Example sentences of "always [vb past] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frau Nordern agreed , although not without adding a rider of her own : ‘ I always did think that Bodo was being alarmist . ’ |
| 2 | She always did think Jeremy was all right-once you got to know him . |
| 3 | Lucky old Gerald , I always did admire him , in a way . |
| 4 | I always did admire the Eastern approach to these matters . |
| 5 | Of course that had always been the case , the young always did set the fashion ; but never before did it change so rapidly , never before were the older generation so pathetically afraid of being left behind . |
| 6 | She always did choke off any men who showed signs of wanting to get close to her and she did n't know why she behaved like that . |
| 7 | ‘ You always did stay up late , ’ she said , moving towards him , standing provocatively close , before walking past him into the hall . |
| 8 | She always did bring the water eventually , and to her cronies Mairi sometimes admitted she was glad to see the back of her for a few hours ; but that never weakened her tongue . |
| 9 | IBM always did go for the best , aiming for the long term . |
| 10 | Because I think in the so called Good Old Days , you always did stand up when you heard the National Anthem played . |
| 11 | ‘ Cameron always did take a hard line on these things , ’ she tells her . |
| 12 | ‘ But then , Ryan always did take a very good photograph . ’ |
| 13 | The cursed little white stick of wood always did annoy me , and when I see it domineering over the whole orchestra , music departs from me … |
| 14 | ‘ You always did believe it possible to cure other people 's unhappiness , ’ he said . |
| 15 | He would say she always did ask too many questions and why did n't she stay cool , tell him she loved him ? |
| 16 | He could n't hear anything , but he could see his father covered in pollen and then he had watched the actress get off the train and a lot of kissing and hugging , and everyone behaving the way theatre people always did behave . |
| 17 | ‘ He has — ’ Stubbly began to look shifty ; that did n't help ; he always did look shifty — ‘ business interests in the club , that 's all . |
| 18 | He always did look a funny sort of chap though did n't he ? |
| 19 | They always did taste a bit funny you know , did n't they ? |
| 20 | But I always did hate rules . |
| 21 | I always did say Mr Merrivale was a lovely young man ! ’ |
| 22 | Daddy always did say to do what you do best , and I am very good at it … so they say . ’ |
| 23 | I always did say you were a fool to tell him . ’ |
| 24 | He always did say those new-fangled machines were dangerous . ’ |
| 25 | Walter always did say you were underhand . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ He just said : ‘ Tell her : ‘ You always did say I did daft things if you were n't around to stop me . ’ ’ |
| 27 | ‘ You always did say that her fairies were the lightest you ever tasted . ’ |
| 28 | As this was something of a lovers ' lane , he had a good chance of catching a couple knobbing on the back seat And Steve , as I 'd already found out for myself , always did like a bit of voyeurism . |
| 29 | ‘ You always did like strange new places . ’ |
| 30 | Denzil always did like bright colours . |