Example sentences of "have always been [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 2 | There has always been one factor which has dominated the convictions of those who have sought to establish a religion , or its equivalent under whatever name . |
| 3 | Of course , the desire to obtain control of the written word has always been one indication of the autocratic mind . |
| 4 | ‘ My theory has always been that working practices and the way that careers are structured are not really compatible with having a family as well . |
| 5 | ‘ She has always been that way , ever since she was a little girl , ’ says another of those close to her , Kylie 's great aunt , Mrs Thomas Riddiford . |
| 6 | Whenever Labour has lost office there has always been strong pressure within the party to press for more extreme policies . |
| 7 | There has always been much speculation about the site of this region , guesses including East Africa , Abyssinia , Arabia , Spain , Armenia and Peru . |
| 8 | ‘ That price has always been extreme vigilance , ’ the QC said . |
| 9 | There were no warmer or more enthusiastic supporters than the BDDA in the reconstitution of the Institute , and there has always been harmonious co-operation between the two . |
| 10 | That this ‘ fourth channel ’ was the last available national channel transformed it into a very valuable national resource and , consequently , there has always been some concern lest one make a terrible ‘ mistake ’ in allocating it to some unworthy body or organization . |
| 11 | There has always been some concern over levels of public spending and taxation , and this has played a part in the arguments about the scope and direction of social policy that are described in Chapter 13 . |
| 12 | There has always been some awareness of this problem and the publication of simple informative magazines such as The Teacher in Uganda , has been regarded as one means of overcoming it . |
| 13 | THERE has always been some doubt as to what exactly a cotinga is . |
| 14 | There has always been this tendency over here to try and save on public spending , ’ says Professor Greve . |
| 15 | According to Michael Heseltine , President of the Board of Trade : ‘ It has always been this Government 's policy to put current services into the private sector where this makes sense . |
| 16 | There has always been intense rivalry between New Zealand and Big Brother Australia . |
| 17 | There has always been bad blood between these families but now they are like two stiff-legged hunting-hounds who circle each other with hackles raised and teeth bared , carefully eyeing each other , ready to launch into war if any move is made by their rival . |
| 18 | ‘ Our overriding aim of all of us with the rest of the LUF has always been local provision of a self-contained stand-alone unit specifically for leukaemia and other haematology patients , ’ she said . |
| 19 | Mr James said : ‘ There has always been numerous safety management regulations in engineering but until now the administration side of the business has largely been ignored . |
| 20 | ‘ In 1945 , ’ Husband said , ‘ they were trading cigarettes-which were better than gold in those days — for party cards and affidavits that they 'd always been true Worker Youths-once they found themselves in the Russian Zone . |
| 21 | I I 've always been that way inclined , I mean my dad was er he he was a miner , he was a lovely dad , he was lovely man . |
| 22 | There had always been that choice , and it was as difficult to take , and as easy to reject , in the twentieth century as it had been in any other . |
| 23 | Her concern , until then , had always been that Time ( or the house ) would prevent him from reaching her , stop them from being able to meet , remove the opportunity , once and for all , for her to feel again as she had done last night , leaving her for ever empty and unsatisfied . |
| 24 | There had always been such spirit in her . |
| 25 | There had always been bad blood between Robert and Edward Bruce ; now this was transmitted to the next generation apparently . |
| 26 | The applicants in the main proceedings observed in limine that ( a ) 36 of their 95 fishing vessels were part of the United Kingdom fleet during the period 1973 to 1978 ( the reference period for the allocation of the quotas which were introduced in January 1983 ) ; ( b ) 85 of those 95 vessels were registered and in use as British fishing vessels by January 1983 , and ( c ) of those 85 vessels , 42 had always been British flag vessels and 43 were ex-Spanish flag boats which had transferred to the British flag before 1983 . |
| 27 | The reason I cover my head is difficult to explain , because it 's always been that way . |
| 28 | But it 's always been that way . |
| 29 | I mean , she 's always been that way nervous and |
| 30 | There 's always been that instinct to pick up those who have been hurt ; at one time she wanted to be a nurse , but the thought of night shifts put her off . |