 2 | Accounting has always been a closed book to me . ’ |
| 3 | Yes , there 's always been a genuine interest in the Arts Association as a point where the university , those people involved in the university , can hear about what 's taking place in the arts and also participate in some aspects of the advisory panels . |
| 4 | The idea of the New has always been a crucial part of pop 's rhetoric : the idea that the future is going to be a improvement on the past ( that sixties ' feeling of being on the brink of a whole new order , the beginning of an endless breaking down of barriers and limits ) . |
| 5 | ‘ Judo has always been a technical sport for me — it must be the most complex of any in the Olympic Games , ’ White said . |
| 6 | Brooks has always been a strong influence in the stability market , evidenced by the long-term success of the Chariot . |
| 7 | In Bohemia especially , with its long tradition of industrialisation stretching back to the 1830s , where there has always been a strong commitment to the idea of social equality , where the call for national equality against the Germans had a strong social context , it 's quite logical that some kind of socialist or social thought will in the end prevail . |
| 8 | I 've always been a strong advocate of public service broadcasting , such an important element in this influential means of communication . |
| 9 | The discreet field of African art , which escaped art market speculation and has always been a strong point at the fair , will be better represented than ever this year by six dealers , two of them newcomers — Meyer and Ratton , both from Paris . |
| 10 | In the United States , what we now recognise as social psychology has always been a rich vein of thought . |
| 11 | For legendary country star Johnny Cash , America 's history has always been a rich source of material — and dressing up ! |
| 12 | The role of gold has always been a controversial issue in the international monetary system , but with the advent of floating its importance as a source of international liquidity has been reduced in several ways . |
| 13 | Doing the whole male fantasy trip 's always been a negative image for women to project , but we 're not gon na change it by telling people what to do . |
| 14 | It 's always been a standard joke in our family : " Do n't , for heaven 's sake , let Bruce get involved in any kind of business — it 'll go bust overnight ! " |
| 15 | There has always been a close correlation between the status of older people , and their personal achievement . |
| 16 | There was only a year between their ages and there had always been a close bond between them . |
| 17 | Zambia had always been a black cloud in Jordan 's sky , but he could never work out why . |
| 18 | ( There had always been a certain lifelessness about Jane — I felt it even as a child . |
| 19 | There has always been a certain emnity between the two fighters , which , predictably , nearly exploded at the press conference announcing the match . |
| 20 | Military conscription has always been a useful way of soaking up young people and even though Russia is suffering from a decline in the birthrate the sudden release of a large number of men on to the civilian labour market might be difficult to absorb at a time when Gorbachev is trying to raise productivity . |
| 21 | It is perhaps surprising that plant tissues contain substances which affect animals , but plants have always been a useful source of drugs , and indigenous remedies from all parts of the world were studied when research interests expanded after 1945 . |
| 22 | In the later history of Marxism , the re-education of the peasantry and workers , along with the transformation of production processes , has always been a prime instrument in the securing of revolutionary goals ( Hinton 1972 ) . |
| 23 | The pentatonic major scale is and has always been a pre-eminent part of the rock guitarist 's vocabulary . |
| 24 | Sexual fantasies have always been a powerful stimulus in the enjoyment of sex — even for professionals in the business . |
| 25 | Charlemagne himself , at once " French " and " German " , has always been a powerful symbol of European domination , a model for both Napoleon and Kaiser Wilhelm II . |
| 26 | Although there is a strong structuralist tradition in sociology itself , there has always been a competing emphasis on action and on the voluntary will of human beings . |
| 27 | He 'd always been a superb judge of character , but now he doubted himself . |
| 28 | Steve Kember is a Croydon lad and has always been a great favourite at his local Football League Club , for which he signed as an apprentice in 1963 and full professional in 1965 . |
| 29 | Quite frankly , I 've always been a great believer in equal opportunities ! ’ |
| 30 | In times of hardship , as in the depression in the 1920 's and 30 's and rationing during the 1940 's and 50's , there has not always been a great choice of food . |