Example sentences of "[be] always [verb] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Line , like stance , is therefore a fluid thing ; it is a method of positioning and repositioning yourself so that you are always trying to reduce the opponent 's opportunities . |
| 2 | The most important control is you , the helms are always set facing the sail . |
| 3 | Goldmann specifically rejected a Durkheimian approach to sociology , recognizing that the facts are always approached using the researcher 's ‘ categories and implicit and unconscious preconceptions ’ ( Goldmann 1969 : 41 ) . |
| 4 | Newcastle were always striving to keep the ball by those machine-like movements which only the cleverest exponents of the short-passing game can exhibit . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , the Trust is always looking to increase the register as the larger the number of donors , the better the chance of a successful match and transplant operation . |
| 6 | As you know , the hangman is always allowed to keep the rope , and we ca n't find it anywhere . ’ |
| 7 | When used with always and never , the present continuous can also express habitual action : He 's always forgetting to water the house plants . |
| 8 | ‘ Daddy was always trying to use the money as a stick to beat me into changing my way of life . |
| 9 | Andreas was always trying to steal the key so that he could read it . |
| 10 | There was a wee window you could look into before you came to the back door and she was always sitting reading the paper . |