Example sentences of "always [been] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The relationship has not always been pointed out in discussions of Freud 's work , and yet it is an essential one if he is to be properly understood . |
| 2 | A prime example of a class which is , in this sense , non-political is the peasantry in Western Europe , which Marx likened to a ‘ sack of potatoes ’ ; and it is notable that even when peasant revolutionary movements have developed in other parts of the world in the twentieth century , they have almost always been organized and led by urban politicians or urban-based political parties . |
| 3 | So said Lizzie and Maria and Ethel , whose marriages had always been conducted along the lines of a pitched battle . |
| 4 | The remaining 42 vessels have always been registered in the United Kingdom , but were purchased by the companies in question on various dates , mainly since 1983 . |
| 5 | And borrowing for house purchase has always been accepted as very respectable . |
| 6 | A clear and detailed historical account of this event is given by Ammianus Marcellinus , who has always been accepted as one of the more reliable of the ancient historians , although it has been recently pointed out by Professor Malcolm Todd that Theodosius I was the patron of Marcellinus , who can hardly be blamed for enlarging on the achievements of the father of the Emperor . |
| 7 | The ideas embodied within the Aten cult were not new but had always been accepted in conjunction with many other interpretations . |
| 8 | Much of what Suragai had said suggested that all the races had been around for far longer than recorded history , but that was a possibility which had always been accepted . |
| 9 | This effectiveness-centred approach has not always been accepted outside the Modular Course . |
| 10 | Yet this exceedingly sensible system has not always been applied in an even-handed manner . |
| 11 | Football has always been played at both ends , a fact made significant by Robson 's assertion that England were forced to fight a rearguard action in Chorzow . |
| 12 | It was administratively feasible because Dutch industrial relations had always been characterised by a relatively high degree of centralised control over the bargaining process , together with a weak position of the trade unions at shop floor level.8 Also , in that particular period , the country had been ruled by governments which by virtue of their composition and policies were able to secure trade union cooperation ( Albeda , 1971 ) . |
| 13 | I think science has always been characterised by periods when particular subjects have had an enormous outburst of activity , and we 're seeing that with erm immunology at the present time . |
| 14 | And oddly enough , that discussion and analysis has always been coloured by the extra-linguistic ideology of sexual difference and male superiority . |
| 15 | ‘ I have always been prepared for that . |
| 16 | Perhaps less curious when one remembers that mentally handicapped people have always been ostracised by those who believe they live in a comfortable world of normality . |
| 17 | Such clinics had always been prohibited from using federal money to perform abortions , but until 1988 they had been allowed to discuss abortion and to provide information about its availability . |
| 18 | They can find their justice in what has always been decided . |
| 19 | Council houses were sold and buses ‘ deregulated ’ ( although the housing association sector seems set to expand dramatically in the 1990s ) , but the bulk of existing public housing remained in council hands , and public transport has always been run on a semi-market basis , with the charging of fares coupled with separately identified public subsidy . |
| 20 | He 's a carpet-and-slippers man who would be happy to run the firm as it has always been run . ’ |
| 21 | The Torbay line has always been run as a large-scale people mover and minimalist operation since the DVR took over the line in 1973 , but this stance failed to deliver the desired profitable results in 1991 . |
| 22 | And because of this , I have always been determined to do the contrary . |
| 23 | ‘ I have always been determined and have always set myself goals . |
| 24 | For all his reverence for Hugh of Lincoln Richard had always been determined that other bishops should not be like him . |
| 25 | ‘ I have always been determined and I think that helped to get me through . ’ |
| 26 | She had always been touched with religion , but as Rory had grown out of boyhood into his teens , she had been content to let him follow down his father 's road to politely concealed indifference . |
| 27 | These included the restoration of Scottish peerages forfeited after the rebellion of '45 , the continuation of the Scottish currency , and — to me most dramatic and romantic of all — his discovering in a locked box in Edinburgh Castle the ancient regalia of Scotland ; the crown and sceptre and sword of state with which the kings of Scotland had always been crowned , and which had last been used at the coronation of Charles II at Scone . |
| 28 | In the absence of formal evidence , this claim can not be checked , but it has always been recognized that the choice of Gloucester to head the government was an obvious possibility for the dying king . |
| 29 | The G M B's got a long record of joining forces with others which has proved to be successful , but if we 're gon na be honest , it 's always been recognized that we would be the predominant union and yes Apex members we should have been honest with you at the time of merger , because it 's quite clear you was gon na lose your identity to at least to some extent and we should have been honest about that . |
| 30 | In the absence of formal evidence , this claim can not be checked , but it has always been recognized that the choice of Gloucester to head the government was an obvious possibility for the dying king . |