Example sentences of "[vb -s] never [been] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Salvadorean trade union movement has always suffered from brutal repression ; there has never been freedom to organize . |
| 2 | But one facet of the Wild West which has never been part of our social scene is surfacing now in cinematographic form . |
| 3 | Notably , the Classical foot has never been part of English phonology ; it is a verse-specific contruct . |
| 4 | Abu Jaber said that " the Palestinian people must be allowed to exercise their right of self-determination in their ancestral homeland " and added : " Let me speak plainly that Jordan has never been Palestine and will not be so . " |
| 5 | ‘ There has never been jealousy on my part that she has taken my mother 's place . ’ |
| 6 | But the word ‘ politics ’ itself needs to be deconstructed , since politics is to do with our ideals of what human life should be , about which there has never been agreement ; indeed , it is out of the disagreement that politics arises . |
| 7 | The legacies of these origins have persisted and there has never been agreement on the nature of international affairs , on the proper methods for studying them , or on the range of elements which theories of them must take into account . |
| 8 | Economic management has never been Labour 's strong point . |
| 9 | This is not to assume either that there has never been pressure within the universities for change or that the state is necessarily hostile to the collegiate model . |
| 10 | It has never been de rigueur for academics who rise to high places in English departments , and , conversely , students who possess it may not do well in formal examinations . |
| 11 | What I 've been through is most extraordinary , I would n't call it crucifixion exactly , because I 'm not religious , but I actually thought I was doing quite radical work and it has never been names as such . |
| 12 | lots of all , lots of wire and bricks and stones and old potatoes , you want to see potatoes that grow in that field , there 's never been potatoes in that field before , but there is , we throw all the dicey ones over the fence |
| 13 | But as to being involved — he 's never been part of the firm himself , so I doubt it . ’ |
| 14 | Most people er recognise that er being able to park in a space in a busy street is an important part of driving , and the surprise is really that it 's never been part of the test before . |
| 15 | It 's never been mine . |
| 16 | He 's never been president of |