Example sentences of "always [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had always been a continued physical Jewish presence there over the centuries ; it was for the Jews too an ancient homeland . |
| 2 | For as long as I can remember it has always been a tidy , clean , friendly place . |
| 3 | It has always been a poor region where the constant threat of danger breeds a hardy race of people . |
| 4 | Although Calabria has always been a poor region , Apulia , in the years from the ninth to twelfth century , was rich . |
| 5 | British Merseybeat had always been a no-go era . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Accounting has always been a closed book to me . ’ |
| 8 | I 've been to most European countries , but Albania has always been a closed country . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | In fact Benitses has always been a rocking resort , and over the past couple of years has become even more exciting . |
| 11 | It 's always been a Dark Force , and you 've only succeeded in harnessing a minuscule aspect of it . |
| 12 | Historically the transport business has always been a male dominated area therefore it may have been expected that the drivers would bite hard on their Yorkie bars and throw their hands up in horror at the prospect of not only having a lady boss , but one who had n't even got a driving licence for a Mini let alone a 38-tonne artic . |
| 13 | As far as I can remember it has always been a hot one , in that season beloved of medieval lyricists . |
| 14 | 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 ) . |
| 15 | ‘ Judo has always been a technical sport for me — it must be the most complex of any in the Olympic Games , ’ White said . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Bike racing has always been a European obsession . |
| 18 | Only Hatchards had hurt , he said , because it was then owned by Collins , Glasgow 's premier publisher , of whom his Smiths had always been a friendly , major customer . |
| 19 | But when I have , it has always been a green-flowered form , like the Machet variety , and in the evening . |
| 20 | He remarks that in America especially there has always been a strong cross-racial homosexual attraction less restrained by social barriers than its heterosexual counterpart ; ‘ the very furtiveness and outlaw status of the gayworld has led to its greater integration across colour lines ’ . |
| 21 | Brooks has always been a strong influence in the stability market , evidenced by the long-term success of the Chariot . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | I 've always been a strong advocate of public service broadcasting , such an important element in this influential means of communication . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | I think that , regrettably , there has always been a higher unemployment rate among people with disabilities than among the rest of the population . |
| 28 | Historically cleaning has always been a low status occupation . |
| 29 | Education has always been a low government spending priority , with the oligarchy preferring to send their children to private schools and then universities abroad . |
| 30 | For legendary country star Johnny Cash , America 's history has always been a rich source of material — and dressing up ! |