Example sentences of "always had [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I suspected this was the reason compounds and camps always had rings of protective lights .
2 Pauline , who always had back problems , felt so sorry for the little mare that she took her over from Jackie .
3 Their seniors attended Thorfinn , moving in rotation , so that he always had Osbern or Ansfred his son or Baldric or Hugh de Riveire or Flodwig or Salomon of the Val de Saire or some combination of these in his company , as was the rule with his mormaers and their leading men .
4 So I always had meat during the rainy months when I could not go out with a gun .
5 We nearly always had milk pudding , rice pudding , semolina or some other stodge .
6 Always had dicey legs , but with the rest he 's had , and kids like you aboard — weigh nothing — he 'll bear up okay for what you want .
7 and that , well th well that was cos there used to be all hot cinders you know like coke , red hot coke and they always had clogs then with leather tops .
8 And probably you 're in hock to the Service 's being friends ( the Service always had banking friends ) for this boatyard , too .
9 In my day we had taxis or Beetles or the old-style Escorts and Australians always had VW Dormobiles .
10 I ALWAYS HAD FAITH THAT LECONTE COULD BEAT ANYBODY , ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME — YANNICK NOAH
11 I always had faith that he could still beat anybody , anywhere at any time ’ .
12 It is well known that this canal always had water shortages , even before modern water extraction diverted part of its natural supply at Greywell , and thousands of thirsty trees grew up on its banks on what had been open country in 1790 .
13 ‘ She always had hope . ’
14 Previously I always had difficulty in arranging a caretaker for the cottage , and often ended up spending the entire weekend gardening and doing the housework . ’
15 Look , in my day , before the war , we always had wingers , none of this booting up the middle and hoping for the best .
16 Transport nevertheless remained a major problem , and as Commandos ' equipment for raiding roles did not include those infantryman 's delights of defensive wire and mines — not , that is , in the normal course — they always had problems in battles of attrition .
17 Dunlop appeared to be catching Moodie and he had already put in that record lap of 115.62mph on lap three , but Moodie always had matters well in hand .
18 They always had bidding for the funeral and sometimes the family would write out the the bids .
19 You always had herren for breakfast .
20 When she got up in the morning , always had amethyst earrings — and she left to me actually — and she always looked absolutely immaculate .
21 They always had money because they left school early and went to work , mainly as builders and labourers .
22 They always had money , that sort .
23 But Kevin was a notorious thief and always had money .
24 Half of the trouble , of course , is that she always had nannies for her own children .
25 And er I know the housing office always had excuses that they had put the the report in and we were just waiting for someone to do it .
26 ‘ We always had homework to do .
27 " You always had courage , Topaz Chilcott .
28 But I always had books to read and pictures to paint and it was lovely in the summer when those theatrical people from London came down and put on all those Shakespearian plays out-of-doors on the cliffs .
29 ‘ We always had books and diagrams on meteorology but it has been a very dead subject up until now , ’ said head of science Peter Simpson .
30 We always had books and newspapers in the house , and I talked to the children about them every day .
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