Example sentences of "have always been [verb] [prep] its " in BNC.
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| 1 | Collagen has long been known for its hydrating power and as a source of nutrients for the skin , but its penetration into the epidermis has always been limited by its high molecular weight . |
| 2 | A member of the Pontypool and District League , Abersychan has always been over-shadowed by its more famous neighbour , the Pontypool club itself . |
| 3 | In an event which has always been enriched by its personalities — from Lipton , through Sopwith , Vanderbilt , Bich , Bond and de Savary , to Fay — the 52-year-old billionaire , born in Kansas , is the persona of the 1992 Cup , eclipsing even Dennis Conner — the most successful Cup skipper in modern times — in his home town . |
| 4 | As it is , the car 's great attraction as a luxury convertible has always been overshadowed by its reputation for poor reliability . |
| 5 | The central criticism of the 1960 programme has always been directed against its allegedly authoritarian character . |
| 6 | Originally bred as a draught animal , its milk has always been known for its quality ( if not quantity ) and it can fairly be called a dual-purpose breed . |
| 7 | The American critic W. Stephen Bush reflected on how the poor and lowly had only been tolerated in the theatre and all too often forced up into the gallery , but the movies had ‘ emancipated the gallery ’ and had ‘ wiped out for ever the odium and ridicule ’ that had always been shown towards its clientele . |