Example sentences of "[adv] been [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has always been kindness itself to me , but I have a feeling in my bones that she would not regard me as a wholly reliable supporter . |
| 2 | ‘ The foundation of my collection has always been ideas which have a long life . |
| 3 | In previous relationships it had always been Lotta who had moved on to better things ; she 'd never been rejected before and she felt angry and humiliated , particularly as she saw her standard of living about to fall . ’ |
| 4 | It was disturbing , in an invigorating sort of way , because it had always been Mandy who saw her beauty , no matter what . |
| 5 | They had once been commuters themselves but they had waited so long for trains they had taken to living permanently in the tunnels , skulking in the darkness by day and emerging late at night to devour unwary travellers . |
| 6 | These had perhaps once been outhouses which had long ago fallen down . |
| 7 | It had also been Marcus who had phoned Connon with the news of Arthur 's visit to the police station . |
| 8 | If it had n't been dope it would have been valium : what 's the difference ? |
| 9 | On good soil he could probably plough two or three acres in a day , but on the more difficult land that had until recently been forest he would be lucky to manage half of this . |