Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] always been some " in BNC.

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1 THERE has always been some doubt as to what exactly a cotinga is .
2 There has always been some awareness of this problem and the publication of simple informative magazines such as The Teacher in Uganda , has been regarded as one means of overcoming it .
3 That this ‘ fourth channel ’ was the last available national channel transformed it into a very valuable national resource and , consequently , there has always been some concern lest one make a terrible ‘ mistake ’ in allocating it to some unworthy body or organization .
4 There has always been some concern over levels of public spending and taxation , and this has played a part in the arguments about the scope and direction of social policy that are described in Chapter 13 .
5 Even at sixteen there had always been some marvellous " he " in her life .
6 There have always been some old people who were influential and highly regarded , in contrast to the many others who were treated with ridicule , antagonism , or at best patronized as dependents .
7 There have always been some students in serious difficulties .
8 I accept that there have always been some problems , but if one keeps filling the pot with water it will overflow .
9 If the movies were to give their stories a realistic social setting and especially a contemporary setting , and if they were to draw on what had always been some of the major preoccupations of popular fiction , then they would have to define their position carefully with regard to some of the major issues of the day .
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