Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] always [vb infin] [adv prt] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the procedure was to some extent artificial and led to conclusions that did not always stand up to later study , it did at least mean that the different forms of early Christian teaching could now be admitted for discussion , and the possibility of real conflict between opposing views recognised as a natural and proper element in the development . |
| 2 | Although this did not always turn out to be quite what was expected , it was at least memorable . |
| 3 | Those who promise great things do not always match up to their own or anyone else 's expectations ! |
| 4 | Aesthetic and romantic ideas of the beneficent properties of ‘ natural ’ remedies do not always stand up to the realities of practical life . |
| 5 | What they are writing about in reality are the ideal standards of their own social group , those that give meaning to their work practice even if they do not always live up to them . |
| 6 | Methods that are simple in principle are not to be scorned , though they do not always turn out to be simple in practice . |
| 7 | He must be ready to speculate , for the sources ( in this case the chronicles and records of government which provide him with much of his material ) do not always come up to expectation . |
| 8 | That I do n't always feel up to … the way I used to . |
| 9 | Quite frequently they refuse to fulfil the roles that others impose and they do n't always live up to expectations . |