Example sentences of "[pers pn] has always been [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then he has always been on top of the situation . |
| 2 | I can well believe that he has always been in favour of a social charter in Europe , but he has never before asked us to be in Europe enjoying its disadvantages . |
| 3 | He has always been like this . |
| 4 | He has always been like that , even when he was quite small . ’ |
| 5 | Who owns which bit of land and what they decide to do with it has always been of critical importance , and our landscape is the result of countless human decisions taken by individuals in the past . |
| 6 | It has always been to the Society 's credit that preservation work undertaken on its Merlin engines has involved every nut , bolt and washer being removed , cleaned , treated and replaced so that when rebuilt the engine should stand every chance of lasting for many future generations . |
| 7 | It should not be assumed , however , that when religious beliefs have functioned as primitive science , it has always been to the detriment of further inquiry . |
| 8 | It has always been like that . |
| 9 | If he looks at the statistics , he will see that it has always been like that . |
| 10 | True , the black cows , apparently of no fixed abode , that used to saunter along the streets and back lanes , foraging and friendly , have gone , and Edmund MacKenzie has moved his shop to new premises , but otherwise Plockton today is as it has always been within my memory , and is best appreciated in the evenings when the day trippers have departed . |
| 11 | Since the knowledge required will be prescribed , the tendency will be ( as it has always been in teaching ) to present it in such a form as to be acceptable to the average child . |
| 12 | It has always been in order for Ministers on the Front Bench to read their answers and it has never been in order for hon. Members to read their questions . |
| 13 | ‘ It has always been in the family and we know that James Springhall lived in Cargo Fleet Road , but other than that I 'm afraid we do n't know a great deal about him , or his life in Australia . ’ |
| 14 | Only the United Kingdom economy performed as badly during the seventies and it has always been near the bottom of the league . |