Example sentences of "always [v-ing] at " in BNC.
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| 31 | To make a character worse than oneself it is only necessary to release imaginatively from control some of the bad passions which , in real life , are always straining at the leash ; the Satan , the Iago , the Becky Sharp , within each of us , is always there and only too ready , the moment the leash is slipped , to come out and have in our books that holiday we try to deny them in life . |
| 32 | The grey was always trailing at Marks Tey , where his saddle slipped , but had earlier scored a runaway success at Cottenham . |
| 33 | Hospitals are always working at near-capacity , so anything that upsets the balance automatically causes more strain . ’ |
| 34 | Jackie lived at a high pitch , he was making hay while the sun shone , he was spreading himself thin with a young family and as many interests as he could cram into the year ; for someone always highly strung , always working at a high pitch of nervousness , an ulcer was the logical consequence . |