Example sentences of "always been a very [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The council has always been a very moderate spender in the past and we should be able to undertake new initiatives this year . |
| 2 | ‘ We have always been a very tired family , ’ Finch said loftily to Henry , both aged twenty-eight , Finch lying back in a large bed with his cello on his ex-girl friend 's pillow and Henry standing up by the gas fire . |
| 3 | He had always been a very religious man , which had helped him a lot in the Corporation . |
| 4 | ‘ And he 's always been a very busy man . ’ |
| 5 | Even at school , Liz had always been a very gifted painter . |
| 6 | Michael has always been a very hard worker and has filled every minute of every day with activity . |
| 7 | But in many ways you 've always been a very old-fashioned girl . |
| 8 | Since I 've been involved in er , in the partnerships we 've always tried to have a joint number one with Three Hills and Church Langley as I explained before and it 's always been a very difficult balancing act you know , to keep both going along . |