Example sentences of "have not always been so [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In opera , the Mariinsky has not always been so illustrious , but in recent times , particularly under the directorship of Valery Gergiev , standards have risen beyond recognition . |
| 2 | But it has n't always been so welcoming . |
| 3 | The place here has n't always been so welcoming , believe me . |
| 4 | Life has n't always been so dull for Elaine : she has managed , in the past , to survive the same upheavals as many able-bodied people . |
| 5 | Lady Thatcher has n't always been so welcome in the hallowed halls , eight years ago she was refused an honorary doctorate by Oxford University as a protest against her attitude to education . |
| 6 | Egypt had not always been so welcoming . |
| 7 | She had a tin of photographs which she would browse through , reminding herself that life had not always been so humdrum . |
| 8 | The incidents and memories have not always been so uplifting , however . |
| 9 | Those under threat in the cities have not always been so lucky . |