Example sentences of "[vb base] always [verb] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've always referred to the diary as ‘ my grandfather 's log book ’ , ’ said Mr Heward , 65 , of Birchwood Road , Marton , Middlesbrough . |
| 2 | For soccer skills , we 've always looked to the Brazilians ; in cricket , the West Indies have been the power . |
| 3 | Bush ended his speech by returning to the Desert War theme and informing his audience that " We are still the freest nation on earth ; the kindest nation on earth ; the strongest nation on earth ; and we have always risen to the occasion . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The moments she calls quality time have always belonged to the boys . |