Example sentences of "[be] always [v-ing] [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 | 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 . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | When used with always and never , the present continuous can also express habitual action : He 's always forgetting to water the house plants . |
5 | ‘ Daddy was always trying to use the money as a stick to beat me into changing my way of life . |
6 | Andreas was always trying to steal the key so that he could read it . |
7 | There was a wee window you could look into before you came to the back door and she was always sitting reading the paper . |