Example sentences of "[was/were] always [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Marxists , by contrast , had only been able to build a viable organization , under the name of the British Socialist Party , for a few years before 1914 and were always bedevilled by sectarianism and schism . |
| 2 | They regarded themselves , however fallaciously , as light-skinned ; in their paintings they were invariably shown full face and almost white , whereas their enemies were always depicted in profile and black , unless they were Europeans . |
| 3 | And so Harrison of Caldbeck and Robinson of Buttermere — wrestlers were always known by name and village both — were circling about each other 's conversation trying for a grip . |
| 4 | It would also have ensured that people are dealt with in a consistent way and that the interests of the public were always taken into account when these important decisions are made . |
| 5 | I used to work for a record company as an office junior ages ago and they were always talking about music as being a packet of cornflakes : you just have to make it look right and make it so it 's easy to recognise and people will buy it . |
| 6 | He was always tempted by abstraction and idealism ( Rossi , 1975 , p. 117 ) . |
| 7 | I was always greeted with warmth and affection . |
| 8 | Kevin was always talking about syntax because he was reading philosophy and this is the kind of thing philosophers talk about . |
| 9 | Yet , their frame of mind was always streaked with anxiety that caused them both to be forever on the watch . |