Example sentences of "it have always been a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has always been a problem : the ghosts are n't laughing now . |
| 2 | As far as can be ascertained , it has always been a corn mill , mainly grinding corn from local farms for local consumption and in later life , rolled oats for local farmers . |
| 3 | It has always been a corn mill and continued working , somewhat sporadically , up to the middle of the 1950s . |
| 4 | It has always been a source of amazement to me that anglers who are prepared to pay upwards of £100 for a rod and reel moan plaintively about the price of perhaps the most important item of tackle : the hook . |
| 5 | To me it has always been a city of landladies and lodgers . |
| 6 | I have always been exclusively attracted to girls and wimmin in any sexual or deep emotional way ; it has always been a part of me as grey eyes or dark hair . |
| 7 | In the 18th Century Daventry was an important town on the Holyhead coaching road and , lying on four main roads , it has always been a centre for travellers . |
| 8 | It has always been a fishing village and trawlers from here and from Machico are used for deep-sea and more distant fishing trips such as to the North African coast . |
| 9 | It has always been a tradition of Oxford and Cambridge to have overseas players , ’ he added . |
| 10 | From Lesley Wittle to Zeebrugge , it has always been a matter of hours before the first risqué punchline filters in . |
| 11 | It has always been a poor region where the constant threat of danger breeds a hardy race of people . |
| 12 | It is true that , as the term is commonly used , a representative , as opposed to a delegate , is not mandated to speak or vote in particular ways ; but it has always been a puzzle to me to understand in what ways such a person can then be said to represent , or speak for , those who sent him/her there . |
| 13 | But when I have , it has always been a green-flowered form , like the Machet variety , and in the evening . |
| 14 | It has always been a mystery to me why the Government can hide behind commercial confidentiality while local authorities have to do things up front . |
| 15 | As far as I can remember it has always been a hot one , in that season beloved of medieval lyricists . |
| 16 | For as long as I can remember it has always been a tidy , clean , friendly place . |
| 17 | As you know the magazine is edited in Leeds but it has always been a rule that there should be no Yorkshire influence . |
| 18 | It has always been a busy committee but especially so in the last year or two , not least because it has taken on more responsibility . |
| 19 | The United States argued that since Nicaragua had never ratified its declaration it had always been a third party to the jurisdictional scheme . |
| 20 | In the group accounts , the subsidiary undertaking is treated as if it had always been a member of the group . |
| 21 | It had always been a much loved and private domain . |
| 22 | It had always been a moment of pure magic to him in the theatre , the consciousness of the huge rustling animal behind him , and the hush as the house lights went down , the pause of utter stillness , silence , and then as he brought his baton down , the incredible surge of excitement as music smashed the silence , created instantly the illusion of that otherworld that did n't really exist . |
| 23 | It was a fantasy , as he was himself , it had always been a fantasy , and perhaps it was better to keep it so . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's always been a lovely home . ’ |
| 25 | Of course Wyvis Hall is mine , it 's always been a matter of fact it would be mine . |
| 26 | Oliver and girls — it 's always been a trickier subject than he likes to make out . |
| 27 | 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 ! " |
| 28 | Since I 've been involved in er , in the partnerships we 've always tried to have a joint number one with Three Hills and Church Langley as I explained before and it 's always been a very difficult balancing act you know , to keep both going along . |
| 29 | It 's always been a Dark Force , and you 've only succeeded in harnessing a minuscule aspect of it . |
| 30 | It 's always been a hobby with me . |