Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [adv] [been] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | Generation of standard useful attitudes has always been one of the main purposes of military training . |
| 2 | Never being lost for words had always been one of Rory 's great talents , but right now it seemed to have deserted her completely , and she was forced to look away from his dark , probing eyes , horribly aware of his apparent ability to see straight through her . |
| 3 | One of the most simple concepts in rural recreation studies has also been one of the most useful and enduring , namely the ‘ leisure budget ’ . |
| 4 | The modernist council properties have long been one of the strongest fiefdoms of professionalized architecture , being extremely closely linked to development planning and local political interests , and subject to the intervention of both civic authorities and the state . |
| 5 | ‘ Mull of Kintyre by Wings has always been one of my most hated records . |
| 6 | Foxton Locks has always been one of the most popular attractions in the Leicestershire countryside . |
| 7 | Birds have never been one of my major interests , I need hardly say . |