Example sentences of "always [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 31 | We have a narrator who presents us with a plan of his house , obsessively describes the objects therein and the way his wife , always referred to as A … , moves about the rooms and onto the veranda . |
| 32 | It was what would be shown on the screens of the new theatres that would ultimately determine what was always referred to as ‘ the tone ’ of the movies as a social custom . |
| 33 | Though covenants were made between equals , the religious use of the term always referred to a relationship between a greater and a lesser partner . |
| 34 | For some reason he was always referred to as " The Threarah " — perhaps because there happened to be only one threar , or rowan , near the warren , from which he took his name . |
| 35 | The Dyaks of Borneo , for instance , have always referred to the orangutan as the " man of the forest " , treating him at least with the dignity accorded to neighbouring tribes , whereas the Europeans , on examining the first Tierra del Fuegans brought back to the West , could not decide whether to classify them as humans or animals . |
| 36 | His warm , dark-brown eyes twinkled in a square , handsome face , and he had what his father had always referred to as an honest demeanour . |
| 37 | It was no coincidence that Franco always referred to the exercise of political power as " el mando " — " command " . |
| 38 | She had always referred to her as ‘ the old bat ’ , or occasionally as ‘ that hard bitch ’ . |
| 39 | Finally , some writers alternate " he " and " she " ( for example , in Open University coursebooks , alternative paragraphs have " he " or " she " ; and in Sperber and Wilson 's linguistic work , Relevance Theory , the speaker is always referred to as " she " — " s " for " speaker " — and the hearer as " he " — " h " for " hearer " ) . |
| 40 | Her family had always referred to her as the ‘ egghead ’ . |
| 41 | ‘ We 've always referred to the diary as ‘ my grandfather 's log book ’ , ’ said Mr Heward , 65 , of Birchwood Road , Marton , Middlesbrough . |
| 42 | Sufficient time is not always given to the study of the basic principles and the proper spacing and placing of the movements . |
| 43 | The German co-producers were shocked when they found that the contract for Melancholia gave this right to the BFI , since in Germany final cut is almost always given to the director . |
| 44 | Visitors were expected to pay in advance but credit was always given to favourites like Modigliani and Leon Trotsky the Russian revolutionary . |
| 45 | First , consent in the strict sense is always given to the actions of other persons . |
| 46 | In the Mughal court great importance was always given to small details of protocol and privilege : the colour of a turban , the number of jewels in a noble 's dagger , the place he was assigned in the Red Fort : all these things had significance as subtle indicators to an omrah 's place in the ranking of the empire . |
| 47 | ‘ I am pleased the Court has upheld the interpretation of Section 79 that we have always given to it , and that the section , which had been introduced at our request , had been correctly framed to allow for the flexible exercise of delegated powers . ’ |
| 48 | I welcome the support that my hon. Friend has always given to that company . |
| 49 | Did you always want to be an actor ? |
| 50 | The elderly do not always want to be on the receiving end , and any gift of food they offer us , whether it is a meal or just a pot of home-made jam , should be accepted with appreciation , for all such gifts are a part of the pattern of love in which they still wish to be involved . |
| 51 | ‘ Did you always want to be an armpit specialist ? ’ |
| 52 | ‘ People do n't always want to be serious at lunchtime . |
| 53 | We 're looking for Scientists who do n't always want to be just Scientists |
| 54 | We do n't always want to be testing ourselves all the time , do we ? |
| 55 | I shall always want to be a part of the event in some form or another — as a committee man or hanger — on but as far as captaincy is concerned this is definitely it . |
| 56 | Why do they always want to be bosomy blondes is what I want to know . |
| 57 | He says not going to fight the decision.But will always want to be in the theatre . |
| 58 | A LETTER from Greta Garbo shows she did not always want to be alone . |
| 59 | Clough has always marched to a different tune , but this time his perversity may finally be his undoing . |
| 60 | ‘ I always trust to my instincts , ’ he began , his voice still soft . |