Example sentences of "[was/were] always of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must have been distasteful for a man whose principles were always of the very highest . |
| 2 | Er notwithstanding having said that , er we were always of the opinion in the shop stewards ' committee that if a man left , we would then go after the employer to re-engage someone else you know , or engage someone er in his place . |
| 3 | His gowns were always of softer material than the gowns of other ministers . |
| 4 | He expected to die , but the expectation was always of something remote , deferred . |
| 5 | In this study one group of children learned to choose the less attractive of two toys in pairs where the forbidden toy was always of one colour and therefore easy to identify . |
| 6 | The critical factor in the ‘ many sided problem ’ was felt to be the question of ‘ Rights and Duties within the State ’ , and their relation to the wider issues arising out of an increasingly democratic society , notably that of the ‘ sectional interest ’ of the labour movement , which was always of profound concern to the New Liberals who regarded it as undermining political stability and social harmony . |
| 7 | The food was always of the type that anorexics tend to shun — solidly starchy and savoury peasant dishes , followed by mounds of sweet , creamy puddings and richly decorated chocolate cakes . |
| 8 | Guided by his longtime athletics coach Jim Burns , Mullin 's physical preparation was always of the highest quality . |
| 9 | He wrote regularly to Dorothy Pound , and his advice was always of a most practical nature . |
| 10 | In the morning when we woke , the first awareness was always of their new and sumptuous heaviness lying across our feet . |
| 11 | She would play along , another intimacy in their relationship was always of value to her — one of the opportunities her looks alone would never yield to her . |
| 12 | But their eyes and looks made love for them , and spread happiness around them , and their talk was always of the future they were to spend together . |