Example sentences of "[noun] have [adv] been a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ These schools have long been a closed shop and many have n't been inspected for ages . |
| 2 | He takes it for a walk — such walks have long been a ritual activity of the country 's more optimistic male poor , the dog more expensively jacketed than the chap . |
| 3 | My father owned garages , so cars have always been a big part of my life . ’ |
| 4 | Error and uncertainty have always been a feature of cartographic information . |
| 5 | But , as the realists had earlier pointed out , the ideals of the generality , neutrality , uniformity , predictability and autonomy of law have never been a reality . |
| 6 | Many of the old industrial communities have long been a desert for women 's employment . |
| 7 | Liberal democracy benefits capitalism not because capitalists control workers ' minds but because the industrial proletariat have rarely been a majority and are a now shrinking minority in advanced capitalist societies . |
| 8 | Gator 's been riding for Vision practically since the birth of the wheel , and thus his models have always been a Vision favourite . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | But then , faith and goodness have never been a matter of intellect . |
| 11 | ‘ Forest have always been a side who finish better than they start and they will grow stronger again as the season progresses . |
| 12 | ‘ Instead she has , in effect , admitted that the problems have obviously been a major topic of conversation at the highest level . ’ |
| 13 | Such imaging centres have always been a part of the American scene , another reason why they are so much more advanced in their presentations technology than we are , but until very recently the only major European one was in Brussels . |
| 14 | Local rates have long been a controversial source of local authority income . |
| 15 | Middle-aged women working in the West German government have also been a favourite target for East German spies and several have passed over supposedly valuable information for a number of years before being caught . |
| 16 | For example , in the teaching of English it was observed that ‘ inadequate assessment procedures have long been a weakness in schools reflecting uncertainties about aims , objectives and what constitutes progress ’ . |
| 17 | The Church of England is also responsible for some homes , but unmarried mothers have never been a very popular cause for charity funding , and therefore these often depend mainly on local funding . |
| 18 | The fells above Coniston have long been a source of the widely used Westmorland slate ( see Borrowdale ) , but the mountain known as Coniston Old Man and its associated fells are equally interesting as an area of copper-mining activity , and one nearby location is known as Coppermines Valley . |
| 19 | Finally , some 520 million year old teeth found in fossilised form have long been a controversial subject — did they come from an early vertebrate creature ? |
| 20 | In America landfill standards have generally been a matter for individual states . |
| 21 | Sexual fantasies have always been a powerful stimulus in the enjoyment of sex — even for professionals in the business . |
| 22 | Chimaeras have always been a source of some horror . |
| 23 | Special tramway tours have always been a feature of the hobby , and the first was held at Blackpool by the Light Railway Transport League in 1938 . |
| 24 | Rivers have always been a dumping ground for man 's unwanted waste . |
| 25 | Although , as we have seen , videodisc systems have generally been a commercial disappointment , training has been an constant and effective area of application . |
| 26 | The others have just been a job . |
| 27 | Groupies have never been a realistic proposition because the group 's entourage is largely made up of girlfriends . |
| 28 | Macros have always been a core part of WordPerfect . |
| 29 | More recently , profitable crops have often been a greater consideration than improving the taste of the apple . |
| 30 | Actions for damages ( as opposed to injunctions ) have not so far figured largely in litigation against individuals caused by industrial action ; the limits to union liability set by the 1982 Act are low in relation to the loss that may be suffered and the very large fines imposed for contempt by disobedience to injunctions have probably been a more powerful sanction . |