Example sentences of "ever [be] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was not frigid , but nor had she ever been a slave to purely carnal temptations ; because she had always placed a higher value on mental and emotional stimulation than on physical . |
| 2 | Actually , I 've only ever been a member of a political party for three months of my life , and I resigned |
| 3 | Lots to cover so lets start and let starts with er , having it done to you , would you say that you 've ever been a victim of crime ? , button one for yes , button two for no , have you been a victim of crime ? |
| 4 | I do not think there has ever been a period in history when there has been such a violent and irreversible change in the political and social order ( unless it be the long-term consequences of the Russian Revolution ) . |
| 5 | Has there ever been a murderer in the Classical Sixth before ? |
| 6 | But there is no evidence that Julian had ever been a nun before her immurement , nor is there anything distinctively Benedictine about her spirituality . |
| 7 | but think about all the people that we are nice to , I mean look at James , a prime example , have I ever been a bitch to him , never , but I stand up here , when I see him I 'm like oh yeah ha ha , you know , laugh along with his jokes and |
| 8 | It means divorces last year fell to 179,000 , the first time there has ever been a drop in petitions . |
| 9 | There is an overwhelming body of evidence that British employers are more aware of the importance of training for their future than has ever been the case in the past . |
| 10 | One wonders how many firms believe this requirement has actually operated , for no urban initiative has ever been the subject of so much formal and informal evaluation . |
| 11 | If your painting or other work of art has ever been the subject of a theft in the past then you may not now be the true owner even if you bought it in good faith ; you may be forced to hand it back to the original owner , or his heirs , depending on the relevant jurisdiction . |
| 12 | Those who wonder whether the hire of labour by capital can ever be a feature of authentic co-operation may not be , even though the employing capital is owned by the Consumers ' Movement . |
| 13 | Freud questions any easy ( or utopian ) idea or ideal of the unity of the self , he questions the idea that self-knowledge could ever be a matter of simple introspection , and he sees issues about desire and fantasy as central to subjectivity . |
| 14 | A citizens charter could only ever be a creature of a Conservative Government , for one cardinal and overriding reason — the Labour party is beholden , in terms of funding , finance and philosophy , to the producers , rather than the consumers , of services . |
| 15 | Eadmer has provided a striking picture of him at the meeting between the pope and William of Warelwast in 1103 , sitting silent while the royal messenger held forth and the pope replied with words which were received with enthusiasm by the bystanders as a declaration that no layman could ever be a doorway into the Lord 's sheepfold . |
| 16 | On recounting the tale to a journalist , the victim is asked if he thinks there will ever be an end to this cycle of violence , to which he answers , ‘ No , as long as they keep shitting in our shoes , we 'll keep pissing in their Bovril . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Will there ever be an end to the trouble between Copts and Moslems ? ’ he asked wearily . |
| 18 | But it 's unlikely there will ever be an equal to the play for which Christie collected a special award at the age of 82 . |
| 19 | PAMELA : Indeed , sir , it is impossible I should be ungrateful to your honour or disobedient , but when your commands are contrary to that first duty which will ever be the principle of my life . |
| 20 | The VPO 's playing is one of the set 's main pleasures , but it has to be said it sounds much more prominent than would ever be the case in the opera house . |
| 21 | Second , what education now needs more than ever is a period of calm and stability in which changes can be introduced or consolidated in partnership with the teaching profession without undue haste and lack of preparation . |
| 22 | The second feature which makes personal conviction more necessary than ever is the tendency towards group thinking . |
| 23 | IF THERE ever was a man for all seasons it is the redoubtable John Jackson , whose posts include a board seat at electronics group Philips and the vice chairmanship of Ladbroke . |