Example sentences of "[vb -s] always be [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most fundamental difference to me has always been that the private sector is so much more dynamic — the rate of change is so great . |
| 2 | My opinion has always been that fishermen , at least those who fish to catch and return , are on a par with the hunting fraternity . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 ’ . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ For the railway monopolies , it has always been that they wanted the data network modernised . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | My theory has always been that since Martin and I loathe losing to one another at games , this burns off any other rivalry between us . |
| 9 | My own experience , even before I was directly concerned in sexual therapy , has always been that few marital problems arise in which there is not some sexual content . |
| 10 | The despair of Jack 's friends has always been that he will not give himself any trouble . |
| 11 | MPs are in the unique position of being able to vote themselves unlimited money from public funds : the dominant view among MPs has always been that this power must be exercised with restraint . |
| 12 | My teaching has always been that the way to good golf is the get the clubhead to the ball in time . |
| 13 | And , conversely , a part of the point for Scots has always been that Scotland is a nation equivalent to England , not merely the equivalent of an English region . |
| 14 | The proposition has always been that a peace-keeping force should enforce and keep a ceasefire which already existed . |
| 15 | Our view has always been that any taxation system must be based on the ability to pay . |
| 16 | The standard answer to that has always been that submarines are growing more vulnerable to detection and bombers to preemptive strike . |
| 17 | Now , now I , now I , personal arguments has always been that we raise people 's standards , out there , throughout the world . |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | I think that the major difficulty has always been that erm oh I hate this . |
| 22 | On the eve of today 's London marathon , despite reassurances from cardiac experts that exercise has always been and still is beneficial to health , there are questions about heart disease among sportsmen and women that prompt further research . |
| 23 | It has always been and shall be for evermore . |
| 24 | Still , it 's a bold attempt to put his art where his mouth has always been and you ca n't help willing him to succeed . |
| 25 | Strategically , what happens there has always been and is bound to be of vital interest to Britain . |
| 26 | Yeah , basically it 's always been but it has n't been enforced for quite some time , that the clean up rate is four pounds and hour which equates to six pound an hour on a Saturday . |