Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [adv] been [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Wards are most helpful ( they say that running Culver Lodge has restored their faith in human nature as their guests have always been such a pleasure ) and are always ready to give advice on places to visit , walks , bus and rail timetables . |
| 2 | Films have generally been few on the ground , perhaps the most successful being Ira Wohl 's ‘ Best Boy ’ a documentary based on the life of his cousin , Philly , a 52 year old Down 's Person . |
| 3 | The best British films have always been those that transcended these artificial oppositions . |
| 4 | In the past 300 years alone , the nation has experienced industrialization , the advent of democracy , and the introduction and growth of the welfare state — yet the changes have never been such as to be described as revolutionary . |
| 5 | Some psychologists point to a decline in the mid-1980s and blame new-fangled teaching methods ; others insist that things have always been this bad . |
| 6 | IMF statistics show that throughout the last decade German interest rates have consistently been half those of the UK . |
| 7 | Right up to the head waters of time , young men have always been those most inclined to commit crime . |