Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] always [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Her home-made toffee apples were the real thing even though more often than not , when the coating was licked away , green fruit would be revealed and the sticks always look like cut down kindling wood , as they probably were . |
2 | It was a boarding-house where foreigners and theatrical folk lived in upstairs rooms and the kitchens always smelt of stew and roasting meat , currant buns and freshly baked bread . |
3 | Worse still , the teams always play in blue and red , and you do n't even know which side 's which until one scores ! |
4 | A railway station which has flowers to greet the passengers and where the trains always run on time … well almost … has been judged the Best in Britain . |
5 | The Kings always specialised in bacon and cheese ‘ not a lot of varieties the way you have now , but what we had was good , the best ’ . |
6 | The police always looked on top in an eventful first half and translated their superiority into goals just before half-time . |
7 | Descending broken rock requires a nimble style , with the emphasis on sure footwork and the hands always placed for balance and as security in the event of a slip . |
8 | He did n't know when they 'd be back ; all he knew was that his boss had some kind of private deal going with the gang foreman of a motorway sub-contractor , and the boys always appeared without notice , worked at the speed of practised moonlighters , and probably got their money in a plain envelope passed under a pub table somewhere . |