Example sentences of "always [been] [that] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 ’ . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ For the railway monopolies , it has always been that they wanted the data network modernised . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | Now , now I , now I , personal arguments has always been that we raise people 's standards , out there , throughout the world . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | Gaily 's quiet defence had always been that he liked a certain monotony . |
| 12 | The despair of Jack 's friends has always been that he will not give himself any trouble . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |