Example sentences of "always been a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has always been a poor region where the constant threat of danger breeds a hardy race of people . |
| 2 | Although Calabria has always been a poor region , Apulia , in the years from the ninth to twelfth century , was rich . |
| 3 | British Merseybeat had always been a no-go era . |
| 4 | After the war interest was again roused over Piltdown Man who had always been a sore point with anthropologists who could never really accept him . |
| 5 | I 've been to most European countries , but Albania has always been a closed country . |
| 6 | Accounting has always been a closed book to me . ’ |
| 7 | Yes , there 's always been a genuine interest in the Arts Association as a point where the university , those people involved in the university , can hear about what 's taking place in the arts and also participate in some aspects of the advisory panels . |
| 8 | In fact Benitses has always been a rocking resort , and over the past couple of years has become even more exciting . |
| 9 | It 's always been a Dark Force , and you 've only succeeded in harnessing a minuscule aspect of it . |
| 10 | The idea of the New has always been a crucial part of pop 's rhetoric : the idea that the future is going to be a improvement on the past ( that sixties ' feeling of being on the brink of a whole new order , the beginning of an endless breaking down of barriers and limits ) . |
| 11 | ‘ Judo has always been a technical sport for me — it must be the most complex of any in the Olympic Games , ’ White said . |
| 12 | It is a large church for what has always been a small village — perhaps the work of some medieval lord of the manor intent on impressing the neighbouring gentry . |
| 13 | Bike racing has always been a European obsession . |
| 14 | But when I have , it has always been a green-flowered form , like the Machet variety , and in the evening . |
| 15 | And Smart E 's manager Danny Donnelly says : ‘ There 's always been a strong dance scene here and that 's probably why local bands have been at the forefront of the rave scene . |
| 16 | Brooks has always been a strong influence in the stability market , evidenced by the long-term success of the Chariot . |
| 17 | In Bohemia especially , with its long tradition of industrialisation stretching back to the 1830s , where there has always been a strong commitment to the idea of social equality , where the call for national equality against the Germans had a strong social context , it 's quite logical that some kind of socialist or social thought will in the end prevail . |
| 18 | I 've always been a strong advocate of public service broadcasting , such an important element in this influential means of communication . |
| 19 | The FDP 's radical wing was dissatisfied with these policies , but there had always been a strong laissez-faire economic tradition in the party and the SDP were now too divided to make suitable partners in government . |
| 20 | The discreet field of African art , which escaped art market speculation and has always been a strong point at the fair , will be better represented than ever this year by six dealers , two of them newcomers — Meyer and Ratton , both from Paris . |
| 21 | Education has always been a low government spending priority , with the oligarchy preferring to send their children to private schools and then universities abroad . |
| 22 | Historically cleaning has always been a low status occupation . |
| 23 | In the United States , what we now recognise as social psychology has always been a rich vein of thought . |
| 24 | For legendary country star Johnny Cash , America 's history has always been a rich source of material — and dressing up ! |
| 25 | The role of gold has always been a controversial issue in the international monetary system , but with the advent of floating its importance as a source of international liquidity has been reduced in several ways . |
| 26 | That a computer can be taught to work like that has always been a controversial proposition ; even today there are observers who believe that it is impossible to build a machine ( at least with current programming techniques ) that can plan even remotely as well as a human . |
| 27 | Doing the whole male fantasy trip 's always been a negative image for women to project , but we 're not gon na change it by telling people what to do . |
| 28 | And that time limit , or DOPACS units , in the past has always been a wee bit nebulous . |
| 29 | It 's always been a standard joke in our family : " Do n't , for heaven 's sake , let Bruce get involved in any kind of business — it 'll go bust overnight ! " |
| 30 | There has always been a close correlation between the status of older people , and their personal achievement . |