Example sentences of "always [been] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Nevertheless it is important to note that dividend pay-outs have not always been this low . |
| 3 | Had he always been this way ? |
| 4 | Iveco has not always been this integrated . |
| 5 | According to Michael Heseltine , President of the Board of Trade : ‘ It has always been this Government 's policy to put current services into the private sector where this makes sense . |
| 6 | ISABEL KOPROWSKI ( managing editor , For Women ) : ‘ There 's always been this patronizing idea that women do n't want to see pictures of men 's penises . |
| 7 | Chairman , it 's always been this Committee 's policy over the twenty years , the twenty odd years that I 've been here , back here ru runner , that erm , so far as the food side is concerned , er , we should be , our policy should be based on the information , the truth , the whole truth , and nothing but the truth , and letting people make up their own minds . |
| 8 | There has always been this tendency over here to try and save on public spending , ’ says Professor Greve . |