Example sentences of "always been a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | There was only a year between their ages and there had always been a close bond between them . |
| 32 | We have always been a close family although there are 12,000 miles between us . |
| 33 | They had always been a close family and that night they had all ended up in tears after a lengthy talk with their family GP who had come to the house to talk to them about Jennifer 's diagnosis . |
| 34 | Zambia had always been a black cloud in Jordan 's sky , but he could never work out why . |
| 35 | ‘ He has been playing on the right side and doing very well , ’ said Bingham who has always been a Black admirer . |
| 36 | ( There had always been a certain lifelessness about Jane — I felt it even as a child . |
| 37 | There has always been a certain emnity between the two fighters , which , predictably , nearly exploded at the press conference announcing the match . |
| 38 | Military conscription has always been a useful way of soaking up young people and even though Russia is suffering from a decline in the birthrate the sudden release of a large number of men on to the civilian labour market might be difficult to absorb at a time when Gorbachev is trying to raise productivity . |
| 39 | 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 . |
| 40 | ‘ This has always been a nice close . |
| 41 | In the later history of Marxism , the re-education of the peasantry and workers , along with the transformation of production processes , has always been a prime instrument in the securing of revolutionary goals ( Hinton 1972 ) . |
| 42 | To date , there has always been a middle class bias in participation in formal organisations . |
| 43 | My work has always been a visual diary . |
| 44 | For history , as Althusser noted , has always been a problematical concept . |
| 45 | William Langdon , Hodge 's political adviser , told Byrnes on 20 November that the Korean people had always been a distinct nation except for the short colonial period and possessed high literacy , cultural and living standards , when judged by Asiatic or Middle Eastern standards : if trusteeship was approved , it would have to be supported by force . |
| 46 | The pentatonic major scale is and has always been a pre-eminent part of the rock guitarist 's vocabulary . |
| 47 | Theirs had always been a smoke-free household . |
| 48 | Sexual fantasies have always been a powerful stimulus in the enjoyment of sex — even for professionals in the business . |
| 49 | Charlemagne himself , at once " French " and " German " , has always been a powerful symbol of European domination , a model for both Napoleon and Kaiser Wilhelm II . |
| 50 | In addition to art and history , travel of any kind had always been a powerful addiction . |
| 51 | Although there is a strong structuralist tradition in sociology itself , there has always been a competing emphasis on action and on the voluntary will of human beings . |
| 52 | The main difference now between Holstein and Friesian is that , although both come originally from the same source , the former is a large , single-purpose dairy cow while the latter has always been a dual-purpose type able to produce meat from the dairy herd . |
| 53 | He 'd always been a superb judge of character , but now he doubted himself . |
| 54 | Steve Kember is a Croydon lad and has always been a great favourite at his local Football League Club , for which he signed as an apprentice in 1963 and full professional in 1965 . |
| 55 | Kenco smooth , rich-tasting coffee and superb aroma has always been a great favourite , but now Kenco Single Grind has gone one better — it can be used in any coffee-making system you choose . |
| 56 | Quite frankly , I 've always been a great believer in equal opportunities ! ’ |
| 57 | She readily admits she has " always been a great enthusiast . |
| 58 | In times of hardship , as in the depression in the 1920 's and 30 's and rationing during the 1940 's and 50's , there has not always been a great choice of food . |
| 59 | Worth buying for the introduction alone , this collection of Burchill 's contributions to a variety of British papers and magazines ( including us , of course ) highlights why she has always been a great read . |
| 60 | This has always been a great mystery to me because I remember seeing photographs of my father in hospital uniform wearing sergeant 's stripes ( which I understand was the practice then ) and later , after the war , he was a corporal . |