Example sentences of "always [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 For they always avoided towns and traffic ; they avoided also the larger roads which became turnpikes in the eighteenth century and were subject to tolls , and they were short-turfed for the cattle and sheep , grazing as they went .
2 Dr Mumby , supported by his staff , said that he always asked patients ' permission before giving their names to journalists .
3 Receivers nearly always sell assets .
4 Why do you always make difficulties ? ’
5 Evolution does not always make creatures more complex , more intelligent , bigger , better adapted to their environment , or whatever .
6 I mean , one can always make conditions .
7 After a pious and seemingly untroubled Christian upbringing , he was duly confirmed in 1861 at the age of sixteen , but within a year was already casting a cold eye on the case for a " literalistic attitude " towards Christian doctrine and asserting that " the existence of God , immortality , the authority of the Bible , inspiration and other things will always remain problems .
8 They kept details of programs in their heads , and always explained procedures in highly technical jargon .
9 ‘ We have a friend who always drives diesels , and that 's what made us look at them , ’ says Mr Cole .
10 The landscape of communications has always fascinated historians and laymen alike .
11 Learners are always given tasks to do whilst listening which encourages motivation and gives them a reason to listen .
12 We er You always made friends with people , could talk to people and if they want to miserable they can be miserable , you 'd got to tell them a tale , whether you know it or not .
13 She tried phoning him with a variety of invitations she felt he would n't refuse , but he always made excuses for not meeting her .
14 ‘ I 'll always want cakes . ’
15 I ease a few points ahead , Martin puts in a break of 12 , I confidently reply with one of 13 , and even before we reach the colours Martin is beginning to display the McEnroic aspect of his game that always encourages opponents .
16 ‘ Inspectors nearly always dismissed appeals , and supported the local authority , on proposals for which there was relevant cover in the development plan . ’
17 Lawyers , basically , are trained for and used to an adversary system — where they act either for the prosecution or plaintiff , or for the defence — and seem always to see things in terms of guilt or innocence .
18 who have always punished faults belonging to forests and parks .
19 ‘ One has always heard whispers , ’ remarked Googol , ‘ yet to behold with one 's own eyes is quite an experience . ’
20 Men have always painted women .
21 ‘ Except she was always catching colds . ’
22 It often if not always involves children and schools and we 've only to list the petitions that come in here to realise that .
23 Always involves sweets and money .
24 Yeah you ca n't always eat pizzas Jonathan !
25 ‘ He always got things done , but in a very nice way .
26 They always got chairs and wicker baskets and things
27 Every month , we got this cost of living , course it did n't er it did n't er fluctuate like it did in more recent years , but it was a safeguard and we always got increases on top of that like piece work increase and and er it it was a it was a good union , it you know .
28 ‘ These young girls , they 're always seeing things .
29 But he 'd always hated horses and he knew nothing about boats .
30 He had always hated Jews — the pogrom was the way to deal with them — and a beating gave more satisfaction than use of a gun .
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