Example sentences of "[noun pl] have always [been] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Generation of standard useful attitudes has always been one of the main purposes of military training . |
| 2 | The syntactic work of Sankoff and her associates has always been influential . |
| 3 | Pay for leading art-historians has always been lower in Britain than in the United States , but the brain drain has got worse . |
| 4 | His choice of roles has always been intelligent , but after starring with Marlon Brando in the screen legend 's first major role for years , is paying the price . |
| 5 | But he pointed out that drivers had always been liable to pay tax on their allowances if it exceeded the cost of running and maintaining a car . |
| 6 | The challenge of the reformers had been one great reality but the showmen had always been aware of the other reality and that was that very large numbers of ordinary people , and that included the rich and the poor and people from all nations , were fascinated by moving pictures . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The remaining 42 vessels had always been British . |
| 9 | Milne said : ‘ The beauty of rugby is that fans have always been able to have a pint afterwards . |
| 10 | ‘ The beauty of rugby is fans have always been able to have a pint afterwards . |
| 11 | Schools have always been involved in issues of resource management such as the allocation of capitation allowances . |
| 12 | My hips and thighs have always been bulky , making me feel uncomfortable in trousers/tight jeans . |
| 13 | He acknowledges that FI is the cutting end of technology and yet his solutions have always been simple , economical and remarkably ‘ easy ’ in their handling . |
| 14 | ‘ Journalists have always been keen on the idea of a ‘ Punk Revival ’ and now that a few bands like the Buzzcocks , Sham 69 and X-Ray Spex are back together they 're having a field day . |
| 15 | The ties have always been close and have become stronger during the long years of friendship and co-operation . |
| 16 | In fluid mechanics two methods have always been available for the description of motion — Lagrange 's and Euler 's . |
| 17 | Matt shades for lips and eyes have always been chic and even exotic , but difficult to apply . |
| 18 | However , yields have always been low because of the climate . |
| 19 | Biopic roles have always been popular with the Academy . |
| 20 | ‘ Our books have always been popular because they provide a light-hearted , escapist , romantic read , ’ said a spokeswoman , Carol Cherry . |
| 21 | Competition between rival travel companies has always been intense and one of the reasons for Thomas Cook 's early success was his realization that marketing was very important . |
| 22 | First , historically the links between genetics and commercial concerns have always been close . |
| 23 | This stress on authority and hierarchy is , Eccleshall contends , understandable given that ‘ from Restoration absolutism to the Thatcherite preoccupation with law and order Conservatives have always been fearful of social indiscipline ’ . |
| 24 | The relationship between Lebanon and its Palestinian guests has always been difficult . |
| 25 | ‘ Textiles has always been slow and painstaking work . |
| 26 | The Wards are most helpful ( they say that running Culver Lodge has restored their faith in human nature as their guests have always been such a pleasure ) and are always ready to give advice on places to visit , walks , bus and rail timetables . |
| 27 | Thirdly , a recurrent theme of much criticism of local government has been that the division and allocation of responsibilities have always been unclear . |
| 28 | Asians have always been clever with their vegetables . |
| 29 | The best British films have always been those that transcended these artificial oppositions . |
| 30 | Feminists and other progressives have always been uncomfortable with the whole notion of morality , viewing it as an essentially conservative concept that has been used to bolster traditional modes of thinking and undermine efforts for change . |