Example sentences of "[was/were] always in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such garments , Mr Zhu insists , will recall this golden age of Chinese socialism when people ‘ worked hard and were always in high spirits ’ . |
| 2 | We got charge accounts at Max 's Kansas City , we got a charge account with a limousine service — we rode limousines instead of taxis because we did n't have to pay for limousines and we 'd have to pay the taxis — so we were always in limousines . |
| 3 | It was well known that the foreman and the shop steward in question were always in dispute , and it appeared to the majority that the foreman had , in fact , set him up to get rid of him and to settle an old account . |
| 4 | After victories on Saturday over Cotswold and Victoria ( Street ) , the Ely team of Stewart Seymour , Kevin King , David Bell and Greg Harlow had a quarter-final success yesterday against Victory ( Portsmouth ) and were always in control in their semi-final against Moonfleet Weymouth , who had been in sharp form earlier against Torbay , Preston ( Brighton ) and County Arts Norwich . |
| 5 | Camping holidays were always in the rain , but my parents would constantly remind us throughout the fortnight that the sun was ‘ trying to come out ’ . |
| 6 | Petrol was so strictly rationed in wartime that bikes were always in demand . |
| 7 | Perhaps they were bored too , but whatever the reason the Met girls were always in trouble for one reason or another . |
| 8 | Eggs were always in short supply and I suppose the reason was that during the war we were not getting our usual supply from Denmark and the Low Countries , owing to the German occupation . |
| 9 | Above : ‘ My parents were always in each other 's arms . |
| 10 | It insisted that men were always in positions of power . |
| 11 | Keke Rosberg and Alan Jones , among others , were always in the thick of things even when they were driving what each of them calls a ‘ shit-box ’ . |
| 12 | Her boys were always in the throes of what she euphemistically called summer colic . |
| 13 | Battered wives like Sara Thornton — serving life for killing her violent husband — were always in her thoughts . |
| 14 | Families from this range were always in search of respectability and , having followed their betters into churches , lecture rooms , and recreational clubs , they were now being told that a certain amount of movie-going need not necessarily be socially harmful . |
| 15 | In contrast , Bangladeshi babies sleeping during the day were always in the same room as other family members , in a relatively noisy , busy environment . |
| 16 | In that instance they were unsuccessful , for the interest of Lord Milton and the Earl of Ilay was considerably stronger than that of the Haldanes , but the more attractive posts in the permanent garrison were always in demand from tradesmen in the town . |
| 17 | For instance , coin and currency were always in short supply in the colonies and the British government in a mood of less than salutary neglect did nothing about it , so colonies sometimes passed laws to make bills of exchange into legal tender . |
| 18 | Not many , we were always in too much of a hurry to see Johnny Gotobed and Hepzibah Green . ’ |
| 19 | She looked at Mrs Gotobed 's claw-like , ringed fingers holding her delicate cup , and thought of Auntie Lou 's little red hands that were always in water , washing dishes or scrubbing floors or peeling potatoes . |
| 20 | In and out of the camp Billy made sure that his camp and his model of the people 's pleasures were always in the public eye . |
| 21 | Plays were always in the afternoon , because of the daylight . |
| 22 | These differences were always in the same direction — more pronounced hormonal responses and more reporting of symptoms with porcine insulin . |
| 23 | Simon and I were always in trouble because of the garden . |
| 24 | So we were always in trouble for appearing w We got dirty shoes you see ? |
| 25 | And I ha I was n't very familiar with Nottingham , then , but I went and erm we crossed this park , and it was at a big house , there , tailors were always in rather out of the way places , and er he 'd just got fixed up . |
| 26 | Their clothes were expensive and had cigarette burns in them , their licenses had been taken away from them , their faces showed signs of what is known as the ruins of great beauty , they were always in various stages of depression ; and , being the way they were , this had the effect of making them exceedingly witty with the scaffold humour that Lydia preferred . |
| 27 | Er they supported me and canvassed for me when I was putting up , but I ca n't see them going , whereas I can remember the erm the when I was a child going to the , we used to have a fete and it was a politically , I ca n't remember exactly what it would be called , but I know mother and the Guild were always there making the tea and got a stall and they were always in the forefront and they 'd always got their rosettes on . |
| 28 | All in good fun of course , but we were always in a rather vulnerable position with the good natured rig workers . |
| 29 | Both before , and for long after Maman had left them alone with each other , the useful and interesting occupations Aunt Tossie found , or invented , for her , were always in unhappy contrast with both love and its cold aftermath . |
| 30 | Doctors were always in some way or other community leaders , much more so than lawyers or bankers . |