Example sentences of "[adv] [been] [that] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The standard Marxist critique of market relationships under capitalism has long been that what Marx called ‘ the noisy sphere of exchange ’ constitutes an illusory area of equality and freedom , one that helps to stabilize capitalism by obscuring the uneven distribution of power between social classes in the more basic sphere of social production . |
| 2 | As a reader my assumption has always been that nothing ‘ happens ’ : Africans and their descendants were not , in any sense that matters , there ; and when they were there , they were decorative — displays of the agile writer 's technical expertise . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , the strategy is placing renewed pressure on LAG : ‘ Lignite Action 's position has always been that they do not want to allow any form of boreholing or test-drilling by the company because this will give them a foothold into the area and once in , it will prove more difficult for them to be ousted again ’ . |
| 4 | Perhaps part of the fascination of movies has always been that they trigger off so many memories but what is interesting about so much film-making in the 1920s is that movies are so closely associated with that age of the masses that had come at the end of one century and the beginning of another . |
| 5 | ‘ For the railway monopolies , it has always been that they wanted the data network modernised . |
| 6 | And it pays to travel about You see the problem with Jackie and Nev is always been that they ca n't believe that you can get things in a place like W H Smiths that will that will do very nicely as a Christmas present . |
| 7 | Well it pays to tramp around you see the problem with Jackie and Len has always been that they can not believe that you can get things in a place like W H Smith that will , that will do very nicely as a Christmas present , they tend to go |
| 8 | Now , now I , now I , personal arguments has always been that we raise people 's standards , out there , throughout the world . |
| 9 | One of the key elements of the paper had always been that it should be run on consensus lines , with broad agreement among the group , often expressed by a vote before any decision was taken . |
| 10 | The two are entirely compatible if it is remembered that one of the popular theories of the nature of the state itself has always been that it was founded on a contract between the individual members of a society . |
| 11 | No my philosophy with customer relations has always been that you do n't give somebody a refund , you give them some tickets to fly again so it 's keeps them flying |
| 12 | Gaily 's quiet defence had always been that he liked a certain monotony . |
| 13 | The despair of Jack 's friends has always been that he will not give himself any trouble . |
| 14 | Her one great fear had always been that she would lose her children — they were too precious to her , they had cost to much to lose now . |
| 15 | It added : ‘ Our position has always been that there is no truth in the rumours concerning Mr Major 's private life : our article made this clear and is not therefore defamatory of him or of Ms Latimer . |
| 16 | ‘ And the TCCB 's directive for pitches has for several years now been that they must start dry . ’ |
| 17 | The prevailing view of such work group resistance has often been that it stems from workers ' misunderstanding of management 's intentions . |
| 18 | Clara had actually heard one constant church attender , caught out donating a small charitable sum to the Vicar , defend herself to Mrs Maugham by saying that she had n't really meant to give it , and that she never would have given it if it had n't been that her little boy had just given up Sunday school . |
| 19 | It would of just , it would have been , if he had n't been that he , you know that he had to go to a school in Northumberland , he was just as near |
| 20 | The second step is that really frankly the history of all great civil rights and human rights movements has sadly been that it 's often only through challenging the law , indeed even breaking the law , that injustices are put right . |